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2021-03-10

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2021-04-19

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1. “In that regard, the Security Council can count on the OSCE’s continued close collaboration with the United Nations in achieving our common objectives.”

   2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source

2. “The Geneva International Discussions, which address the situation following the 2008 armed conflict in Georgia, is another example of United Nations and OSCE collaboration to promote dialogue and confidence-building. Within that framework, the United Nations and the OSCE, together with the European Union, co-chair a dialogue and de-escalation mechanism, which has maintained dialogue, forestalled the re-emergence of armed hostilities and kept a vital focus on conflict-affected populations on the ground, not least through the women and peace and security agenda. Listening to the discussion today, we are reminded that regional and subregional organizations are crucial partners to the United Nations in preventing conflict.”

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3. “Close cooperation with the United Nations in the OSCE’s field presences is crucial. They assist host countries in putting OSCE commitments and principles into S/2021/394 practice and fostering local capacities, thereby contributing to early warning and conflict prevention. In the visits that I have made as Chairperson-in-Office, I have seen first-hand examples of the difference that our cooperation makes on the ground. Our largest field operation, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, enjoys a close working relationship with the United Nations agencies present in the country, in this case particularly related to the humanitarian and human rights situation, as well as gender equality.”

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4. “The OSCE’s autonomous institutions — the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Representative on Freedom of the Media and the High Commissioner on National Minorities — all play important roles relating to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Their confidence-building, monitoring and reporting efforts are directed not only at State actors but also between civil society, communities, people and Governments. The coronavirus disease pandemic further stresses the need for such confidence-building measures. In that regard, we welcome the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire and the adoption and implementation of resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021), which are key to avoiding the exacerbation of conflicts as a consequence of the pandemic.”

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5. “The Vienna Document 1990 of the Negotiations on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures and the Treaty on Open Skies enable transparency and confidence-building among participating States. This month, the value of the Vienna Document for military risk reduction was illustrated when its Mechanism for Consultation and Cooperation as Regards Unusual Military Activities was activated by Ukraine to seek information from the Russian Federation. That mechanism is an example of the value of active confidence-building through transparent exchanges. It is a mechanism that all participating States have agreed to apply.”

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6. “The women and peace and security agenda remains a key priority for both the United Nations and the OSCE. To build confidence in peace efforts, we need to ensure women’s meaningful participation in political and conflict-related processes. That is an area where we need to change. As we committed to doing at the seventy- fifth session of the General Assembly, we must place women and girls at the centre. The OSCE’s concept of comprehensive security acknowledges that security has politico-military, economic, environmental and human dimensions. The shared commitment of the 57 participating States of the OSCE to respect for international law, human rights law, democracy and the rule of law is central to maintaining lasting security and building confidence within and between States.”

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7. “Building on the experience of Sweden’s tenure on the Security Council for the period from 2017 to 2018 and in line with our long-standing commitment to multilateralism and a rules-based international order built on international law, as Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), I want to further strengthen the partnership between the OSCE and the United Nations. Our focus as Chair is firmly on the OSCE principles and joint commitments, as enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris For a New Europe and underpinned by international law and the Charter of the United Nations. Upholding them is a shared responsibility and should be in the interests of all States members of the OSCE, as they contain the elements needed to resolve conflicts and prevent future crises.”

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8. “I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to speak at the Security Council today. As underlined in the Declaration on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations (General Assembly resolution 75/1), regional organizations play a crucial role in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding. They are often the first to identify risks of potential conflicts and systematic human rights violations. They bring an important understanding of the issues at stake.”

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9. “I will continue to highlight the priorities outlined at this meeting today, while seeking common solutions to the challenges facing our region.”

