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Bin Momen

lines on the record: 337
first: 2016-10-25
most recent: 2019-11-19
sittings or episodes: 42
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“Our authorities remain sensitized to some of the security and law and order issues in the camps, and continue to work with the Rohingya themselves to strengthen community-based interventions and safeguards. We urge continued vigilance and cooperation on the part of Member States of the region to help mitigate potential security risks, including those posed bytransnational actors. On the overriding priority of the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya, we have concluded enabling agreements and arrangements with Myanmar, and have already had a series ofmeetings ofthejoint working groups to identify and address some of the operational and technical challenges to implementing the agreed provisions.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“It has been a relief for all concerned to have been able to avert the worst possible impact of the ongoing monsoon. There continues to be a small- scale influx of people from the other side of border, citing lack of access to food and security in northern Rakhine state. It remains crucial for the forcibly displaced people and the much-stressed host communities to have the international community's enhanced and sustainable support for the United Nations response plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. Pending their voluntary repatriation to Rakhine state, the Rohingya camped in Bangladesh need to have improved shelter, health care, livelihood and education options in the short to medium terms.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“The five-point agenda presented by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the General Assembly last year (see A/72/PV.14) essentially captures our expectations of the United Nations and the international community, and forms the basis of our engagements going forwards. A high-powered national task force continues to remain functional for overall policy orientation and coordination. In the immediate aftermath of the crisis, we had to invest our resources and energy in a massive humanitarian response starting with immediate life-saving assistance. Thanks to the overwhelming support of our people and our many friends and partners from home and abroad, the humanitarian situation in the sprawling camps in Cox's Bazar has largely stabilized.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“The Council has adopted presidential statement (S/PRST/2017/22), visited the affected people in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and continued to engage with a host of actors, including the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar. Despite odds and obstacles, the Council has kept the issue alive and generally managed to speak in a unified voice in support of addressing the root causes of the crisis. As a party directly affected, Bangladesh recognizes the Council's efforts and calls for further calibrating its response in light of the prevailing circumstances on the ground and the emerging evidence into the atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“The Human Rights Council's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar released its report yesterday (A/HRC/39/64), and it is evident what caused such pervasive grief and anger among the forcibly displaced Rohingya. In no uncertain words, the Fact-finding Mission concludes that it was all caused in a premeditated and organized manner, and that the perpetrators had acted with a "genocidal intent". These findings largely echo those shared earlier by, among others, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide and Responsibility to Protect, and a host of other independent entities. With such conclusions at hand, the Security Council's custodianship of the issue remains all the more relevant and pressing.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“We take a moment to express our gratitude to each one of the world leaders, United Nations representatives and personnel, representatives of the media, civil society and academia, and conscientious global citizens for their unstinting solidarity, support and advocacy for what has turned out to be one of the largest displacement crises in our world today. "One year of crying. Now I am angry", read one of the banners carried by the Rohingya men, women and children who gathered at their camps in Cox's Bazar to mark the passage of one long, arduous year since they had been forcibly displaced from their homes across the border. Their grief and anger have many manifestations, and we have just heard some of their echoes in the Chamber.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“We deeply appreciate the United Kingdom presidency's initiative to organize this open briefing on the situation in Myanmar. The United Kingdom's consistent lead on this issue in the Council has been a source of moral strength for the millions of Rohingya and others affected by this humanitarian crisis. The eloquent testimonies we heard from the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Cate Blanchett leave nothing much to be added. Every passing week, there is new information emerging about the extent of the persecution and dehumanization the Rohingya had been subjected to, and about the possible ramifications of keeping the crisis unresolved for long.”
