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first: 2007-04-17
most recent: 2015-07-30
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“In conclusion, Solomon Islands believes that preventive diplomacy is the central work of the Council. SIDS issues cannot be addressed by the Council alone, but with the Council and the entire United Nations system working in a systematic and coherent manner. If we fail the 37 SIDS Members of the United Nations, we will also fail in upholding our Charter responsibilities, as well as the multilateral system.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“Hopefully, the post-2015 agenda will change that dynamic. Fourthly, the Council's work needs to be guided by science. The structured expert dialogue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this year established and confirmed the fact that stabilizing global temperature at or below 20 Celsius is too much of a risk for SIDS and LDCs. The agreement to be reached at Paris must deliver in order to establish that level at well below 1.5Â° Celsius. SIDS cannot pay the price of the excessive consumption and care-free lives of some at the expense of their survival and viability. Fifthly, with regard to the reform of the Council, we seek an expanded Council that includes a seat for SIDS so that our challenges are meaningfully addressed in the Council.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“First, the Council should institutionalize the threat of climate change on its agenda. Secondly, the Council should play a much more proactive role in mobilizing multilateral action to deliver as one on this issue. That also means the Council exploring new avenues to enhance the country presence of the United Nations, especially in least developed SIDS. Too many opportunities have been missed over the decades. The one-size-fits-all approach of over- regionalizing United Nations SIDS programmes has made SIDS orphans multilaterally. Thirdly, SIDS need a new international partnership that is able to transform our lives and build resilient societies. At the moment, our hydro, geothermal and wind potential are not the subject of sufficient global partnerships, in spite of the huge amount of multilateral funds spent within SIDS.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“SIDS vulnerability and special situation are also well documented in the 21-year-old Barbados Programme of Action, the 10-year-old Mauritius Strategy for its implementation and, more recently, the 2014 SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway. Solomon Islands believes that the Council has built up sufficient knowledge over time, and is now- well placed to take a more proactive in giving more prominence to climate change, as it has done with regard to other non-traditional security issues, such HIV, back in 1983, and Ebola, just last year. Such challenges are breaking down social structures and, in the case of SIDS, exposing populations to face greater security threats and risks. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to make five specific proposals to the Council.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“In other words, climate change is dividing populations and creating poverty that is not only causing instability but also aggravating existing threats. All these outcomes have been recognized at previous Council debates, going as far back as 2007, when the United Kingdom first brought the issue of the security implications of climate change to the Council (see S/PV.5663). Since then, nothing has changed for SIDS. SIDS continue to face the brunt of climate change, and the situation has worsened. Against that backdrop, Solomon Islands does not think that this debate is about increasing the Council's understanding of the security implications of climate change; we have already established that.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“At the outset, let me join others in congratulating New Zealand on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also join others in thanking New Zealand for convening this open debate on the peace and security challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS). Given the time limit, I will restrict myself to speaking on climate change, which for SIDS remains a multiplier of threats to international peace and security. This open debate is being held at a time when global warming is altering the face and balance of our fragile planetary system. Water and land are becoming scarce, triggering climate-induced migratory patterns. Floods, disease and famine have intensified competition for basic needs.”
