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lines on the record: 76
first: 2013-09-26
most recent: 2018-03-08
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“The November 2018 ministerial conference in Geneva will provide the opportunity for Afghanistan to demonstrate progress towards a political settlement, give priority its development needs and build international confidence. The Australian Government acknowledges the commitment of the Afghan Government and people, and the bravery of the Afghan security forces in their determination to end conflict. We also appreciate the valuable contribution of all United Nations agencies, diplomatic partners and their staff in Afghanistan. Like all people, Afghans want to live their lives in peace and security and strive for higher standards of living. We are reliable and enduring partners in the struggle to reach that goal. The men and women, girls and boys, and families of Afghanistan are counting on us all.”
2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source
“Australia continues to support Afghanistan's efforts to reintegrate displaced people and returnees and to meet the humanitarian and development needs of its citizens. Today I announce a $60-million humanitarian support package to assist Afghanistan's refugees, displaced people and their host communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Australia will continue to support Afghanistan's efforts in responding to the ongoing challenges of food security, safety and health needs, particularly of vulnerable women and children. Afghanistan needs enduring peace to fulfil its undoubted potential that can only come through negotiation and dialogue.”
2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source
“Since 2001, Australia has also been committed to Afghanistan's development, including by providing $1.34 billion in development assistance. Sustainable economic growth is the key to lifting more Afghan people out of poverty. We are seeing advances, with women and girls now having opportunities for education and economic participation while their rights are being codified in Afghanistan's laws. Women, at least as much as men, must win the peace in Afghanistan, and we support their participation in the upcoming elections, both as candidates and as citizens exercising their democratic rights. More work is needed to ensure that Afghans can fulfil their potential, including those displaced due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.”
2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source
“There are many reasons for our support for the Afghan Government; however, few are as important as the future welfare of the women and girls of that beautiful country. On this International Women's Day, we commit anew to the courageous women and girls ofAfghanistan. Australia will maintain our 300-strong commitment to the NATO-led Resolute Support mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan Security Forces, and our annual $100-million commitment to its support. The Australian Government reiterates our condemnation of the actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and ISIS-inspired groups, Al-Qaida, its affiliates and other terrorist groups, including in Afghanistan. In February, Australia listed the Islamic State-Khorasan Province for counter-terrorism-targeted financial sanctions.”
2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source
“After decades of conflict, the Afghan National Security Forces continue to make daily sacrifices in their efforts to protect their communities, while the Afghan people continue to suffer the ravages of terrorism and conflict. It remains vital that the international community continue to stand with the Afghan people in their efforts to defeat terrorism and pursue peaceful development. The struggle against extremist ideology of groups like the Taliban is existential for many communities. There is no place in our world for a doctrine that defines women and girls as second-class citizens, and where young girls have their hopes and dreams crushed by an ideology that deprives them of education, respect and free will.”
2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source
“On the back of this support, Australia, together with the other members of the joint investigation team, will decide on an alternative prosecution mechanism to ensure that truth does prevail and that those responsible for this unspeakable act are brought to justice. Council members may rest assured that there is no end to our determination in this regard. Twelve months ago, the tragedy of MH-l7 shocked the world. Russia has used today's vote to seek to politicize our quest for justice and should rightly be condemned. In defiance of today's veto, we will ensure that the demand in resolution 2166 (2014) for accountability and the cooperation of all States is implemented in full.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Those responsible may believe that they can now hide behind the Russian Federation veto. They will not be allowed to evade justice. Australia deeply appreciates the support the draft resolution received from the overwhelming majority of Council Members, as well as from other grieving nations. I make this pledge to the families and friends ofthose aboard Flight MH-17 - Australia will continue to do everything we can to ensure that the perpetrators of that barbaric act are held to account. While we have found the Security Council's door closed today, we have also found that the commitment to justice in the international community is strong.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“It has been alleged that our request for the Council to act is premature, but the establishment of a prosecution mechanism before the completion of a criminal investigation is wholly in keeping with the Council's own practice. The findings ofthe criminal investigation must be able to be delivered to a prosecuting authority that can conduct its own investigations. In unanimously adopting resolution 2166 (2014) last year, the Council demanded that those responsible be held to account and that all States cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability. Resolution 2166 (2014) sent a definitive message that there would be no impunity for those responsible. Today, one member has prevented the Council from fulfilling its commitment to the friends and families of the victims of Flight MH-17 and to the international community.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“The recital of discredited contentions and the anticipated excuses and obfuscations of the Russian Federation should be treated with the utmost disdain. The exercise of the veto today is an affront to the memory of the 298 victims of Flight MH- 17 and their families and friends. Russia has made a mockery of its own commitment to accountability enshrined in resolution 2166 (2014). If Russia has evidence relevant to this matter, surely Russia would want it heard by a wholly independent and impartial tribunal set up by the Security Council, of which it is a member, and with a registar, prosecutor and judges appointed by the impartial Secretary-General. The tribunal would have operated in accordance with the highest international standards under the auspices of the Security Council, of which Russia is a member.