2018-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8333 (2018) · source
“The image of our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, consoling a distraught Rohingya child with a ghastly wound across his face has become iconic, but we expect the Myanmar leadership to help make such images things of the past.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Without a durable solution to their situation, their vulnerabilities will most likely exact a price on the future peace and security of the region and beyond. There is no way that the Council and the international community should allow Myanmar to avoid its responsibility for creating a favourable, sustainable and credible situation for ensuring protection for these children and their rights, starting with their right to return home. We urge the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict to make concrete recommendations for the Council's consideration in that regard in her updated report focusing on the situation in Myanmar.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“There have been reports that non-State actors in Rakhine state were also involved in violence inflicted on children. It will be critical to ensure that the crimes committed against these child victims are accounted for and their perpetrators brought to justice, in order to help the children reconcile with such harrowing memories. Meanwhile, along with our humanitarian partners, we are in a race against time to give these hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children the protection and assistance they need, including mass immunization, nutritional supplements, non-formal education, skill development, psychosocial support and recreational facilities. Their vulnerability to natural disasters, child marriage, forced labour, violent extremism and other forms of exploitation remains a major area of concern.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“It may be an illusion to assume that violence against the Rohingya and their children has subsided. Ms. Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, talked to some recently arrived Rohingya in Cox's Bazar. This is part of what she told the press: "I was horrified to be told by one woman that her 12-year-old son had been chopped to pieces when he visited the family's fish hatchery, after the family had been told by security forces that they could not go there unless they accepted the National Verification Card. Such brutality, and to a child, is deplorable." What concerns us most is that such accounts hardly attest to a stable situation on the ground and could only be a further deterrent to the Rohingya in their prospects for a voluntary return.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Children constitute 58 per cent ofthe more than 700,000 Rohingya who have entered our territory from Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 2017. So far, 36,373 of them have been found to be orphans, with 7,771 having lost both parents. Without parental care, they remain particularly vulnerable to trafficking, sexual exploitation and other forms of criminal activity. On average, 60 babies are being born in the camps every day. Some of them are born to mothers who were subjected to sexual violence in what now appears to have been its premeditated use as a weapon of war. We made a point of addressing the status of such children in the bilateral arrangement we concluded with Myanmar on facilitating the voluntary, safe and dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingya to Rakhine state.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“We thank the Swedish presidency for organizing today's open debate. Bangladesh welcomes the Council's unanimous adoption of resolution 2427 (2018). The briefers shared grim realities about the fact that children's rights, including their right to protection, are being trampled and ignored in many parts of the world. They also highlighted some positive achievements in the area of protection, particularly in protecting children from recruitment as combatants. Such gains make a sobering yet compelling case for sustaining our efforts with renewed determination. The Security Council recently witnessed issues related to the protection ofchildren in their most pressing manifestations in the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“We remain committed to further mainstreaming the protection of civilians into the peacekeeping training programmes designed for our troops and police. We reiterate, however, that protection-of-civilians mandates need to be backed by viable strategies and adequate resources so that they do not fall through when faced with belligerence from the parties to the conflict or the lack ofwill or capacity ofthe host Governments to cooperate. The Security Council has a responsibility to ensure that the protection-of-civilians mandates given to peacekeeping missions are vigorously supported by meaningful political processes to prevent conflicts and sustain peace.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The Security Council should make appropriate use of the tools at its disposal to that effect, including through duly considered options for imposing sanctions and referrals to international criminal justice mechanisms. As a lead troop- and police-contributing country, Bangladesh takes a pragmatic approach to the protection-of-civilians mandate in both practice and preparedness while adhering to the principles of peacekeeping operations. As part of most of the highly challenging United Nations peacekeeping missions, we have seen the relevance of the protection-of-civilians- mandate at first-hand on the ground and, in a number of cases, tackled it with professionalism and some degree of creativity - even when the mandate was not laid out in clear and specific terms.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Fourthly, the global norms for ending violence against women and children in armed conflicts need to be translated into action. The Rohingya humanitarian crisis has brought to the fore the issue of children born as a result to sexual violence. There is also a pronounced need to take account for missing persons and detainees, and address trauma among family and community members affected by sexual violence, illegal detentions, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations. Fifthly, ensuring accountability and justice for serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law is crucial for enhancing their compliance and for shattering a culture of impunity for the commission of atrocity crimes against civilians.