2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source
“It was for that reason that the General Assembly adopted resolution 63/281, on climate change and its possible security implications. We see this as an issue that all United Nations principal organs, including the Security Council, should be seized of. I would like to conclude by assuring you once again, Mr. President, of the support and cooperation of the Solomon Islands in protecting women's safety and their contribution to nation-building and world peace.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“It is for that reason that putting peace at the heart of sustainable development, with peace - and state-building goals, is something that we, as a member of the Group of 77 and China, would like to see on the post-2015 development agenda. We would like to see more investment in high- value, game-changing investments that can transform economies within the Pacific and in LDCs to allow us to build resilience against warm, cold and hot security threats. For us, as a small island developing State, climate change remains a threat multiplier, with impacts on food and water security. Threats of sea-level rise continue to disempower women as land is swallowed up by sea. Relocating populations to higher islands also poses threats of conflict, as one language group moves from its ancestral land to another land-tenure system.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“Our national police have responded, adopting a no-drop policy of victim protection that deals with both Victims and perpetrators. Our public solicitor's office has established a family protection unit that provides specialized services to women and children. Also, working with other non-State actors and faith-based institutions, we continue to provide shelter, counselling and support for victims of gender-based violence. We have come a long way, but we are determined to keep going, focusing on the economic empowerment of women and greater investment in rural areas, which is where the bulk of populations are located in least developed countries (LDCs) as well as in Pacific nations. These are conflict-resolution measures as well as conflict-prevention measures.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“The Solomon Islands is one of the few countries that have a ministry ofpeace and reconciliation. We also have a ministry of women's, youth's and children's affairs. We have come a long way in implementing elements of the five resolutions on women and peace and security. In 2009 we reviewed our national policy on gender equity and women's development. In partnership with Australia, we have also undertaken a Solomon Islands family health and safety study, which has found that two out of three women in our country suffer from gender- based violence. A recent commission on the status of women found that 7 out of 10 women around the world suffer from gender-based violence. In response to that, we adopted a national policy on eliminating Violence against women.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“It is now a police-only mission; its success belongs to the people of the Solomon Islands as well as the Pacific. The Regional Mission was flexible in adapting to a changing environment, allowing the partnership to conduct the transition at a pace suited to the conditions in the receiving State, the Solomon Islands. It is an example of South-South cooperation, and triangular cooperation with the Solomon Islands' regional neighbours. While each example of transitional justice is unique and has its own national context, my delegation feels that the Pacific has found a model that addresses peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peacemaking, all rolled into a single mission. As a nation, we still have much to do in serving our people, scattered over our country of 900 islands.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“At the request of the Government of the Solomon Islands, under the auspices of the Pacific Islands Forum in 2003, a Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, led by Australia and supported by New Zealand and all the Pacific small island developing States, was deployed to my country to restore the rule of law, rebuild core public institutions and allow the country to recover from the conflict. The Regional Assistance Mission, made up of military, police and civilian components, restored the rule of law and carried out peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peacemaking activities. To date, our economy is growing, State institutions are functioning and the country is open for business. Accordingly, the Regional Assistance Mission, in partnership with the Government, has now undergone a transitional phase.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“At one of the open debates in the Council during the previous session, we discussed cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations (see S/PV.7015). Looking at the experience of the Solomon Islands relating to women and peace and security, we cannot help making the connection to the contribution of regional organizations to the maintenance of international peace and security, given its role in our national situation.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“The impact of conflict on society as a whole exposes the vulnerability and dignity of women and children even more. The Solomon Islands went through a conflict situation beginning late in 1998. I would like to use this occasion to speak on some lessons learned from it. We saw both the vulnerability of women and their strength. During the conflict, women organized themselves into various groups, identifying themselves as women for peace, acting as mediators, providing bridges and bringing communities together. Cultural peace and reconciliation traditions continued to be used to unify and heal communities even after the conflict. The role of women is recognized by the Solomon Islands, which appointed women to be two of its five truth and reconciliation commissioners. They have since presented their reports to the Government.”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women, the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict-affected situations. I would also like to welcome the report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2013/525). At the outset, the Solomon Islands aligns its statement with that delivered by the representative of the Marshall Islands on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum. I would also like to make some additional comments in my national capacity. Resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) provide a framework for improving the situation of women in conflict, as articulated in the President's concept note (S/2013/587, annex).”