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Our draft resolution and accompanying tribunal statute were designed to do nothing more and nothing less than translate into action that demand for accountability enshrined in resolution 2166 (2014). Our motivation was and is to provide justice to the families and to deter those who would threaten the safety of international civil aviation, for we must ensure that this never happens again. In a world with an increasing number of violent terrorist groups and other non-State actors, many with sophisticated military capabilities, it is inconceivable that the Security Council would now walk away from holding to account those who brought down a commercial aeroplane. The veto only compounds the atrocity. Only one hand was raised in opposition, but a veto should never be allowed to deny justice.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“I have spoken to the Australian families over the past year, and again as recently as the 12-month anniversary of this tragedy on 17 July. Their loss is incalculable; their grief inconsolable. They are desperate for answers. It is vital for them that those responsible for the deaths of their cherished ones be held to account for those actions. Together with the Netherlands, Malaysia, Ukraine and Belgium, Australia requested that the Security Council establish an independent, international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for bringing down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17. The friends and families of those on board that ill-fated flight deserve justice. That is what the unanimously adopted resolution 2166 (2014) of 21 July last year demanded.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Thirty-nine Australians were among the 298 men, women and children whose lives were tragically taken when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine, just over 12 months ago. Among our number were six children, two religious leaders, two doctors, a number of teachers, an award-winning fiction writer and a promising aerospace engineer. They were loved ones who by a cruel twist of fate became victims of an atrocity - the downing of a civilian aeroplane flying in commercial airspace on a routine flight. Millions and millions of people around the world place their trust in the security of civil aviation as a matter of course each and every moment of each and every day. Those who perished aboard Flight MH-17 were precious; each one mourned by heartbroken families and friends.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Again, I take this opportunity to thank members for supporting resolution 2185 (2014), I also thank the briefers, including Assistant Secretary- General Titov, for their participation in this debate, which, like the resolution, is the first ever dedicated to policing issues. We now have a platform for further work and outcomes. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.05 pm.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I believe that there was one further issue raised by the representative of Chad about language capacity. I would ask Mr. Carrilho to comment on that and the impact it has.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank China for its support for resolution 2185 (2014). I also acknowledge China's contribution to the United Nations policing, including in the United Nations Mission in Liberia police component led by Commissioner Hinds. I shall now give the floor to the briefers to respond. I give the floor to Mr. Hinds.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I recognize the valuable contribution that Nigeria makes as one of the top 10 contributors of police to United Nations missions.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank Chile for its support of resolution 2185 (2014). I also acknowledge Chile's important policing contribution, particularly in Haiti.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank Jordan for its support for resolution 2185 (2014). I also acknowledge with sincere appreciation Jordan's contribution as the largest provider of police to United Nations missions.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank the representative of France for the issues he has raised. I acknowledge France's support for resolution 2185 (2014).”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I acknowledge the significant contribution that Rwanda has made to United Nations policing efforts, including, as I understand, as the fourth-largest contributor of female police officers.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“Today's resolution paves the way for continued Council focus on policing issues, including an annual meeting with heads ofpolice components, so as to ensure that the Council's decisions on policing are informed by the actual experiences of police components in the field. It makes the case for the Secretary-General's forthcoming strategic review of peace operations to deal with policing issues. Policing is an integral part of United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding work. Importantly, the development of effective, accountable and community- focused policing institutions is an integral part of responsible exit strategies for peacekeeping operations. It is Australia's objective that today's meeting and resolution make a practical contribution to enduring peace, security and stability.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“The best way to ensure that is to involve women in outreach and decision-making and to have more female police officers, so that police forces better reflect the diversity of the communities in which they operate and can better respond to their needs. A useful example is Vanuatu, where Australia funded the establishment of female police barracks, allowing large numbers of women to participate in and graduate from recruit training and in turn become mentors and role models. This has helped dramatically redress the gender imbalance in the Vanuatu Police Force. That issue was also raised by Mr. Ladsous, and I ask Commissioner Carrilho what more we can do to encourage and support more women to join police forces in countries hosting United Nations missions.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“Secondly, building police institutions is vital to the United Nations work on justice, corrections and the rule of law, but it is not easy. It requires highly specialized skills. The resolution asks the Secretary-General to focus on ensuring police components have the right expertise to achieve this. The political dimensions of reform can often be as important as technical aspects. The Secretary-General's envoys must make that a focus of their good offices work. Many arms of the United Nations work on policing reform, and the resolution calls for better coordination of those efforts. Thirdly, on women and peace and security, in order to be effective, police must recognize the particular needs of women.