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  1. “The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.55 p.m.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source

  2. “"The Security Council notes the submission of the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict of 28 May 2004 (S/2004/431), which examines the ten-point platform, and requests him to submit by 28 November 2005 his next report, and to include in that report information on the implementation of Security Council resolutions previously adopted on this subject, as well as any additional recommendations on ways the Council and other organs of the United Nations, acting within their respective spheres of responsibility, could further improve the protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2004/46. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source

  3. “"The Security Council invites the Secretary- General to continue to refer to it relevant information and analysis where he believes that such information or analysis could contribute to improving its work on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and to continue to include in his written reports to the Council on matters of which it is seized, as appropriate, observations relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In this context, the Security Council reiterates the importance of the aide-memoire annexed to the statement by its President (S/PRST/2002/6), as well as the road map for the protection of civilians in armed conflict, as a practical tool for dealing with protection issues.”

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  4. “"The Security Council expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations agencies, regional organizations, international humanitarian organizations and other relevant actors aimed at raising international awareness of the suffering of civilians in armed conflicts, including refugees and internally displaced persons, and considers such efforts as a key element for the promotion of a culture of protection and for the building of international solidarity with the victims of armed conflict.”

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  5. “The Council reaffirms the need for the inclusion of these activities in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations and emphasizes the importance of resources being made available for such activities. "The Security Council is concerned by the growing problem of humanitarian emergency situations while funding and resources do not match requirements. It urges the international community to ensure adequate and timely funding in response to humanitarian need across crises so as to provide sufficient humanitarian the assistance in alleviating the suffering of civilian populations, in particular those in areas affected by armed conflict or emerging from a situation of conflict.”

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  6. “"The Security Council reaffirms its readiness to ensure that peacekeeping missions are given suitable mandates and adequate resources so as to enable them to better protect civilians under imminent threat of physical danger, including by strengthening the ability of the United Nations to plan and rapidly deploy peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel, utilizing the United Nations Standby Arrangements System, as appropriate. "The Council considers that a coherent and integrated approach to disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation of ex-combatants, which takes into account the special needs of child soldiers and women combatants, is of crucial importance for a sustained peace and stability.”

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  7. “It stresses the importance of developing strategies aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence, through the improvement in the design of peacekeeping and assessment missions by, inter alia, the inclusion of gender and child protection advisers. It stresses also the importance of women and children subject to exploitation and sexual violence receiving adequate assistance and support. "Mindful of the particular vulnerability of refugees and internally displaced persons, the Council reaffirms the primary responsibility of States to ensure their protection, in particular, by preserving the civilian character of camps of refugees and internally displaced persons and to take effective measures to protect them from infiltration by armed groups, abduction and forced military recruitment.”

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  8. “"The Security Council strongly condemns the increased use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war, as well as the recruitment and use of child soldiers by parties to armed conflict in violation of international obligations applicable to them. The Security Council underlines the vulnerability of women and children in situations of armed conflict, bearing in mind in this regard its resolutions l325(2000) on women, peace and security and 1539(2004), as well as all other resolutions on children and armed conflict, and recognizes their special needs, in particular those of the girl-child.”

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  9. “The Council welcomes the steps taken by regional organizations in this regard and requests the United Nations system and other international organizations to provide them with the necessary support, and to consider means for the reinforcement of national capacities. The Council takes into account, in this regard, the Secretary-General's recommendation regarding the establishment of a framework within which the United Nations could engage with regional organizations more systematically on humanitarian issues related to protection and access and better address those issues at the regional intergovernmental level.”

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  10. “"The Security Council, recognizing the regional dimensions of certain armed conflict, stresses the need for regional cooperation in order to address cross-border issues such as disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation, cross-border movement of refugees and combatants, human trafficking, illicit flow of small arms and illegal exploitation of natural resources and post-conflict situations. It encourages regional and sub-regional organizations to develop, as appropriate, a regional protection strategy and provide for a coherent and strong framework for addressing protection issues.”