2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source
“Finally, to answer the question posed in the concept paper (S/2013/335, annex) - yes, the Solomon Islands and the Pacific have a story to tell and a model that tries to address the issue of sexual violence comprehensively through regional cooperation. I would like to close by stating that sustainable peace and stability can be achieved only through embracing all three pillars of sustainable development, and by addressing the security threats connected to climate change by calling for stronger mitigation targets to avoid the possibility that the world will reach a point of no return. Failing that, the threats we see today will continue to increase as States' capacity to respond will become more challenging.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“After 10 years of its regional partnership with a post-conflict country such as ours, our economy has grown and stability has been maintained. The mission's military component will be withdrawn this year. The regional Pacific police force will shift into more of an advisory role, and other components of the partnership will slowly be absorbed into bilateral assistance with various partners. The role of UN-Women in combating sexual Violence remains important, but its task in the Pacific is challenging. It has one inter-country office managing 13 countries. We continue to push for it to establish itselfin more countries in the region.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“One of its roles was to strengthen the country's security apparatus and address gaps in the system, including regional support for strengthening the rule of law, such as institutional training of police and corrections officers and building court infrastructure and police stations all over the country. That support has enabled the Solomon Islands to conduct a strong campaign aimed at protecting victims and dealing with perpetrators of gender violence, while working with all the relevant stakeholders. We have a policy in place and are now holding consultations on a draft bill on gender violence that we hope will address our high rates of gender violence. I would like to say that the regional assistance mission is now in a transitional phase.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Secondly, while primary responsibility in this area lies with States, I would like to underscore that in 2003, at the invitation of the Government of the Solomon Islands, a regional assistance mission, as provided for under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and led by Australia and strongly supported by New Zealand and all the Pacific small island developing States, was deployed to the Solomon Islands. The mission, which included military, police and civilian components, undertook peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peacemaking initiatives.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“The Commission provided a mechanism for the victims' stories to be heard and for efforts to be made to restore the dignity of survivors of that ethnic conflict, including those who had been sexually violated, with the Commission listening in compassion and respect and providing a space for expression in a traditional society where shame and humiliation often prevent victims from coming forward. The Commission, established by law in the Solomon Islands, has since presented its findings and recommendations to my Government.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Turning to the purposes of this debate - to examine the mechanisms and processes by which countries have dealt with the victims and survivors of sexual violence - I would like to share some ofthe experience of the Solomon Islands in dealing with victims of sexual violence during and after a period of conflict. The Solomon Islands went through an ethnic conflict between 1998 and 2000. In 2009, with the support ofthe United Nations, and particularly of Australia, currently a member of the Security Council, the Solomon Islands established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank the United Kingdom for its ongoing leadership on the issue ofwomen and peace and security. I also commend you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate of the Council on sexual violence in conflict. The Solomon Islands agrees that sexual violence is widespread in conflicts and is often used as a tool to deliberately humiliate opponents. A number of Council resolutions speak to that, particularly resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010), as well as resolution 1325 (2000). It is also correct to say that the vast majority of victims and survivors of sexual violence do not see justice come their way.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“To date, the Organization's response to disaster-risk management has been directed to sudden- onset events, rather than to the slow-onset events such as climate change. We hope to see a change of approach in that area. Finally, Solomon Islands would like to say that we join others in condemning sexual violence, wherever it may occur.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Solomon Islands has institutionalized Government- wide structures to deal with the issue nationally, working with all the relevant stakeholders. We have in place a national steering committee to monitor the progress in the implementation of the policy, which reports to the national task force. Solomon Islands is also a member of the g7+ countries promoting the New Deal agreed to in Busan. We hope that that framework will address the root causes of conflicts. Let me conclude by highlighting one of the challenges facing our world today, namely, climate change. Climate change cuts across all three pillars of the multilateral system and is serving to disempower women, especially as land is being swallowed up by the rise in sea-levels.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We just completed the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women last month, whose agreed conclusions speak of how violent the world has become. Seven out of 10 women suffer from gender violence. Sexual violence, unfortunately, has gone viral. Two out of three women in Solomon Islands suffer from gender-based violence. Solomon Islands has responded by establishing a specific policy on the elimination of gender violence as a subsidiary of our gender equality and women's development policy. The elimination of gender-based violence is a shared responsibility. We are tackling the issues, working with all stakeholders to address the issue of rape and sexual violence with a strong campaign to prevent it, protect victims and deal with perpetrators.