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Asselborn

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first: 2012-10-17
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“The focused implementation of the action plan signed on 4 October 2012 with the United Nations, aimed at halting and preventing the recruitment and exploitation of children, and the use of sexual violence against them, by the military ansd security forces, must be seen in the same context. We should recall that the signing of the Framework was accompanied by an overhaul of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), including by the establishment of the Force Intervention Brigade. The deterrent effect of the Brigade has already been felt on the ground, and we welcome that.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“We also welcome the establishment of a new Independent National Electoral Commission, which paves the way for organizing provincial and local elections. A professional and loyal national army that can protect the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and promote human rights is also an imperative. In that regard, it is incumbent on the country's authorities to continue their investigations into violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, including sexual violence, committed by elements of the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“We hope it will live up to the name given it by Mary Robinson, inspired by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney - a framework of hope, a framework that can bring hope back to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region and erase the memory of what Ms. Robinsonjust described as a lack of horror at what is going on right now. It is time for the Framework to be resolutely implemented. In this context, we welcome the recent initiatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The national oversight mechanism for monitoring implementation of the commitments made under the Framework is in place. The first national plans for security sector reform, particularly of the army, have been laid out.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“That agreement would not have been possible or its follow-up assured without the support of the United Nations. I commend the crucial role played in that regard by the Secretary- General and his team. And we should also praise the support that has been provided by the African Union, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Southern African Development Community. The Framework has one essential merit - it takes into account the root causes of conflict. It rightly emphasizes ownership by the countries of the region of a process that must end the recurring violence and pave the way for truly dynamic regional economic development.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Pierre Vimont on behalf of the European Union. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region have for too long been ravaged by conflict. Millions have died - the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo just cited a figure of6 million deaths over the past 15 years. Millions have been displaced and millions prevented from living in dignity. And armed groups, notably the Mouvement du 23 mars, continue to plague the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is no longer acceptable. Things must change. We must break the cycle of violence. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework signed in the 11+4 format in Addis Ababa on 24 February marks, we sincerely hope, a defining turning point in the consolidation of peace and stability in the region.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg welcomes the initiative of the United States in organizing this Security Council debate on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. The moment is particularly significant, and your presence, Mr. Secretary, lends it special weight. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his Special Envoy, Ms. Mary Robinson, the President of the World Bank, Mr. Kim and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Mr. Lamamra, as well as the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, for their statements. I thank them especially for their sincere commitment to the cause of peace, security and cooperation in the region. Luxembourg fully subscribes to the statement to be delivered by Mr.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“NATO and the United Nations joint development of a special training module is particularly welcome in that regard. In 2003, Secretary-General Kofi Annan advocated for an era of implementing the Security Council's resolutions on children in armed conflict. Ten years on, significant progress has been made. However, much remains to be done to ensure that children may one day be spared from the horrors of war.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“That is the very reason that the International Criminal Court's conviction of Thomas Lubanga for the recruitment of children is such a landmark case. It is a strong powerful message to all of those who commit crimes against children. They shall no longer go unpunished. The growing importance that regional and subregional organizations and arrangements, notably the African Union and European Union, are attaching to the problem of children in armed conflict is also a reason for satisfaction and one ofhope. It is evident that commitment at the regional level can be beneficial only if it supports complements the efforts of the United Nations. The same applies to NATO efforts undertaken to integrate the normative framework developed by the Security Council on children in armed conflict into its policies and operations.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“As it has been stressed by the Special Representative of the Secretary -General, most of the parties listed in the annexes have been present there for many years. The international community must act to put an end to such practices. In that regard, I welcome the ongoing discussions in the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict on the best means to increase pressure on persistent perpetrators. In that regard, the Security Council must lead the way and send a strong signal, when necessary, by applying sanctions against persistent violators of children's rights. Justice cannot be served so long as the perpetrators of the worst atrocities against children are not held accountable for their actions.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“Action plans create a space for cooperation that gives Governments an opportunity to work with the United Nations to put an end to grave violations perpetrated against children. In that context, technical and financial support for the implementation of action plans must not be neglected. However, we must not limit our action to governance alone. The great majority of persistent perpetrators are non-State armed groups. It is necessary to continue engaging with them and to bring pressure to bear upon them so that they stop their abuses against children. The issue of children in armed conflict cannot be solved definitively unless all parties to a conflict respect their obligations. In situations where dialogue with the parties to the conflict fails, other measures become necessary.