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  11. “It stresses, in this regard, the need to adopt a broad strategy of conflict prevention, which addresses the root causes of armed conflict in a comprehensive manner in order to enhance the protection of civilians on a long-term basis, including by promoting sustainable development, poverty eradication, national reconciliation, good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for and protection of human rights. It encourages further cooperation and coordination between Member States and the United Nations system. The Council, moreover, recognizes the needs of civilians under foreign occupation and stresses further, in this regard, the responsibilities of the occupying Power.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source

  12. “The Security Council condemns all attacks targeting United Nations personnel and other humanitarian workers, and underlines that the perpetrators of such attacks must be held accountable as outlined in its resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003. The Security Council underscores the importance for humanitarian organizations to uphold the principles of neutrality, impartiality, humanity of their humanitarian activities and independence of their objectives. "The Security Council recognizes the importance of a comprehensive, coherent and action-oriented approach, including in early planning, of protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict.”

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  13. “It further calls on all States which have not already done so to consider ratifying or acceding to major instruments of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, and to take appropriate measures to implement them. "The Security Council underlines the importance of safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel and assistance to civilians in armed conflict in accordance with international law. The Security Council reiterates its call to all parties to armed conflict, including non-State parties, to take all necessary measures to ensure security and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel as well as personnel of humanitarian organizations.”

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  14. “"The Security Council reiterates its call to all parties to armed conflict, including non-State parties, to comply fully with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and with rules and principles of international law, in particular international humanitarian law and, as applicable, human rights and refugee law, and to implement fully the relevant decisions of the Security Council. The Security Council recalls the obligations of all States to ensure respect for international humanitarian law, including the four Geneva Conventions, and emphasizes the responsibility of States to end impunity and to prosecute those responsible for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious violations of humanitarian law.”

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  15. “The Council is gravely concerned that civilians are increasingly targeted by combatants and armed elements during armed conflict, in particular women, children and other vulnerable groups, including refugees and internally displaced persons, and recognizes the negative impact this will have on durable peace and national reconciliation. The Council also reaffirms its condemnation of all incitements to violence against civilians in situations of armed conflict, in particular the use of media to incite hatred and violence. The Security Council urges all parties to armed conflict, including non-State parties, to put an end to such practices.”

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  16. “I thank Mr. Egeland for the clarifications and answers he has provided. After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has considered the matter of protection of civilians in armed conflict. The Council recalls all its relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1265 (1999) of 17 September 1999 and resolution 1296 (2000) of 19 April 2000 on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, as well as statements by its Presidents, and reiterates its commitment to address the widespread impact of armed conflict on civilians. "The Security Council reaffirms its strong condemnation of all acts of violence targeting civilians or other protected persons under international law.”

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  17. “As I said this morning, in accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. To optimize the use of our time in order to allow as many delegations as possible to take the floor, I will not individually invite speakers to take seats at the Council table. When a speaker is taking the floor, the Conference Officer will seat the next speaker on the list at the Council table. I call now on the representative of Japan.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source

  18. “Given the proliferation today of highly destructive conventional weapons, the message sent by the international community with regard to protecting civilians would be that much stronger. 1 now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I propose, with the consent of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  19. “Although such violations are committed by clearly identified State actors, the Council has not always shown its usual determination and resolve in that respect. There can be no doubt that its credibility and that of the international community, with respect to the very sensitive issue of impunity, are being sorely tried by the use of a policy of double standards, which benefits in particular Israel. The current debate provides the Security Council with a fresh opportunity to make the necessary adjustments. From the normative point of view, situations of occupation have shown that renewed efforts must be made to take into account military operations conducted by regular armies in an urban environment or in heavily populated areas in order to limit the questionable concept of "collateral damage".”

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  20. “Given that reports indicate that certain reprehensible acts continue to be carried out by some United Nations and peacekeeping operation personnel, despite the circular issued by the Secretary-General, greater firmness must be shown in that regard. Let me now turn to an important aspect of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which has not always received the necessary attention from the Council. My delegation believes that the first line of defence with respect to international humanitarian law and the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which form its basis, can be found in the occupied territories. In occupied Palestine and elsewhere in the Middle East, situations persist that are characterized by massive and flagrant violations of international law and of the humanitarian principles that govern the protection of civilians.”