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“The military component will be withdrawing from the country, while the police and civilian components will remain. The Solomon Islands Police Force has a new look, thanks to special outreach efforts to women in terms of recruitment. Today, the acting head of our Police Force is a woman, a first for Solomon Islands. It is a small step, but an important one. Even more, it is fulfilling one of the six goals of UN-Women, that is,k strengthening the leadership of women in peace and security. That also speaks of the rich experience that the women of my country have gained during the height of our ethnic conflict. They appealed for peace, as women in parts of the country suffered from sexual violence.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“As Council members may be aware, Solomon Islands continues to work in partnership with the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), which is led by Australia, one of the sitting members of the Council. The Regional Assistance Mission is also supported by New Zealand and all of the neighbouring Pacific small island developing States. The Regional Assistance Mission is provided for under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. My country extends its sincere gratitude to all its Pacific neighbours. The success of the Solomon Islands/RAMSI partnership in peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peacemaking speaks for itself. My country's economy has been growing over the years. After 10 years of operations, the Regional Assistance Mission is undergoing a transitional phase.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Let me, first of all acknowledge your country's leadership, Sir, in convening this open debate on women and peace and security, with special emphasis on sexual violence in conflict zones. Solomon Islands is contributing to the debate as a country emerging from conflict. While stamping out sexual violence from any conflict is our global responsibility, the primary responsibility, as rightly pointed out by the Secretary-General, rests with States. Solomon Islands continues to tackle the issue of sexual violence in the context of its gender-based violence national framework. Solomon Islands is a culturally diverse country of more than halfa million people who speak 87 different languages. We have also established the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace, as well as the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children's Affairs.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Let me conclude by stating that we must look for new ways to assist countries on the periphery of the international system and to integrate them more meaningfully into the global economy. That would ensure that there are no weak links in our collective effort to create a safer world for all our peoples.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Thirdly, strengthening the justice system and security institutions is critical only to a point if it is not accompanied with economic development, without which sustainability for peace becomes fragile. Resources must be committed in a multi-year format, thereby making support predictable and available. Fourthly, there should be special support within the wider United Nations system for countries that are dealing with the underlying causes of conflict, as they move from reconciliation to State-building. Fifthly, transitional justice in post-conflict countries should be managed in a flexible manner, so that it can adapt to the changing situations in countries. Finally, the United Nations should have a stronger presence in the LDCs.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The assistance over a period of years has allowed the economy of my country to grow and enabled Solomon Islands to invest in peacebuilding and nation-building initiatives. The Regional Assistance Mission is currently undergoing a transitional phase. Against that background, I would like to make the following brief points. First, just to reiterate what other speakers have more or less alluded to in their respective statements, the primary actor of the international system is the State, of which the authority and legitimacy should be respected. The second issue is support for LDCs implementing their national obligations under international conventions and treaties. When we speak of the rule of law domestically, we also refer to the integration of international law within the country.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“On climate change, which is a threat multiplier for least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States, a lack of multilateral action until 2020 will see more conflicts emerge over land, water and food in the coming years. We must now prepare for the consequences of our inaction and the costs that come with it. It is even more disappointing and of concern when Member States withdraw from their multilateral obligations at a time when collective security is most needed. My delegation hopes that the Secretary-General will address that in his forthcoming report. As a post-conflict country, Solomon Islands is assisted regionally by its Pacific neighbours. That assistance is led by Australia, supported by New Zealand and all our small island developing Pacific neighbours, deploying police, legal, military and civilian support.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In a couple of months' time, the Secretary-General will present his follow-up report on the rule of law to feed into the September high-level meeting. We look forward to that. This debate is timely, as we are witnessing unilateral actions slowly creeping into the international environment, eroding and undermining our international multilateral system. The use of force is slowly replacing the peaceful settlement of disputes. Operating in a globalized and rules-based world, the threats that we face are interconnected. We must uphold the Charter and international and humanitarian law. Rules must not be used to pursue narrow political and economic interests. In looking at today's new and evolving threats, we need to respond to them with a sense of urgency.