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“I commend in particular the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict's campaign, supported by the Secretary-General, which is trying to end to the recruitment of children into regular armed forces and their use in armed conflict by 2016. However, there again commitments are insufficient. They must be fully implemented. Since the previous annual report (S/2012/26l) two countries were removed from the so-called "list of shame" thanks to the effective implementation of their commitments. I am speaking of Nepal and Sri Lanka. Those examples demonstrate that the matter of children in armed conflict requires an approach that combines incentives as well as coercive measures.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“However, for all its importance, that normative framework is not enough. It must also implemented. For the Security Council that means constantly monitoring its decisions and ensuring that they are implemented. An increasing number of Member States concerned are making commitments to end violations against children affected by armed conflict. Tens of thousands of children have already been freed thanks to the implementation of action plans by Governments in cooperation with the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and other relevant United Nations entities. I welcome the fact that, to date, almost all concerned Member States have signed action plans.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“The Geneva II conference on Syria appears more and more like a last-chance opportunity. The international community, and chiefly this Council, must finally shoulder its responsibilities in the area. A dozen years ago, the Security Council had decided to resolutely tackle the issue of children and armed conflict and to give it the full attention it merits. Since then, nine resolutions and 11 presidential statements have been adopted on the topic and considerable progress has been made. In particular, I welcome the adoption, later today, of a new draft presidential statement on the occasion of today's debate, in which the Council unanimously and unambiguously reiterates its commitment - even if that took some time - to end violations and abuses committed against children in armed conflict.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“Thousands have lost their lives, and many others have been subjected to atrocious torture or sexual violence. Even those who have escaped the worst are unable to live a normal life. More than half of the country's hospitals have been damaged or rendered inoperable. Nearly 2,500 schools have been partially or completely destroyed. While the numbers may appear abstract, how much suffering is obscured by them and how many shattered lives hide behind them? The situation cannot continue. We must do everything to end those massacres, of which children are most cruelly and unjustly the first victims. We must put an end the conflict in Syria. We need to find a political solution, a solution that brings a political transition to Syria and that responds to the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people. We need to find it quickly.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“I would finally like to welcome the fact that civil society has had the opportunity to address the Council. Civil society has indeed an important role to play, both in terms of raising our awareness and in terms of monitoring commitments. Luxembourg fully endorses the statement to be made by the representative of the European Union. We have gathered in the Chamber today to discuss the question ofchildren and armed conflict, as described by the latest annual report by the Secretary-General (S/2013/245) and against the backdrop of the conflicts in Syria, in the Central African Republic, in Mali and in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, to name but a few. Allow me to consider for a moment the situation in Syria. In Syria, close to three million children have been affected by the conflict so far.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Allow me to warmly thank the President for organizing this debate on children and armed conflict. As you know, my country attaches great importance to the issue and has done so for many years. I would like to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and thank her for the vital work she has accomplished. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, for his briefing and the indispensable contributions made by peacekeeping missions' personnel to protect children affected by armed conflict. I would also like to thank UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ms. Yoka Brandt for the exemplary work done by her teams in the field.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“For that reason, Luxembourg fully supports it. May today's debate inspire us all to break the momentum of terrorism in Africa once and for all.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“The security situation is improving, but the Somali authorities require our support in order to build and strengthen their State institutions in that field. To that end, Luxembourg took the opportunity of the London Conference to announce a new financial contribution of â‚¬500,000 for security sector reform in Somalia. My country's commitment to Africa reflects our conviction that it is necessary to adopt a holistic approach that recognizes the intrinsic link between security and development, two objectives that can only be achieved through the respect for and protection of human rights and the rule of law, to echo a great African, Mr. Kofi Annan. The presidential statement (S/PRST/2013/5) prepared for today's debate reflects the need to adopt such an integrated approach in the fight against terrorism on the African continent.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“In the context of that partnership, we are pursuing an integrated regional approach, which we hope will contribute to tackling the fundamental causes of conflicts and the roots of terrorism by focusing on the fight against poverty and on access to basic services, while striving to give hope to the younger generations by enabling them to find decent jobs. The Horn of Africa is another region where we are seeking to contribute to the efforts to fight terrorism. Last week, I participated in the London Conference on Somalia, which is a country that has made considerable progress during the past year, but remains confronted by the formidable terrorist threat of Al-Shabaab. We are encouraged by the efforts undertaken and the results achieved in State-building and in the political process in Somalia.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“It should provide the Security Council and stakeholders in the region with a full array of tools for preventive action, including in the field of counter- terrorism. It must be finalized as soon as possible. The terrorist threat cannot be eradicated by military means. It is therefore important to reinforce the civilian security dimension and better equip law enforcement agencies and justice institutions in dealing with terrorism. In parallel, it is necessary to work resolutely for socioeconomic development in order to remove the sources of frustration and exclusion that feed terrorism and its recruiting agents. For two decades, Luxembourg has been developing a cooperation partnership with a number of countries in the West Africa region, in particular, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Niger.