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“It reflects the breadth of contemporary developments in United Nations policing, including the adoption of modern technologies and the use of specialized police teams in areas such as sexual and gender-based violence and complex serious crime. It articulates the relevance of policing across the areas of focus of the Council, from the protection of civilians - which is central to all the United Nations work - to combatting transnational organized crime and terrorism, countering violent extremism and fighting impunity. I will highlight three elements. First, with regard to training, standards and guidance, over 100 countries contribute police to United Nations missions, each with their own nuanced policing approaches. The resolution calls on the Secretary- General to continue to work on unified standards, guidance and training.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“Over the years, there has been a massive increase in the number of police deployed by the United Nations. Just 20 years ago, there were around only 1,600 police in United Nations missions; today there are over 12,300. And the policing-related mandates authorized by the Council have become increasingly complex. We must ensure that United Nations police components are as effective as possible in achieving those mandates. This meeting and resolution 2185 (2014), which we have just adopted, are landmark steps. The resolution includes clear and strategic guidance for United Nations police, and practical, concrete measures to improve their effectiveness.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“Police are the public face of security, to whom populations should turn for protection. That is why the work of the United Nations on policing is so vital. It can repair the community's faith and trust in local authorities, build a sense of safety and security and lay the groundwork for long-term stability and development. Australia has invested heavily in international police peacekeeping. The Australian Federal Police International Deployment Group is one of the world's few stand-alone deployable police peacekeeping capacities, and the first in the world to receive United Nations recognition for its predeployment training. In the last 12 months alone, the Group provided training to over 3,500 law and justice officials from 20 nations. This year, we celebrate 50 years of Australian police contributions to United Nations peacekeeping.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“In 2006, four years after Timor-Leste's independence, violence broke out in Dili, with Timorese police and military fighting each other in the streets, dozens of deaths and over 150,000 people displaced. The Council authorized a new peacekeeping operation - the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. And Australia led an International Stabilisation Force, including 200 Australian police. The focus of those police transitioned over time from stabilization to institution-building. Just two years later, Timor-Leste faced another shock - dual assassination attempts against President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao - yet overall law and order remained intact. That was due to Timor-Leste's efforts in the interim, with United Nations and other international support, to build its own police and other rule-of-law institutions.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2185 (2014). I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Australia deeply appreciates the important role of policing in peacekeeping and peacebuilding, reflecting the lessons we have learned as a contributor to peace operations in our region of the Indo-Pacific - from Cambodia to Solomon Islands to Timor-Leste and elsewhere. We are pleased that the Council is focusing on policing issues in countries emerging from conflict. Australia's close friend and neighbour Timor-Leste provides a striking example of the vital importance of building effective host-nation police and other law enforcement institutions.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Carrillo for his informative briefing. Members of the Council have before them document S/2014/828, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Australia, Chad, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Argentina, Australia, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Yiga as Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for his excellent briefing, particularly in relation to the challenges in South Sudan. I now give the floor to Mr. Carrilho.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Hinds - a fine example of the Australian Federal Police on the international stage and the Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in Liberia - for his thoughtful briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Yiga.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“Greg Hinds, Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in Liberia; Mr. Fred Yiga, Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan; and Mr. Luis Miguel Carrilho; Police Commissioner of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Ladsous:”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I am very pleased that the Council is convening this briefing from Heads of police components - the first- ever dedicated Council meeting on policing issues. The number of police deployed in United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions has increased dramatically in recent times, and policing- related tasks in mission mandates have become more complex. It is appropriate that the Council consider in a holistic way the increasingly important role that the United Nations work on policing plays in the restoration and maintenance of international peace and security. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Mr.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber ofthe representatives ofthose countries elected to serve as Security Council members for the period 2015-2016: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela, who commence formally observing Council proceedings from today in preparation for their membership. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. United Nations peacekeeping operations The role of policing in peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding Letter dated 4 November 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2014/788) The President: I would like to warmly welcome the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Police Adviser, the Heads of police components and the other representatives.”