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Let me thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the issue of the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law. By all accounts, this is the fifth time that the Council has conducted an open debate on the item - and rightly so as the primary role of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security and to promote economic development and freedom to live in dignity. The occasion gives us the opportunity to take stock of how far we have come and what needs to be done in closing any gaps. We have a come a long way. Notably, the Council has adopted various resolutions on establishing criminal tribunals, referring situations in certain countries to the International Criminal Court, sanctions regimes and resolutions managing the sanctions.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Currently, we are on a path with weak pledges on the table that will see the temperature rise to more than 5 to 7 degrees Celsius unless something drastic happens in five weeks' time in Durban, South Africa. Once we reach that point, resolution 1325 (2000) will become irrelevant. I hope that this presentation will contribute to providing us with an early warning that will be reflected in the discussions to come.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The recommendations of the group will be presented at the forthcoming High-level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, to be held in Korea this year. One of the root causes of conflict today is climate change. The swallowing of land due to sea-level rise is disempowering women landowners in matrilineal societies in Solomon Islands. Challenges with regard to drought, food and water are reversing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals all around the world. Today - not tomorrow - we need the leadership of the developed countries to adopt ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gases in order to stabilize temperature increase to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“My delegation is mindful of the deep gaps within resolution 1325 (2000), as it deals merely with peace and security, not development. Our reading of the resolution is that it engages women becoming agents of change in conflict prevention, management and peacebuilding, acting as fire-fighters putting out tires without looking at the causes of conflict. Peace and security, however, can be sustained by having a sustainable development context to them. Solomon Islands is also one of the 17 members of the g-7, a small group of countries emerging from conflict and having the objective of trying to improve and reform global policies towards countries emerging from conflict, focusing more on State peacebuilding and State-building in relation to aid effectiveness.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Five Pacific SIDS are classified as least developed countries (LDCs). The Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020 has a gender orientation to it. It calls for investment in the productive sector within our countries, especially in infrastructure, agriculture and energy, with the ambitious goal to transform and graduate 50 per cent of LDCs by 2020. As my colleague from Vanuatu will state later on, the Pacific SIDS are developing a regional action plan on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), which will be complemented by a national action plan. On that note, Solomon Islands wishes to register its appreciation to UN-Women, which has provided financing to assist us in working on our national action plan.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Nationally, two ministries are leading the charge in implementing resolution 1325 (2000), namely, the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace and the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children's Affairs. Their work on gender goes beyond resolution 1325 (2000), as has been clarified in the concept paper (S/2011/654, annex). It covers the other resolutions, 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010). 3 My subregion is in a permanent state not of conflict, but rather of adapting, mitigating and addressing the various challenges of climate change and combating poverty. We are in a transitional phase of providing and improving women's access to food, water, health, education and economic opportunities. The results have been mixed and the problems are growing.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“I am pleased to say that by the end of this year, RAMSI will have a new coordinator, who is a Tongan professional woman. My Government looks forward to working with her. United Nations relations with Solomon Islands are by remote control through a regional office abroad. Our concern is that the United Nations gender- supported early warning system initiative, initiated years back, unfortunately did not grow roots nationally and went silent after completion of the project. In that regard, we have been calling for an enhanced United Nations presence in Solomon Islands to ensure that there is a permanent partnership in transferring projects within the country.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have borrowed the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission model, which has a gender chapter to it. I am pleased to say that during its work it has accumulated data relevant to resolution 1325 (2000) that we will feed into our national policy framework when the Commission's mandate comes to a natural end next year. Given our lack of capacity and resources, much of the work on gender in Solomon Islands is externally supported and heavily consultant-driven. That said, our homegrown faith-based gender components have been in existence for the past couple of decades. We are assisted by the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). Gender equality is factored into the Mission, led by Australia and supported by New Zealand and all our Pacific neighbours.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“My delegation would like to begin by thanking Nigeria for the initiative to hold this meeting. We also would like to begin by associating ourselves with the statement to be made by the representative of Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS). We present this statement in our national capacity. 