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10. “Our strong focus on advancing the women and peace and security agenda will continue in the same spirit as during our tenure in the Security Council in 2017- 2018. We also plan to work together on this agenda with UN-Women, including on how to promote women’s economic empowerment in our region. I have appointed an advisory group of experts on these issues, which held its first meeting at the end of February. Through their support, I hope that our work to mainstream the agenda will gain further momentum and continue long after we have passed the baton to Poland and successive OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. In the period ahead, I plan to visit OSCE field presences across our region from South-East Europe to Central Asia.”

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11. “Before this meeting, I met with civil society organizations from across the OSCE region, including from countries affected by unresolved conflicts, to exchange views on the women and peace and security agenda. Key takeaways were that impunity for sexual and gender-based violence prevails and that the pandemic’s negative effects on women’s economic and social rights are especially hard-felt for those in already vulnerable situations. The meeting reconfirmed my conviction in the need to involve civil society organizations in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, to engage women in all parts of peace processes and to address threats to civil society actors. In that regard, close cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE in the field can make a difference.”

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12. “Unfortunately, the pandemic has added another layer of challenges by putting strains on open society. During the past year, we have seen a backsliding of democracy and respect for human rights in the OSCE region, as we have seen elsewhere. The Swedish chairpersonship will emphasize the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the media, as well as other democratic rights that our States have committed to respect. As Chairperson-in-Office, our efforts will be carried out in support of, and be complementary to, the important work done by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Representative on Freedom of the Media and the High Commissioner for National Minorities. As Chairperson-in-Office, we will draw on the expertise of civil society to ensure that their contributions inform all aspects of security.”

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13. “When crises erupt despite our efforts to prevent them, I remain ready to engage directly with the stakeholders involved to offer the OSCE’s good offices to facilitate solutions. In line with this, the offer that Albania’s Prime Minister Rama as Chairperson-in-Office and I extended last year to facilitate a genuine dialogue between the Government and the opposition in Belarus still stands. Secretary-General Guterres’ call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic is much-needed. The adoption of resolution 2532 (2020) on 1 July 2020 and the recent resolution 2565 (2021), on vaccine access in conflict areas, show the importance that the Security Council attaches to combating the pandemic and resolving conflicts. It is my strong wish to see these resolutions implemented to support peace efforts in the OSCE region.”

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14. “We must also address a number of humanitarian needs, reminding us all of the need to implement international humanitarian law in this as in other conflicts. In situations where trust between States has eroded, confidence- and security-building measures play an important role in supporting transparency and predictability. As Chairperson-in-Office, I call on all participating States of the OSCE to comply with the measures that are at the heart of confidence- and security- building in our region, including the Vienna Document and the Open Skies Treaty. These measures must be kept up to date and fully complied with and comprise as many States as possible to ensure their continued functioning and relevance.”

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15. “The unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains a serious challenge to international peace and security. Last autumn, we witnessed a renewed outbreak of the armed conflict, resulting in thousands of casualties and immense suffering, including among civilians. The ceasefire achieved in November, with the assistance of Russia, brought about a welcome stop to hostilities. Now we must seize this moment to renew efforts towards a lasting peace agreement. The OSCE has been given the international mandate to lead this process, under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs. As Chairperson-in-Office, I fully support their continued engagement in the peace process, and I will use my planned visits to Baku and Yerevan next week to express my expectation that the sides recommit to talks on a sustainable political solution.”

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16. “Together with the European Union, the United Nations and the OSCE should seek to step up our joint efforts to build the confidence necessary to bring the conflict closer to its resolution. In my talks with President Sandu and other leaders in Moldova the prospects to move forward with talks in the 5+2 format and to continue building on the Berlin Plus package were discussed. I also confirmed our readiness to hold 5+2 talks in Stockholm this year. This message was reiterated in my discussions with the representative from Transnistria and was generally well received. Although I remain realistic, there may be some cause for cautious optimism in making progress on the settlement process this year. But to make progress, the full support of all the parties to the conflict is needed.”