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“That transnational threat requires a coordinated response at the international, regional and national levels. It is therefore important to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations, the African Union and subregional organizations and to make effective use of the mechanisms developed by African regional and subregional organizations. To strengthen that cooperation, it is essential to establish regional strategies. Given the situation on the ground, Luxembourg believes it is more urgent than ever to finalize and implement the United Nations integrated regional strategy on the Sahel, which encompasses security, governance, development, human rights and humanitarian issues. In July 2012, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to develop and implement that strategy in consultation with regional organizations.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the special meeting being organized this year by the Counter- Terrorism Committee under the chairmanship of Morocco on cooperation and technical assistance to States in the Sahel region, so as to strengthen their capacities in the fight against terrorism. In its national capacity, Luxembourg is working to contribute to African capacity-building in the fight against the financing of terrorism. We have therefore supported training implemented by the National Financial Intelligence Processing Unit in Senegal. In the Sahel region, terrorism is a transnational phenomenon. It has been able to grow stronger through alliances with criminal networks in the region that are prospering thanks to the money made from human trafficking and the illicit trade in arms and drugs, as the President mentioned.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“To counter the threat of Al-Qaida and its affiliates in West Africa, in particular in the Sahel region, the Security Council has adapted its response by sharpening the tools at its disposal, in particular sanctions, through the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011). After the listing of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in 2001, we welcome the extension of the Al-Qaida sanctions to the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa in 2012 and to Ansar Dine in 2013. We also have great expectations for the cooperation between the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, established by resolution 2100 (2013) on 25 April. Given the vast scale of the terrorist threat, we must support African countries in strengthening their capacities.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“At the level of the United Nations, the Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy has expanded the framework of the fight against terrorism. Besides repressive and security measures, it comprises measures to ensure respect for international law, notably humanitarian law and human rights, as well as measures to avoid the creation of fertile ground for the propagation of terrorist ideology. The Strategy has the merit of combining security, rule of law, socioeconomic development, and protection and promotion of human rights aspects. It is now critical to comprehensively implement it at the regional level in Africa.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“We are indeed concerned in two regards - first, because terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security and, secondly, because terrorism has become, evermore markedly in recent years, a threat to peace and stability in a number of regions on the African continent. The crisis in Mali and its ramifications throughout the Sahel and beyond illustrate in many ways the evermore complex challenges that the United Nations and its States Members have to face. The situation challenges all of us and makes us realize that the fight against terrorism is a long-term fight that will require the mobilization of considerable means, in terms of both security and development cooperation. The implementation of a global strategy is a necessity.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you personally, Mr. President, and your country, Togo, for having organized under your presidency today's important debate on the challenges of the fight against terrorism in Africa in the context of maintaining international peace and security. I firmly believe that your statement is an important contribution, with respect both to its analytical portion and the ways to confront the scourge of terrorism that you have set out here. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the Director General of the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa for their enlightening briefings. Today's debate is timely.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“The draft presidential statement prepared for this open debate is commendable for including all the ingredients of the comprehensive approach to the fight against terrorism that I have just set out. Luxembourg therefore fully endorses it. If together we succeed in translating its words into action I have no doubt that we will make decisive progress in the fight against terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“As an international financial centre, Luxembourg is conscious of its special responsibilities in the matter. My country has adopted a modern and coherent arsenal of legislative and regulatory measures in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Those measures are in line with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force. Furthermore, Luxembourg is contributing to strengthening the capacity of developing countries to counter the financing of terrorism. For example, we have assisted Senegal by funding a training project developed by its Financial Intelligence Processing Unit, in cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“At the same time, the protection of human rights and respect for the primacy of law are of crucial importance if we want to achieve the ultimate goal of preventing and countering acts of terrorism. We welcome the measures adopted by the Security Council in recent years to ensure the application of clear, fair and transparent procedures in the work of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. We extend our full support to the Office of the Ombudsperson, which was established in December 2009 and whose mandate has just recently been renewed for a period of 30 months, until June 2015. It is important to work for steady improvement of procedures within the Council. I would not want to conclude without saying a word about the struggle against the financing of terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“In the same vein, counter-terrorism strategies must pay due attention to the promotion of tolerance, to dialogue and to respect for diversity. UNESCO has a major role to play in that regard, as has the Alliance of Civilizations, which Luxembourg has actively supported since its creation in 2005. Luxembourg fully supports the work of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001), and 1540 (2004), which are at the heart of the United Nations response to terrorism. Sanctions are an important tool in the international fight against terrorism. We recall the importance of prompt and effective implementation of applicable sanctions measures.