11-57075 One of the six main goals of the UN-Women strategic plan, 2011-2013 (see UNW/2011/9), deals with women's leadership in peace, security and humanitarian response. That plan has outcomes with targets and indicators by which we can measure progress over time. As a country emerging from conflict, we have put in place a number of peace and security initiatives. We have adopted traditional and external mechanisms.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The danger is mounting. Palau will therefore continue to call on every United Nations entity to intensify its efforts to address climate change and security.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Palau is surprised and disappointed, therefore, to hear any opposition whatsoever to an outcome from this debate. Today's best available science shows clearly that the Western Pacific region has already seen sea levels rise twice as much as in other regions. The Pacific small island developing States are in a red zone. Perhaps if others stood on our vanishing shores, they would better appreciate our situation. While the causes of this threat are novel, the effects, which endanger the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, fit squarely within the Council's traditional mandate. The Council has before it the Pacific's modest, constructive and highly achievable proposals. We respectfully request that, at a very minimum, the Council adopt them. If not, I can assure the Council that this will not be the last word on the issue.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank Germany and you personally, Mr. President, for hosting and leading this very important meeting. I would also like to thank the United Kingdom for its inspiring actions three years ago here in the Council. I associate Palau with the statements made by His Excellency President Stephen of the Republic of Nauru and by Parliamentary Secretary Richard Marles, and I note with appreciation the support of Maldives, Seychelles and Timor-Leste. The Security Council is responsible for carrying out the most crucial international tasks and is, as a result, accorded extraordinary powers by the Charter. When a threat to international peace and security arises, the Security Council has the mandate and limitless ability to act. That basic function under the Charter should be uncontroversial.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“At all levels, the maintenance of international peace rests on the quality of development partnership, which must be balanced and strengthen national capacities with people-centred investment in the productive sectors. The Group of Seven Plus group of fragile countries led by Timor-Leste is seeking dividends of peace and quality, air-tight partnerships between partners and post-conflict least developed countries, and continues to add its support to this discussion. My delegation, with a watchful eye and hopeful spirit, looks forward to the outcome of this discussion, and once again thanks Brazil for its initiative and all Council's members for their support at this gathering.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We therefore request the Council to be seized ofthis subject. We still have the opportunity to enhance the maintenance of international peace and security. The climate change funds promised need to be released in a transparent manner through a United Nations multilateral body. The trust and confidence restored in Cancun remain fragile, and non-delivery threatens multilateralism. For the least developed countries, the Fourth United Nations Conference in May this year must deliver. We must break with business as usual; three 10-year programmes in the past three decades have not yielded the results we have been seeking. The Istanbul programme of action must be responsive to the development aspiration of least developed countries, allowing at least half to graduate from the group within the coming decade.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“External factors, depending on their health, shape and size, influence the level of instability and conflicts risk throughout the world. The situation for Member states operating on the fringes of the international system is more brutal. These countries will need to be put on a special watch list with a dedicated development package. Countries with low income, low growth and dependence on natural resources and those vulnerable to climate change have a high conflict risk. Least developed countries and some small island developing States fall into this category. If not confronted decisively and meaningfully, climate change will determine our future. It is for these reasons that resolutions of the General Assembly have requested the Council to look at the security implications of non-action on global issues, including climate change.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The Council, as advocated by the concept paper, must take due notice of actors in the other principal United Nations organs, in particular the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other subsidiary bodies, including the Peacebuilding Commission. The linkage between development and security is best summed up by our 2005 Summit document (General Assembly resolution 60/1) and the report of the then Secretary-General, Kofi Arman (A/59/2005). The purpose of multilateralism is to provide our populations with freedom from want, freedom from fear and freedom to live in dignity. These populations include our youth, women and children and our rural communities. As we look at the global environment, we see that the global financial markets have since improved. However, at environment remains fragile.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Madame President, thank you for organizing this timely open debate on the interdependence between development and security. As pointed out in Brazil's concept paper (see S/2011/50), a series of similar discussions has taken place over the years. At this juncture, let me thank Brazil for that concept paper, which provides a number of reference documents but also poses thought-provoking questions. A common thread that runs through all past discussions on the issue before us is the linkage between development and security. They are the two sides of the same coin. It is now an established fact that the Council, in discharging its role in the maintenance of international peace and security, will need to examine and address the root causes of conflict. Only by doing so can long-term sustainable peace be globally achieved.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source