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Respect for humanitarian assistance and medical care in armed conflict needs to be promoted both during peace and conflict. Thirdly, Member States have a responsibility to ensure that arms and ammunition transferred to any other national authorities are not used for the commission of atrocity crimes against civilians or other grave breaches of international humanitarian law. Those with influence over State authorities concerned and other conflicting parties should work towards resolving the conflicts instead of further instigating them, while giving primacy to the protection of civilians. There needs to be a shared commitment to avoiding the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas, considering their dire humanitarian impact.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The United Nations field management should develop the capabilities to detect early-warning signs and a sense of accountability to report on palpable threats to civilians. The Organization's enhanced role in conflict prevention and sustaining peace can be best exemplified through its evidence-based and unvarnished reporting of facts, including through consultations with the national authorities concerned. Secondly, safe and unhindered passage for humanitarian personnel and supplies for civilians in need must be ensured by all parties to armed conflicts. Medical facilities, educational institutions, especially schools, and places of worship should be kept out of harm's way in the planning and carrying out of hostilities.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Despite some verbal assurances, there has been no credible investigation or prosecution by the national authorities concerned for the alleged atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya. The reason we highlight those issues yet again is not to level criticism against a neighbouring country, but only to reiterate the fundamental yet complex issues that need to be addressed in order to create a situation conducive to the safe and dignified return of the Rohingya and other displaced communities to their homes in Myanmar. Guided by the unfolding Rohingya crisis, we wish to take this opportunity to stress five points, which have also been made by many other delegations. First, there needs to be greater emphasis on strategic analysis and assessment by the United Nations and other independent actors on the ground of threats to civilians.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“That is why, during her address during the general debate of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly (see A/72/PV.14), our Prime Minister, The Honourable Sheikh Hasina, urged creating safe zones in Myanmar's Rakhine state to protect civilians under the auspices of the United Nations or the relevant regional partners. In the absence of such safeguards, the forcibly displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh continue to remain in sheer uncertainty about the prospects for their voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return to Rakhine state. To further compound the situation, humanitarian access has remained restricted and the Rohingya who ventured to stay behind have been denied of food supply and medical care.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The latest Rohingya humanitarian crisis has once again revealed to us the total abdication by the authorities of the State concerned of their responsibility to protect civilians irrespective of their status or treatment. For months together, the world witnessed the forced expulsion of a persecuted minority, which the authorities of the State concerned continue to claim as the work of a fringe extremist group. Even if that narrative were to be accepted, it would mean that the State concerned has acknowledged its inability or unwillingness to discharge its responsibility to protect all civilians on its territory.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“We thank the Polish presidency for organizing this open debate and for the concept note (S/2018/444, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for highlighting some key areas of concern from conflict situations around the world - from Palestine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We see merit in efforts to identify good practices in compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights law in armed conflicts, as well as in the call upon Member States to develop national policy frameworks on the protection of civilians. We would be willing to explore such initiatives further in the context of our own national international humanitarian law committee.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“In line with the Human Rights Council, many Member States, including some Security Council members, are interested in exploring the possibility of setting up an international, impartial and independent mechanism for investigating and documenting the crimes committed against the Rohingya. Against that backdrop, we want to once again remind the Council about the range of tools and options available to it for effectively pursuing the question of accountability with the Myanmar authorities. The inhumane suffering of the Rohingya should ensure that no Member State considers a culture of impunity acceptable in the absence of effective, demonstrable action by the Council in response to gross violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“We urge all Council members to also seriously consider the Rohingya crisis in the context of accountability and justice. For the first time, the Secretary-General's report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2018/250) cited the Myanmar Armed Forces for the alleged crimes documented by his Special Representative. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has requested a ruling by the Court on its jurisdiction with regard to the forced deportation of the Rohingya to Bangladesh, which is a State party to the Rome Statute. Regrettably, the Human Rights Council's fact- finding mission continues to be denied access to Myanmar, including Rakhine state.