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17. “During my visit to Georgia in February I had an opportunity to meet President Zourabichvili, and then Prime Minister Gakharia, and to reiterate the OSCE’s full support for the Geneva international discussions and related incident prevention and response mechanism formats. This dialogue process, co-chaired by the OSCE, the United Nations and the European Union, is another important example of United Nations-OSCE cooperation in conflict resolution. In addition to meeting with leaders in both the Government and civil society, I also visited one of Georgia’s administrative boundary lines in its conflict context, where I saw first-hand the need for increased contacts and communication between local communities.”

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18. “The conflict also has dire humanitarian consequences, and the ceasefire in force since July of last year should now pave the way for further steps to ease the burden on civilians. Recent violations of the ceasefire are deeply worrisome. Respect for international law, including international humanitarian law, is of course essential. As long as contact line crossing points remain closed, communities and families are separated, elderly people struggle to receive care and access to Government services is restricted for many citizens. I hereby reiterate my call to fully open the two new crossing points in the Luhansk region on both sides of the contact line, as well as to reopen the existing ones. These were also some of my key messages during my recent visits to Kyiv and Moscow.”

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19. “As Chairperson-in-Office, I fully support the work of the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group to achieve the full implementation of the Minsk agreements and will seek to contribute to a sustainable political solution in line with OSCE commitments and principles, while respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. During my visit to the contact line, I saw first-hand the dedication and courage by which the women and men of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission carried out their tasks on the ground. Their work is essential to the peace effort and must remain unimpeded throughout Ukraine.”

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20. “One of my main priorities as Chairperson-in-Office will be to seek continued engagement at the highest levels towards sustainable solutions to crises and conflicts in the region, in line with international law and with full respect for the OSCE principles and commitments The crisis in and around Ukraine remains the most serious challenge to the European security order. It was therefore important for me to visit both Kyiv and the contact line in Donbas during my first trip as Chairperson-in-Office in January. Seven years into the crisis, it is clear that efforts towards conflict resolution need to intensify.”

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21. “We will also seek to strengthen the OSCE’s unique comprehensive concept of security, which makes a clear link between security and respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. This is a link well-known to the United Nations. Through this concept we will contribute to conflict resolution in our region in accordance with international law. We know that societies where human rights are fully enjoyed by all are more secure and have better prospects for sustainable, resilient and prosperous development. This is why the women and peace and security agenda is a guiding theme of our chairpersonship.”

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22. “Ultimately, our efforts aim to contribute to resolving the conflicts and improving the lives of people in our region. My first priority is to focus on the basic commitments and principles on which the OSCE was founded ― the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris for a New Europe of 1990. These documents clearly state the sanctity of sovereignty, territorial integrity, the freedom from threat or use of force and the right of all States to choose their own security policy path. Underpinning these documents, of course, are international law and the Charter of the United Nations. They are relevant not only to Europe but globally. The participating States of the OSCE made commitments that constitute the foundation of the European security order and that remain valid and relevant to this day. Our task is to implement these commitments.”

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23. “The Secretary-General’s vision for networked multilateralism gives new impetus to our partnership and provides a framework for how we can work together. We have a security situation in the OSCE region that calls for more, not less, common solutions. Old rivalries continue to fuel conflicts and pose challenges to international peace and security. And new conflicts, crises and threats call for our increased attention — from climate change to cybersecurity. We are in the midst of a historic and devastating pandemic that will have long- term effects on the world. As Chairperson-in-Office, I will do my part to ensure that the OSCE can make a real difference on the ground and to defend the principles on which the organization rests.”

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24. “I thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council about the Swedish chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As the world’s largest regional security organization under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, the OSCE plays an important role in many of the challenges on the Council’s agenda. Our 57 members span three continents ― North America, Asia and Europe — a diverse group of countries bound together by joint commitments dating back to the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. Close collaboration between the United Nations and the OSCE remains essential, an example of the partnerships that the Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations (General Assembly resolution 75/1) called on us all to strengthen.”

    2021-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/256 (2021) · source