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Bouthé

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2023-06-13
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2023-07-05
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  1. “Let us work together to safeguard and strengthen the children and armed conflict mandate, as it is more important than ever.”

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  2. “We call on the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, in close cooperation with the country’s authorities, to look into ways on how to strengthen existing efforts to prevent a further deterioration of the situation. Finally, Belgium is deeply concerned about the lack of meaningful improvement of the situation of children in Afghanistan. We support the Secretary- General’s call on the Taliban and all parties to allow and facilitate safe, timely and unimpeded humanitarian access to children. Once again, while the numbers of grave violations against children in the Secretary-General’s report are just the tip of the iceberg, they are still intolerable. The work of preventing violations against children worldwide remains vast. Yet we all agree that we should protect children from conflict.”

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  3. “Belgium is also gravely concerned about the continuing increase in detentions of children by Israel and reports of their ill-treatment during detention. We echo the Secretary- General’s call for adopting and implementing clear and time-bound commitments to end and prevent any more violations against children by all parties and support his request to strengthen and broaden the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to cover Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Belgium regrets that the gravity and number of violations by armed groups in the Niger have resulted in the country being added as a situation of concern.”

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  4. “Belgium encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue its efforts to implement its action plan, and we echo the Secretary-General’s call to prioritize the fight against sexual violence, which remains an issue of grave concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including when it involves the Congolese armed forces. Belgium remains deeply concerned about the dire situation of children in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. The increasing level of violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is troubling. We condemn the Israeli security forces’ excessive use of force, which has resulted in unacceptably high numbers of Palestinian children killed or maimed.”

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  5. “Allow me to expand on a few country situations. Belgium welcomes the listing of the Russian armed forces and their affiliates in Ukraine. A swift and drastic reduction in children’s casualties should be an absolute priority. We particularly share the Secretary- General’s deep concern about the high numbers of attacks on schools and hospitals, and about the transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. Family tracing and reunification, with the help of United Nations entities, should be a priority. This year once again, the number of verified grave violations committed by non-State armed groups against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in North Kivu, is appalling.”

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  6. “Those plans are key tools for ensuring effective protection for children affected by conflict. When tools related to children and armed conflict such as the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism are used effectively, and the integrity and impartiality of the listing mechanism annexed to the annual report (S/2023/363) are respected, the mandate can save the lives of those most vulnerable to conflict — children. We support the Secretary- General’s call for the adoption of a mainstreaming approach to child protection in all United Nations mandates and activities related to conflict mitigation. (spoke in English) Belgium welcomes the Secretary-General’s most recent report on children and armed conflict. We share the Secretary-General’s concern about the scale and severity of grave violations against children in so many places around the world.”

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  7. “Mr. Bouthé (Belgium): I thank you, Mr. President, for the United Kingdom’s convening of today’s timely meeting and for giving us the opportunity to discuss this important topic. We congratulate you on your ambitious programme of work and wish you the best of luck with your country’s presidency of the Council. (spoke in French) Belgium reiterates its unwavering support for the children and armed conflict mandate and for the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, as well as for UNICEF’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism, which my country supports financially. Its data-collection process is the veritable backbone of the mandate. It gives it credibility and forms a solid basis for the adoption of prevention and action plans with the parties to the conflict.”

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  8. “The twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will provide a unique opportunity to take a further step forward on the theme of climate, peace and security. We hope that the Council will assume its responsibilities and make its contribution.”

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  9. “We support the Secretariat’s goal of making greater use of renewable energy. We hope that the Secretary-General’s next report on peacekeeping will devote particular attention to the matter. My third point concerns the voices of the countries that host operations and missions. We regret the absence of a global consensus on the link between climate and security, while certain countries in Central and West Africa are calling for particular attention to be paid to the consequences of climate change on the security of their respective regions. We hope that their voices will be heard and that this will enable presidential statements on the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa to be issued soon. The fight against climate change is a collective responsibility.”

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  10. “That is why Belgium will be contributing to the Systematic Observations Financing Facility, which gathers weather and climate data in order to increase resilience. We join the numerous voices that would like to see regular comprehensive reports by the Secretary- General on the climate and peace and security issue, allowing the Council to focus on the most affected countries and regions. (spoke in French) My second point, which is directly linked to the first, concerns the concrete action of United Nations missions. Missions’ carbon footprints must be reduced wherever possible, which requires an additional effort on the part of all stakeholders. Peacekeeping operations and special political missions have a significant impact on the environment and, more generally, on the contexts in which they operate.”

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  11. “Belgium fully supports the Council in its attempts to mainstream climate-related security risks, notably by taking them systematically into account in its mandates, in order to lead to concrete action. We welcome and support climate-related initiatives by United Nations departments and agencies, such as the Climate Security Mechanism, which has entered a new phase, and the appointment of climate, peace and security advisers. Appointing a special envoy for climate and security would enhance a United Nations-wide approach. Furthermore, we are convinced that the Secretary- General’s Early Warnings for All initiative can prevent the most severe impact of climate-related events and play an important part in the chain of conflict prevention.”

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  12. “Several initiatives have been taken on the margins of recent conferences on climate change, such as the signing of the declaration on climate, environment and peace and security by the Group of Seven and the adherence to the initiative of the same name in November last year. In March, Belgium took part in the first meeting of the steering committee of the Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace initiative in Cairo. We commend Egypt for that initiative focusing on Africa and for its purpose of African ownership. We also take note of the repeated call for action from many countries, notably those from Africa, some of which are in this Chamber. I would like to focus on three points that mainly relate to the questions regarding our collective toolbox and the voices of those most impacted. My first point touches upon mainstreaming.”

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  13. “Mr. Bouthé (Belgium): Belgium aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of the European Union and by the representative of Germany on behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security. No country is currently safe from the devastating effects of climate change. Climate change is a risk multiplier that exacerbates existing social, political, economic, environmental and gender-specific drivers of conflict. We have known that for quite some time now. We thank the presidency of the Security Council for convening this timely meeting, and the briefers for their insightful remarks. We hope that the Council will react to the calls for action.”

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