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“On the contrary, any incidence of large-scale violence or persecution has been repeatedly denied by the responsible quarters. It is now widely recognized that the question of justice and accountability for the crimes committed against the Rohingya, including what the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has termed a textbook case of ethnic cleansing, is inextricably linked to the issue of creating a situation that is conducive to their safe, dignified and voluntary return to Rakhine state. Probably in order to deny that fundamental reality, the Myanmar authorities have resorted to one of their long-standing methods, which is shifting the onus onto Bangladesh, this time for our alleged non-cooperation in the resumption of repatriation.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Bangladesh is currently dealing with the overwhelming Rohingya humanitarian crisis, which Council members recently had the occasion to witness first-hand. The forcibly displaced Rohingya had a coherent and consistent narrative to share about the atrocity crimes they were subjected to at the hands of Myanmar's security forces and local extremist elements. They made a strong plea for justice and accountability to Council members. Since the renewed eruption of violence against the Rohingya last year, nearly eight months on, a culture of impunity seems to be taking hold in Myanmar yet again. Beyond some lip service about bringing the perpetrators of violence to justice, the Myanmar authorities have conducted no credible independent investigation or prosecution.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“It has been generally acknowledged that in fulfilling its primary mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council has a mixed record ofusing the tools available to it under the Charter of the United Nations and international law for promoting the peaceful settlement of disputes. The Council has set a number of useful precedents during its long history, but it has failed to replicate those in other, comparable situations owing to a number of factors. We have reason to believe that while there is indeed scope for innovative approaches, the Council may find it useful to take a closer look into its own annals in order to examine the context and efficacy of its use of the various tools and resources at its disposal in specific circumstances.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“"To have ajust world order based on the rule oflaw, powerful nations must respect international legal systems and multilateral treaties and support the fair and just application of customary international law in the multilateral decision-making process. A greater voice and representation for developing countries in major global institutions are vital to ensuring the principle of equity." (ibid., p33) In keeping with our leadership's commitment to the promotion of international law, we have consistently had recourse to international legal and dispute settlement mechanisms to resolve outstanding political or trade-related issues with our neighbours and other countries. Our initiative to settle our long-standing maritime boundary delimitation issue with India and Myanmar through legal, peaceful means is a particular case in point.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“In his address to the General Assembly in 1974, the father of our nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said, "Peace is an imperative for the survival of mankind... Peace to endure must, however, be peace based upon justice" (A/PV2243, para. 15). Echoing his words, our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, speaking in 2012 at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of law at the national and international levels, recognized "the need to reaffirm humankind's faith in the just, equitable and fair application of the rule of law, the Charter of the United Nations and its principles of justice and international law and the Statute of the International Court of Justice for the peaceful settlement of disputes." (A/67/PV3, p32) She then reiterated a fundamental premise of our advocacy for a rules-based multilateral system.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“We thank the Polish presidency of the Council for organizing this high-level open debate and appreciate the information and insights shared by our briefers. We acknowledge the depth of the statements delivered today and generally align ourselves with most of the recurring themes that other delegations have dwelled on. The importance of our deliberations has been brought home once again by the violence recently committed in the State of Palestine and in other conflict situations around the world. As a responsible, committed and contributing State Member ofthe United Nations, Bangladesh underscores the values and principles embedded in multilateralism and international law in the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The Council should certainly recognize the importance of having a resolution to accompany Myanmar in that process, including by voicing its support for the work of the Secretary-General's newly appointed Special Envoy on Myanmar. We urge Council members to seriously reflect on this possibility during its consultations later this afternoon. The meeting rose at 5p.m.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“We believe that they would have listened to the Council today about the Myanmar authorities' invitation to submit allegations of crimes committed against them to Myanmar courts. However, that invitation raises the question of how the Rohingya would be able to gain access to the judicial system in Myanmar when the issue of their citizenship remains unresolved. Fourthly, and lastly, it is perhaps high time for the Council to consider working towards a resolution on the situation in Myanmar. The way the crisis has evolved so far makes it abundantly clear that the Council should remain engaged with this issue on a regular and periodic basis. The Myanmar leadership has reportedly underscored the need for time to address the underlying root causes of the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“In view of the obstruction being faced by the Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur and the fact-finding mission, there is a suggestion gaining ground in favour of setting up a so-called triple-I mechanism - an international, impartial and independent mechanism - to undertake an independent and impartial investigation and gather evidence in a coordinated fashion. It is evident that the Rohingya have a legitimate demand for breaking the culture of impunity as a critical confidence-building measure. My Council colleagues who visited the camps recently will perhaps recall the numerous lost, traumatized and emaciated faces they witnessed on people holding placards and banners calling for justice and accountability for the egregious crimes committed against them.