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  1. “I would like to start by thanking Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing today and for his dedicated work. I would also like to acknowledge Ambassador Zahir Tanin's presence in the Security Council today. Afghanistan's Government of national unity has embarked upon a comprehensive reform strategy that was presented by President Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah to Afghanistan's international partners at the London Conference on Afghanistan in December.”

    2015-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7403 (2015) · source

  2. “Climate change is threatening not only livelihoods, prosperity and security in numerous Member States; if unmitigated, it may threaten the very existence of humankind. The response to those threats and challenges cannot be to revert to old patterns of statecraft based on spheres of influence, to pursue national interests in a zero-sum logic or to simply close our eyes - or our borders. History has shown that humankind is best served when cooperation trumps confrontation and when the strength of the law prevails over the law of the strongest. That recognition led to the creation ofthe United Nations 70 years ago, and it is still valid today. We need a strong United Nations at the centre of global governance. Building a stronger United Nations is our collective duty.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  3. “The Security Council underlined the importance of the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements in resolution 2202 (2015) last week, which we fully support. We call on all sides to stop fighting and remove heavy weapons as agreed. We think that deliberations in the Security Council could benefit greatly from cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. On other matters, chlorine gas has been systematically and repeatedly used as a weapon in Syria by the Assad regime. Radical extremists - from West Africa to Iraq, from Paris to Copenhagen - threaten the values enshrined in the United Nations Charter and pervert the teachings of Islam. As a result of the proliferation of conflicts, the world is confronted with the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  4. “Voices that call for a similar commitment to update the United Nations peace and security architecture with the Security Council at its core are growing louder. We share the view that it is high time to consider whether the Council's structure - largely unchanged since 1945 * allows it to effectively address the challenges of today's world. As much as has been achieved over the past decades, serious challenges remain. One of the biggest challenges to the international legal order remains the blatant violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine through the illegal annexation of Crimea, which we will not recognize. This is an attempt to redraw borders through the use of force. We are deeply worried by reports ofongoing violations ofthe agreed ceasefire.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  5. “In a world of finite natural resources, no country can prosper at the expense of others. On all these issues, the United Nations provides a proven framework to reach global solutions. Its unique legitimacy and ability to meet new challenges must therefore be safeguarded. The foregoing also requires that the structures and institutions of the United Nations are willing and able to live up to their tasks. Reviews of the peacekeeping architecture, the peacebuilding framework and the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) have been initiated. We welcome and actively contribute to these reviews and processes. Only when seen together in a holistic and comprehensive understanding of peace, security and development will these reviews make the United Nations fit for its eighth decade.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  6. “The goals and principles of the United Nations Charter remain as valid as they were in 1945. Peace, human rights and development are no less important now than they were 70 years ago. But the world has changed since then and so have the ways and means by which the international community is striving to attain these goals. Over the past decades, the United Nations system has demonstrated its ability to adapt to new realities and meet emerging challenges. It has expanded its toolkit to respond to the new nature of armed conflict. There is also a growing understanding that human rights should know no borders and that those responsible for the most egregious violations must be held accountable. Lastly, the world has come to understand that global sustainable development is a common responsibility.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  7. “The people of Germany and its successive Governments had set out on this road with a clear vision - that it was in our best interests to be firmly anchored in collective security systems; that in an increasingly interdependent world, one can gain only by also giving; and that this approach requires strong ties with our neighbours and partners that transcend traditional sovereignty. That is what lies at the core of the historic project of European unification, and it is what inspires and drives our foreign policy today, including our multilateral diplomacy here in New York. Having learned the lessons of the past, Germany today is willing to take on more responsibility in the world, within a multilateral framework and with a clear emphasis on diplomacy, peaceful settlement of conflicts and civilian crisis prevention.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  8. “As we celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations this year, it is only right to pay tribute to the founding mothers and fathers of the principles they enshrined in the Charter. We therefore welcome the initiative taken by the Chinese presidency to call for today's open debate. My country became an United Nations Member State only in 1973. For us, it was far more than a mere formal act; it was the culmination of our journey towards rejoining the world community.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  9. “Germany aligns itself with the statement just made by the representative of the European Union. In our own national statement, I would like to start with a quotation: "He who closes his eyes to the past will be blind to the present." These words were spoken by the recently deceased German President Von Weizsacker in 1985 at the fortieth anniversary commemoration of the end of the Second World War. Today, 30 years later, his words have not lost their relevance. The Second World War - unleashed by Nazi Germany - cost millions of lives and laid waste to countries around the globe. While the world was burning, visionary leaders set out to establish the United Nations to free humankind from the scourge of war and to replace the law of force with the force of law.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  10. “The resolution conveys a stern message to those who violate the ceasefire. The ceasefire spoilers must know that they are opposing the resolve of the international community. Germany reiterates its commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/262, on the situation in Ukraine. I would also like to reiterate our condemnation of the illegal annexation of Crimea, which we will not recognize. It is our clear understanding, in the context of this resolution, that the territorial integrity of Ukraine means territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”

    2015-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7384 (2015) · source

  11. “We hope that the endorsement of the Minsk agreements by the Council will have a strong stabilizing effect on the situation on the ground and contribute to the strict and full implementation of the ceasefire and to the follow-on political process. According to current reporting by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, thus far the ceasefire has been largely holding, with the most deplorable exception of Debaltseve, as outlined in the Council's press statement (SC/11784). The continuing attacks threaten not only the ceasefire, they also undermine the political settlement process as agreed upon in the framework of the trilateral contact group and as endorsed by the Normandy format Heads of State and Government in Minsk. Against that background, today's resolution is of the utmost importance.”