2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source
“We have also provided approximtely $130 million in humanitarian aid for those in dire need in Syria and have assisted Lebanon and Jordan in facing the outpouring of refugees across their borders. The humanitarian crisis must end. The international community cannot stand by and do nothing in the face of ISIL's threat to humanity. That is why Australia is joining international partners to assist the Iraqi Government in its fight against ISIL.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“The humanitarian needs, including of innocent women and girls in conflict zones, are multiplying. Nearly 2 million people are believed to be internally displaced. Those people are vulnerable. Their protection needs are urgent. ISIL has explicitly targeted minorities, and also women and children for sexual violence. There must be consequences for the perpetrators. Australia will help to specifically address the needs of displaced women and girls and victims of gender- based violence and will provide a further $2 million to help the United Nations Population Fund to scale up the delivery of reproductive and other health care. Australia has provided $5 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Iraq, and we have undertaken air drops of emergency supplies to besieged communities on Mount Sinjar and in Amerli.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Efforts to effectively end ISIL's ravages and territorial ambitions will necessarily involve measures to cut off ISIL's support network, including the flow of fighters, arms and funding. There is more we can all do. Australia is introducing legislative reforms to address the threat from home-grown terrorism and is intensifying its counter-terrorism engagement with others. We urge other Member States to do the same. Political measures are also needed. The formation of a new Iraqi Government is a positive step towards addressing issues that contributed to ISIL's advance. Australia supports Prime Minister Al-Abadi as he seeks to form an inclusive Government capable of rebuilding a stable and cohesive Iraq that can counter the forces of violent extremism. The security situation in Iraq remains grave.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Australia's security and law enforcement agencies have taken steps in recent days against a group in our country inspired by ISIL that was seeking to emulate its brutality in Australia. ISIL is a threat to the fundamental values of the international community and an affront to our shared sense of humanity. Australia has announced its preparedness to do more to help Iraq and its partners in the fight. In cooperation with Iraq, we are deploying a military force to the region for possible involvement in a United States-led effort to support Iraq against ISIL. We are willing to provide strike, early warning and air-to- air refueling aircraft, and a special forces task group to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces. That is a prudent and proportionate response to the threat posed by that murderous terrorist organization.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Who can forget the grotesque image shown around the globe of an Australian child, not more than nine years old, standing with his father, an ISIL leader, holding up the severed head of a soldier? That showed, beyond any ambiguity, the kind of hideous acts of which the group is capable. Australia condemns absolutely ISIL and its ilk and their barbarism and their ideology. The international community cannot, with any conscience, turn away. We cannot leave the people and the Government of Iraq to face that cruelty alone. ISIL's actions leave in no doubt the severity of the threat to the region and the wider world. It poses a threat to Australia, our friends in South-East Asia and beyond. We have seen it before - extremists and foreign fighters, returning home - responsible for terrorist attacks in our region.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this meeting today, for we must send a clear signal of the international community's strong support for Iraq. Australia endorses the terms of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/20, which is an affirmation of Iraqi and international efforts to combat the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to provide humanitarian relief to prevent further suffering. The attacks by ISIL have brutalized the Iraqi population and shocked us all. Atrocities against women and girls and against vulnerable minorities and security force opponents, as well as the barbaric use and then beheading of captured journalists, an aid worker and others, to advance their depraved agenda, are utterly despicable.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“It is in Russia's power to call off the separatists so that we have access to the site. Let us get on with it. Give the independent investigators access to the site. The Netherlands, Malaysia and Australia stand ready to return to the site, give comfort to the grieving families and allow the investigation to continue. It is established, it is independent - the United Nations says it is - the other countries involved have given support, so we call on Russia to enable the investigation to continue by ensuring that the ceasefire is maintained and that we can have secure, safe access to the site.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Russia called for a transparent and accountable investigation. Russia is participating in it now. The Under-Secretary-General said that the United Nations was confident that the investigation was being conducted in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization guidelines. Those are the very guidelines that the international community has carefully established to ensure an objective investigation. I point out that resolution 2166 (2014) does not create the investigation; it supports the need for an investigation, for an investigation is automatically required under the Chicago Convention. Through resolution 2166 (2014), the Council supports that independent international investigation. We demanded integrity. We wanted access to the site - unrestricted, full access to the site - and a cessation of violence.