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“The Government is in the process of finding more land for safe relocations, and the local administration remains seized with that issue. A total of 480 Rohingya have been trained as volunteers by the cyclone-preparedness programme for emergency response. Thirdly, on the question of accountability, we hear the voices being raised loud and clear. We are following with interest the request by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a ruling from the Court's Pre-Trial Division on the ICC's jurisdiction over the forced deportation of the Rohingya to a State party to the Rome Statute.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“It is unfortunate that the Permanent Representative of Myanmar continued that trend today regarding the question of developments along the border. He also shared some fabricated narratives about the presence of terrorists and violent extremists in the camps, which could be considered evidence of the ongoing attitude of the Myanmar authorities towards the forcibly displaced Rohingya. Secondly, the international concern over the impending monsoon and its potential adverse impact on the forcibly displaced Rohingya is indeed timely and useful. We shared with Council members a brief account of the preparedness measures undertaken so far. In addition to the 5,800 acres of land allocated for the Rohingya so far, our Government has allocated 500 acres for the relocation of extremely vulnerable members of the group.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“It is crucial that the 4,000 to 5,000 Rohingya taking shelter along the border, which Council members witnessed, be repatriated and that the existing camps for internally displaced persons be dismantled in order to generate confidence among the Rohingya regarding their safe and dignified return. The Myanmar Minister for Social Welfare, during his visit to the camps in Cox's Bazar, added to confusion among the Rohingya about prospects for their so-called resettlement and verification. It is also worth noting that the Myanmar side refrains from mentioning the real ethnic affiliation of those it has claimed to have verified. It is typical of the Myanmar authorities to shift the blame by twisting narratives.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“It would facetious to claim readiness for repatriation to start at the soonest while there is no plausible response yet for the ways the Rohingya can be assured of an end to their systematic persecution, dehumanization and dispossession in Myanmar. The aerial views of large tracts of burned villages and obliterated homes in nearly 400 villages in northern Rakhine state hardly evoke confidence among the Rohingya about the prospect for return to their homes in Rakhine state. On their behalf, the relevant United Nations agencies should be able to vouch for a situation conducive to their safe, dignified and sustainable return. It is crucial that the provisions of the bilateral arrangement between the Government of Myanmar and the relevant United Nations agencies are transparently shared with the Rohingya and other affected communities.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“But voluntary repatriation does not only entail the formation of a few high-profile committees without any demonstrable outcome and the erection of some reception centres almost in the middle of nowhere. In their briefings, the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and the United Kingdom clearly alluded to the prevailing uncertainty. The issue of incomplete forms shared with the Myanmar side is but one manifestation of that. The Rohingya need to get concrete answers to some of the fundamental questions about the Myanmar authorities' immediate-to-long-term plans with regard to their citizenship, freedom of movement, human rights and socioeconomic development.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“For those of us used to the dynamics of the intergovernmental processes at the United Nations, it may be somewhat comprehensible that a consensus- based press statement can be circumscribed in its aspirations. However, it is difficult to explain such dynamics to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who unequivocally voiced their concerns and expectations to the visiting Council members. We are aware of the Council's scheduled programme to hold consultations immediately after this briefing. I shall therefore limit myself to making four specific points. First, there should not be any doubt that the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingya to their homes in Myanmar's Rakhine state is an objective shared among all Member States.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“Yet, mindful of the limits of our bilateral engagement with Myanmar under the present circumstances, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries conveyed four expectations to the Council, which I now paraphrase: first, continued and decisive action to ensure the safe and sustainable return of the Rohingya; secondly, adoption of a Security Council draft resolution building on the presidential statement adopted last year (S/PRST/2017/22); thirdly, prevailing on Myanmar to unconditionally implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State; and, fourthly, ensuring accountability and justice. We note that the Council's press statement adopted following the visit (SC/13331) makes reference to some of those issues.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“Our Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed Bangladesh's steadfast commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya and to remaining engaged with Myanmar in good faith to implement the bilateral agreements concluded between our two Governments.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for convening this briefing and for giving us an opportunity to take the floor. We appreciate the efforts made by the Security Council to visit Bangladesh and Myanmar to witness at first hand the evolving Rohingya humanitarian crisis. It has been generally acknowledged that the visit left indelible impressions on those who were part of the team. The Council reaffirmed its custodianship of this issue through its meaningful engagements and pronouncements during the visit. We thank in particular the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait, Peru and the United Kingdom for leading the visit and for their respective briefings this afternoon.”