    2015-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7384 (2015) · source

  12. “Germany welcomes resolution 2202 (2015), just adopted by the Security Council, which endorses the 12 February package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements of September 2014. The Security Council has thus sent a clear signal that it is ready to assume its responsibility at this crucial juncture in the conflict in and around Ukraine to ensure the comprehensive implementation of the package of measures for implementation of the Minsk protocol of 5 September and the Minsk memorandum of 19 September 2014, which remain, in their entirety, the unalterable legal and political basis for the conflict settlement process.”

    2015-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7384 (2015) · source

  13. “Many among the States Members of the United Nations share that view and look to the year 2015 as the year to bring about reform both in the methods and in the structure of the Security Council, which is at the core of securing peace and stability worldwide.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  14. “At the same time, we may not forget that both the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda are United Nations courts, so the working methods of the Informal Working Group cannot be duplicated by the independent ICC. I would like to reiterate the great importance Germany attaches to due process in targeted United Nations sanctions, the role of the ICC and the improvement of the working methods of the Security Council. In that regard, like Italy has just done, we commend the initiatives brought forward by France and Mexico on the use of the veto and by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group. At the same time, we are convinced that reforming the Security Council's working methods is not enough to achieve greater representativeness, transparency and accountability.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  15. “We look forward to presenting our findings to the wider United Nations community before the end of this year. Germany welcomes the referral of cases by the Security Council to the ICC. Those mandates underscore the central role that traditional accountability plays in conflict resolution, but clearly it is not a one-way street. The Security Council should assume its responsibility by establishing a follow-up mechanism for the cases it has referred to the ICC. What form the mechanism may take is a topic that we should discuss in depth. Indicative input may come from the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  16. “At the same time, there is also a need to improve due process in other United Nations sanctions regimes. We therefore recommend building on the lessons learned from the creation of the Office of the Ombudsperson and exploring the possibilities of applying procedural safeguards to other appropriate sanctions regimes as well. In that context, I would like to underscore the important work that is ongoing in the high-level review of United Nations sanctions sponsored by Australia, Finland, Greece, Sweden and Germany. That initiative addresses all United Nations sanctions regimes and relevant actors. It aims to establish coherent and transparent standards and to make United Nations sanctions more effective, more credible and better understood.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  17. “They must give everyone affected the means to understand their rationale and they have to provide possible remedies. Only then will the sanctions reach the degree of worldwide acceptance and implementation necessary to effectively target the challenges they were designed for in the first place. The Ombudsperson for the Al-Qaida sanctions regime sets a positive precedent in that context. By introducing an Ombudsperson, real progress in due process was made, although there is still room for improvement. With a view to suggesting further concrete measures to be taken, Germany would like to associate itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Norway, on behalf of the informal group of like-minded States on targeted sanctions, regarding the Ombudsperson and the Al-Qaida sanctions regime.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  18. “Germany is pleased to contribute to this important debate, which is central to our engagement within the United Nations. I thank Argentina for providing a platform for our deliberations on improving due process and targeted sanctions, as well as a better follow-up of Security Council referrals to the International Criminal Court (ICC). I am also grateful to ICC Prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda and Ms. Kimberly Prost for their briefings and proposals. Due process in the context oftargeted sanctions has been of concern to the United Nations for many years. Among the many good reasons to ensure high standards of rule of law and transparency in the implementation of sanctions regimes, one of the most important is credibility. Our sanctions regimes need to follow rules and procedures based on the principles of the United Nations.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  19. “And what are the requirements for improved cooperation, including operational, legal and resource aspects? We look forward to sharing the findings of the seminar with all interested parties and we will feed the outcome into the review process not only here in New York, but also into policy discussions in Brussels and Addis Ababa.”

    2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source

  20. “As part of the project, we will organize a seminar in Berlin in November 2014 which will concentrate on how to improve coherence in mandates, mission planning and coordination on the ground, as well as how to improve EU-United Nations cooperation in policing, security sector reform and judicial reform. Many of the questions we seek to address at that seminar mirror those raised in the concept note prepared by the Rwandan delegation for today's debate (S/2014/478, annex), namely, what are the comparative advantages of both organizations and how can we capitalize on them to achieve our common goal? How can we ensure that efforts by both the United Nations and the European Union complement one another rather than develop in parallel? How do we make sure not to overstretch the absorption capacities of host countries?”