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“The long-term goal of any strategy in the fight against terrorism is to save lives and safeguard the well-being of the population. Conversely, development can help counter the appeal of terrorism, especially if it promotes youth employment, which is one of the priority areas of Luxembourg's development cooperation policy. I would like to emphasize that the fight against terrorism must be guided by fundamental democratic values, human rights and good governance. All measures adopted to prevent and fight terrorism must respect the principle of the primacy of law, and they must be taken in accordance with international law, including humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law. Indeed, experience has shown that serious violations of human rights may create conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“As for United Nations efforts, it is commendable that the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy has expanded the framework of the fight against global terrorism to include not only repressive and security measures but also measures to ensure respect for human rights and to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. That Strategy provides a comprehensive approach allowing for more effective responses to the threat of terrorism, by combining security, the rule of law, development goals and the protection of human rights, as the President just now said. Indeed, in order to prevent terrorism, we must strengthen and make better use of United Nations capacities in areas such as conflict prevention, the primacy of law, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and development. Security and development are truly complementary.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“Luxembourg wishes to express its solidarity with all those who suffer because of terrorism, and to reaffirm the importance of respecting the rights of the Victims of terrorism. Luxembourg strongly condemns terrorism. We consider terrorist acts as unjustifiable criminal acts that must be prosecuted and punished regardless of their perpetrators. To counter this scourge, Luxembourg commits itself at the international level, at the European level and at the national level. European efforts will be outlined in the statement to be made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, which I wholeheartedly endorse.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“We commit ourselves, in the course of the next two years, to contributing actively to the work of the Security Council in the exercise of the primary responsibility conferred upon it by States Members under the Charter of the United Nations, namely, the maintenance of international peace and security. Terrorism is one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. The Secretary-General aptly illustrated that fact in his presentation, for which I thank him. The threat is spreading, as the example of the Sahel demonstrates. Very recently, unfortunately, Pakistan was again the victim of deadly terrorist attacks. I would like, through you, Madam President, to extend to Pakistan the heartfelt condolences of my country.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): As this is the first time that Luxembourg is taking the floor in a public meeting of the Security Council, allow me, Madam President, to congratulate your country, Pakistan, on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January 2013. I also thank you for having organized this open debate on the theme of a comprehensive approach to counter-terrorism. Today is also the first time in its history that Luxembourg has taken the floor in a public meeting as an elected member of the Security Council.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source
“That is why we started a partnership several years ago with the International Center for Transitional Justice and why we support the Justice Rapid Response initiative, which aims to train national justice professionals to investigate international crimes. It is in the same spirit that we support the strengthening of the justice sector as well as national reconciliation, in the framework of the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We firmly believe that those responsible for such terrifying violence, war crimes, egregious human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed in Syria will one day have to answer for them. Secondly, it is important to stress the principle of complementarity. The Court is complementary to national criminal jurisdictions, which are the first line of defence against impunity. The Council can play a useful role in that context by ensuring that the peacekeeping operations it mandates in post-conflict situations have adequate capacities or are able to carry out appropriate measures to effectively support the strengthening of the rule of law and national courts. Luxembourg is committed to strengthening the principle of complementarity.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We were invited to make suggestions as to how to strengthen interaction between the Council and the International Criminal Court. I would like to mention two on the basis of the excellent concept note (S/2012/731, annex) made available to us. First, the Council could better strengthen interaction with the Court if it is sufficiently well- informed about crimes being committed on the ground. In that respect, we welcome the increasingly frequent participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the deliberations of the Council. We would encourage the Council to continue in that vein and to make full use of other sources of information, such as the reports of commissions of inquiry. The information that the Council has received from those sources on crimes committed in Syria in recent months is overwhelming.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“The cases of Darfur in 2005 and of Libya in 2011 clearly show that appropriate use by the Council of its authority to refer a situation to the International Criminal Court significantly enhances accountability for the most serious crimes. In future, once the Court is able to exercise jurisdiction with respect to the crime of aggression, the fight against impunity will have made further progress. My country has already included the crime of aggression in its criminal code. By early 2013, as we pledged on 27 September at the High- level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, Luxembourg will have completed ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute, including the crime of aggression, that were adopted in June 2010 at the Kampala Review Conference on the Rome Statute.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Sang-Hyun Song, whom I had the honour of hosting in Luxembourg last week during a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute. The Rome Statue offers important options to the Security Council, especially in situations in which it is confronted with mass atrocities. The functions of the Council and of the Court are complementary. Both aim to protect populations at risk. The perpetration of crimes, as defined by the Rome Statute, threaten international peace and security. The prevention of such crimes and insistence on international accountability contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. The deterrent effect of the very existence of the Court contributes to strengthening conflict prevention.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I wish to express my appreciation, Mr. President, for the Guatemalan initiative to organize this open debate on the subject of peace and justice, with special focus on the role of the International Criminal Court. There can be no lasting peace withoutjustice. That statement resonates throughout the world, particularly in post-conflict situations. The pursuit of justice and the quest for peace are not mutually exclusive; they complement each other. The International Criminal Court plays a crucial role in fighting impunity for the most serious crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and, in future, the crime of aggression. I welcome the presentation made by the President of the International Criminal Court, Mr.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source