2018-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8255 (2018) · source
“There needs to be improvement on a range of issues from rapid deployment to unimpeded access, from physical security to human intelligence gathering, from expectation management to reducing environmental footprints. The current trends do not augur well. We can certainly do better by mobilizing our shared commitments and collective actions. Let today's open debate help chart a course in that direction.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Our peacekeepers remain open to receiving objective assessment and appraisal oftheir performance. We recognize the rather belated yet positive initiative to develop a coordinated performance-evaluation policy framework, which we stress should be informed by regular, triangular consultations. However, performance cannot be seen in isolation from the fundamental questions of predictable needs-based resources and critical enablers specific to each peacekeeping mission. Member States in a position to provide resources and specialized equipment and training must come forward with an unequivocal commitment to helping to enhance the situational awareness, access, agility and performance of peacekeepers. The decisive factor of mission leadership and the enabling role of host States need not be overemphasized.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“It is crucial that an objective assessment of the political process guide the design and review of peacekeeping mandates. A long- term prognosis about sustaining peace on the ground should determine sequenced and prioritized mandates tailored to the specific context. The questions of the mindset and performance of peacekeepers have recently gained a lot of attention. In our view, the military and policy components of peacekeeping missions generally demonstrate a readiness to adapt their mindsets towards facilitating effective mandate delivery. It is expected that the Security Council and other stakeholders will also show sufficient responsiveness to the messages coming from the field and therefore adjust their own mindsets and usual frames of reference.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“In today's complex and precarious peacekeeping environment, there are certain critical issues where we need to strive for a common understanding. The fatalities among peacekeepers were at a record high last year. We must get our acts together to reverse that trend. We can start with renewed commitment to a set of issues that would be mutually reinforced through differentiated responsibilities assumed by the concerned stakeholders. Our delegation would support any constructive suggestion to that effect, including the possibility of a General Assembly resolution on the safety and security of peacekeepers. The political primacy of peacekeeping operations is a sine qua non. Where the political process stagnates or falters, civilians become more vulnerable to indiscriminate attacks and peacekeepers get further exposed to asymmetric threats.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“All concerned stakeholders, including the Security Council, troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat, have shown varying degrees of adaptability in response to those shifts. Increased partnership with regional and subregional organizations and the growing participation of women in peacekeeping have become regular features. Notions of review and reform are now embedded in peacekeeping. However, there is no specific institutional mechanism within the Secretariat to steer the reform initiatives in a coherent and sustainable manner. In the context of the Secretary-General's broad vision for reform, this issue in particular deserves to be addressed. The focus on collective action at today's open debate is indeed pertinent. We all agree on the need for reform, but we diverge on ways to make that happen.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“We thank the Netherlands presidency for organizing today's open debate on an issue of such importance for many of our delegations. We are grateful to the Secretary-General and the other briefers for sharing their insights. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the various Groups of Friends to which we belong. Peacekeeping is the flagship contribution of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security. Bangladesh feels proud to have been associated with it over the last three decades. Peacekeeping is no longer a uniform, monolithic enterprise. There have been major shifts in peacekeeping mandates, theatres and operational modalities over the years.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“For its part, Bangladesh will continue to seek the international community's engagement in making sure that the bilateral instruments that we have so painstakingly put in place will deliver desired results for the most persecuted minority in the world.”
2018-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8179 (2018) · source
“We are confident that the Secretary- General's Special Envoy will be able to serve as a conduit for the international community's meaningful engagement with Myanmar. In this context, we reiterate our suggestion that the Council undertake a visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar in order to witness the humanitarian situation on the ground and add momentum to the repatriation process in response to the legitimate aspii tions of the Rohingya and other displaced communities. The voluntary return of forcibly displaced people can take place only under the assurance ofnon-criminalization, non-discrimination and sustainable resettlement and reintegration.”
2018-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8179 (2018) · source