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  21. “Furthermore, the fact that immunity of United Nations and humanitarian personnel is increasingly being breached is a disturbing development that raises the issue of respect for international humanitarian law as well as that of impunity. We must accordingly strengthen the mandates and capacities of peacekeeping operations as well as increase awareness of the norms of international law and insist on their respect by the parties to a conflict, including non-State armed groups. With respect to United Nations peacekeeping forces, whose primary mission must be to reassure and protect civilians, their behaviour vis-a-vis civilians, in particular towards women and children, must meet the highest standards in terms of respect for the law.”

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  22. “In our opinion, it should show the same determination to mobilize the necessary resources as soon as it is foreseen that such needs will increase before the positive long-term effects of conflict prevention are felt. We are particularly concerned about preserving, through the allocation of an adequate level of resources, the gains that have been made through the regional approach to protection, because the burden in that respect continues to fall primarily on those States neighbouring conflict zones and on subregional organizations, whose main goal is not the maintenance of international peace and security but, rather, integration and cooperation among their members.”

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  23. “In fact, far from decreasing over the last five years, the number of people requiring protection has increased from 30 to 50 million. The complex nature of crises and aggravating factors, such as illicit arms trafficking, illegal exploitation of natural resources and mercenaries, all contribute to the deliberate targeting of non- combatants and have increased considerably the level of resources required in response. The international community has in recent years shown on many occasions its determination to react swiftly to situations of emerging crises with the appropriate means, namely by providing peacekeeping operations with strong mandates.”

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  24. “Moreover, the more rapid deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces and of forces authorized by the United Nations has given concrete substance to the concept of preventive deployment, which is intrinsically linked to the progress made in the regional approach to conflict prevention. The regional dimension of the protection of civilians is reflected particularly in the decisions taken in the area of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation and the cross-border movement of refugees, combatants and small and light arms. That definite progress should not lead us to overlook the numerous gaps in the legal and physical protection of civilian populations caught in the grips of war. That remains a long-term task.”

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  25. “At various stages, the exchanges have enabled the Organization to create inter-institutional mechanisms and better-planned multidisciplinary peacekeeping operations in order to address this very difficult issue. In fact, the key concerns in the area of protection are systematically highlighted in Security Council resolutions, and greater importance is given to them in the mandates of United Nations operations. Those concerns relate to attacks against civilians, sexual violence against vulnerable groups, humanitarian access and the process of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation, which remains the fundamental element in the transition to peace.”

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  26. “That progress should be consolidated next year by the decisions to be adopted following the debate on the relevant recommendations of the Secretary-General in response to the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. It is timely that the summit to be held in 2005 on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals will be followed by the periodic review requested of the Secretary-General, thus enabling a timely five-year assessment. The first report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/1999/957), issued in September 1999 at the request of the Security Council, and the exchanges between the two organs pursuant to that report have provided some structure in this area, which we think should be highlighted.”

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  27. “In spite of the gaps that remain to be filled, significant progress has been made in the area of protection, and we believe that it is appropriate to welcome those advances in the context the Millennium Declaration and the major projects undertaken - or to come - aimed at adapting the Organization's response to new challenges. We are thinking, in particular, of the gains resulting from the gradual implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, of the progress made in halting impunity, of the improved coordination of efforts in conflict prevention, particularly through the establishment of an ongoing relationship with regional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter and, more generally, of the progress made in the reform of the United Nations.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  28. “I would now like to make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Algeria. I would like to thank the members of the Council for their kind words addressed to me and to my country, and I join them in thanking Mr. Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his excellent briefing on the progress made in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict and for the important information he has provided on what remains to be done in this area so closely linked to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  29. “I would like to thank Mr. Egeland for his detailed statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Council.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  30. “At this meeting, the Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. I now give him the floor.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  31. “At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Arabic): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Egeland to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

  32. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru and Switzerland, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

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