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“We are deeply concerned by reports that OSCE observers were gravely endangered during the course ofa recently agreed monitoring mission. The observers were shelled en route to the site and later threatened with violence by armed groups. Such incidents show that it is still unsafe to return to the site. Let me be clear. The security situation around the site and in much of eastern Ukraine has deteriorated because of Russian support to armed separatist groups. That support continues. It must cease. In adopting resolution 2166 (2014), the Council demanded unanimously that those responsible for the atrocity be held to account. The international community and, above all, the victims' families, expect that this will happen, and this must happen.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“That is the role of the multinational criminal investigation currently under way, led by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. Lest there be any misunderstanding, I reiterate that that is the domain of the criminal investigation. The Australian Government's initial assessment was that Flight MH-17 had been shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The preliminary report has not stated any conclusions but the aircraft damage shown in the report is certainly consistent with our view. We continue to demand that international investigators be allowed to return safely to the crash site of Flight MH- 17, consistent with resolution 2166 (2014). Australia is committed to returning to the site, once it is safe to do so, in the company of our Dutch and Malaysian partners.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Australia welcomes the release on 9 September of the preliminary report of the Dutch Safety Board. The first official account of the tragedy was prepared in strict accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization guidelines. The report draws on data from the black boxes, satellite imagery and photos from the crash site. Its findings are based on an objective analysis of the available evidence. That is vital for a transparent and accountable investigation. It is a welcome step forward in achieving the full, thorough and independent international investigation demanded by resolution 2166 (2014). In accordance with annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the preliminary report does not attribute blame or liability for the incident.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“I acknowledge the efforts of the Dutch Government in coordinating the dignified repatriation of the victims of Flight MH-17 to Eindhoven Air Base. That gave some comfort to the grieving families. I commend the Dutch Government's strong leadership of the criminal investigation. The authorities in the Netherlands have worked painstakingly to identify the victims. As of today, 19 September, 225 victims have now been identified by the identification commission in The Hague, including a number of Australians. Substantial progress has been made, but the identification process has been slow given the circumstances of the crash. That is no consolation to the families and friends from around the world, including from Australia, who are grieving the loss of their loved ones and are yet to bring them home.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Due to Ukraine's efforts to comply with its obligations under resolution 2166 (2014), Dutch, Australian and Malaysian experts were able to spend six days in late July searching the crash site. Our experts did a remarkable job, carrying out their demanding forensic work in the midst of a conflict zone. That international team, supported by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), was able to access areas of the crash site that had not previously been searched and to recover remains and a substantial number of personal effects belonging to those on board Flight MH-17. In the end, the security conditions became too dangerous to continue and the external destabilization of eastern Ukraine intensified. However, those efforts resulted in the collection of invaluable evidence to support an effective investigation.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Within days of the downing, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Ukraine agreed to a Dutch-led investigation that would meet the International Civil Aviation Organization's guidelines, namely, an independent investigation with broad international participation, drawing upon experts from Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Civil Aviation Organization. Ukraine moved quickly to provide support for recovery efforts at the crash site despite the ongoing conflict, with the actions of armed separatists restricting and, at times, preventing access to the site.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Resolution 2166 (2014) voiced our collective condemnation of that horrific act and our determination to hold those responsible to account. The resolution expresses full support for a thorough and independent international investigation into the atrocity, in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines. We demanded that armed groups in control of the crash site refrain from any actions that may compromise the integrity of the site and provide safe, secure, full and unrestricted access to the appropriate investigating authorities. At that time, I called on Russia to use its influence over those armed groups in control of the crash site to allow full and safe access for the recovery of remains and personal belongings and investigation efforts.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Feltman and Foreign Minister Timmermans for their briefings. I extend Australia's deep gratitude for the professionalism and empathy that the Netherlands has shown in responding to this terrible incident. I particularly thank Minister Timmermans for his personal commitment and compassion and Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman for his vital contribution to the recovery efforts. We welcome their presence here today. Almost two months ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2166 (2014) (see S/PV.7221). Its vote that day reflected the outrage of the international community in response to the shooting down of a commercial aircraft in commercial airspace over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source