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Atanackovic

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2019-04-23
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2019-04-23
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  1. “All parties involved in armed conflict should provide for the necessary measures; after all, it is never too late to punish perpetrators and achieve the justice that victims deserve. Once again, I would like, on behalf of Serbia, to thank all Council members for their continued dedication to this issue.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  2. “In the absence of written documents, the most important sources of evidence are witness testimonies. Governments, therefore, as well as other international institutions involved in the prosecution of those crimes, must provide adequate witness protection, including exclusion of the public from the process and the protection of witness and victim identities. The international community should support countries through various programmes to strengthen existing institutions and help establish new institutions, including ad hoc tribunals for violence of any kind, especially sexual violence, in conflict areas. Other relevant measures include mediation training and conflict negotiations at local and national levels.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  3. “It is therefore important to ensure that victims have an opportunity to report cases of sexual violence both during and after conflict. Serbia is committed to establishing a system of prevention through the inclusion of the gender dimension in its national security forces, as well as its international peacekeeping missions. One victim of such violence is one too many and each victim is entitled to have access to justice. At the same time, speculating on the numbers of victims and insisting on a hierarchy of victims according to ethnic, religious and other affiliations, or indeed by the gender of the victim, often leads to politicization and does not contribute to the achievement of reconciliation in post- conflict societies. Witness protection is of particular importance for determining accountability and for punishing perpetrators.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  4. “That is true ofthe crimes committed during armed conflict, as well as ofthe crimes committed in the aftermath of conflict, when the vulnerability of certain categories of persons - such as women, children and the elderly - is patently evident. The stigma, as well as the profound psychological consequences, are felt long after the occurrence of such crimes and victims avoid speaking about their suffering for many years. Serbia supports a victim-centred approach aimed at providing comprehensive medical, psychological, legal and socioeconomic assistance. Encouraging victims of sexual violence to report the crime is the first step towards investigating and punishing perpetrators, as well as in efforts to prevent those crimes.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  5. “Those national measures are aimed, inter alia, at establishing an effective prevention system and punishing perpetrators. Serbia is a State party to the Rome Statute and supports the efforts of the International Criminal Court to prosecute crimes of sexual violence in conflict. Serbia also fully cooperated with the Hague Tribunal in the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence in conflict in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, while the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia is charged with the prosecution of such crimes at the national level. There is no doubt that each and every crime deserves punishment.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  6. “The first steps in that direction were made with the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Serbia supports the efforts of the Security Council, the Secretary-General and other United Nations mechanisms created to further those goals. We welcome the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019) today. Recognizing the importance of global efforts to combat sexual violence in conflict, Serbia endorsed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict proposed by the United Kingdom in a meeting held on the margins of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly in September 2013. On the basis of resolution 1325 (2000), Serbia adopted a national action plan for its implementation for the period 2017- 2020. After all, our common goal at the global level cannot be achieved without adequate measures at the national level.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  7. “I address the Council today on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mrs. Zorana Mihajlovie, who is also Minister for Construction. Before I proceed with my statement, I would like to express my profound condolences to the Government and people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the tragedy caused by the terror attacks on Easter Sunday. We condemn those despicable acts in the strongest terms. Serbia strongly supports activities aimed at preventing all forms of violence, including sexual violence, in armed conflicts. Considering that issue at the United Nations, with full cooperation by all relevant actors - States, international organizations and civil society - is a prerequisite for a wider, more efficient and effective engagement.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source