    2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source

  21. “We stand ready to contribute to the findings and look forward to the Secretary-General's recommendations. One of the critical aspects that the review should address is the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations. With more parallel deployments on the ground, more lessons can be learned on what works in that partnership and what needs to be improved. It is clear that improved synergies are required, not least given the increasingly strained resources. Against that background, Germany is delighted to collaborate with the Italian presidency of the European Union in a project aimed at improving cooperation on the ground between peace operations deployed by the European Union and the United Nations.”

    2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source

  22. “Germany is honoured to contribute to that joint endeavour with personnel, capabilities and financial resources both to the United Nations and within the European framework. That is in addition to German support provided to our African partners and the African Union in strengthening their peacekeeping capabilities. It is in our common interest to further improve our cooperation with the AU and African subregional organizations in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions. Today's debate comes at a particularly opportune time. There is a growing sense that peacekeeping needs to be made more effective to meet the multiple challenges it faces. In that context, we welcome the review of United Nations peacekeeping efforts recently announced by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.”

    2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source

  23. “I would like to join other speakers in thanking the Government of Rwanda for organizing this timely open debate. The regional dimension of peacekeeping is indeed a key aspect of effective international peace and stability. The sequential or parallel deployment of peace operations by the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), has become the norm rather than an exception. That is particularly the case in Africa, where operations by the AU, African regional organizations and the EU, for example, in Mali, the Central African Republic and Somalia, come to mind in addition to the long-standing missions deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They all demonstrate that the European Union has become a key partner of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”

    2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source

  24. “Very much in the spirit of the Wiesbaden process and following the call of the 1540 Committee Chair, I am pleased to announce that Germany has just finalized, together with Council member Australia, a paper on effective practices on how to engage industry in the field of export controls. We hope that it will serve as a tool for reference and may guide or assist other States in their implementation efforts. Let me, once again reaffirm Germany's strong commitment to the full and universal implementation of Council resolution 1540 (2004).”

    2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source

  25. “They were aimed at facilitating the Committee's dialogue with industry and strengthening the partnership between Governments and the private sector. This year, we envisage a conference entitled Governance and Compliance Management. It will further explore how industry can complement States' implementation efforts in various areas, such as biosecurity, chemical and nuclear security, transport, brokering and export control. We are confident that this first-ever dialogue process with industry provides valuable input for the Committee's work, not only in View of its upcoming comprehensive review in 2016, but also for the Committee's strategy and future priorities.”

    2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source

  26. “We also believe that promoting synergies with other counter-terrorism and non-proliferation bodies would be beneficial to enhance implementation. Let me highlight one aspect ofparticular relevance. The implementation ofresolution 1540 (2004) needs the active involvement of all the relevant stakeholders. In that context, the role of industry and the private sector remains a central concern of the German Government. That is why two years ago we initiated the so-called Wiesbaden process in cooperation with the Secretariat. Wiesbaden, incidentally, is the name of one of Germany's most beautiful towns in the neighbourhood of the Frankfurt airport, which is always worth visiting in the Rhine valley. It is there where Germany hosted two major international industry outreach conferences on resolution 1540 (2004).”

    2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source

  27. “In that context, we commend in particular the tireless efforts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) under your able leadership, Mr. President, as well as its 1540 Group of Experts. We acknowledge the important role of the Committee as a forum for assistance matchmaking in moving implementation forward. Germany continues to provide substantial direct support and assistance to other States' implementation efforts, including through implementing the European Union's assistance programme in the area of export controls. We welcome the efforts of the Chair to look at ways to enhance assistance as a key element of resolution 1540 (2004), and would be happy to see that aspect incorporated in a medium-term strategy yet to be elaborated.”

    2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source

  28. “At the outset, let me express our gratitude to the Republic of Korea for convening this open debate on non-proliferation. Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by Special Envoy Bylica on behalf of the European Union and wishes to make the following remarks in its national capacity. Today's anniversary is significant. On 28 April 2004, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1540 (2004), and, ifI may add, the Council did so at the time under the presidency of Germany. After 10 years, the relevance of resolution 1540 (2004) is as high as ever. Attempts by non-State actors to acquire weapons of mass destruction and related material remain one of the most severe threats to global security and to humankind.”

    2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source

  29. “We are still mourning the death of four United Nations staff who died on 17 January in a heinous attack in Kabul. Under such difficult circumstances, the United Nations continues to do great work in the service of the Afghan people. Germany will continue to extend its support to UNAMA in fulfilling its mandate.”

    2014-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7139 (2014) · source

  30. “To that end, the timely signing of the bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States is a necessary precondition and should not be delayed further. At this critical juncture, Afghanistan needs to see continuity in the work of the United Nations on the ground. Supporting the Afghan Government's efforts to protect and promote human rights, increase coordination and efficiency of international support and implement its commitments under the Tokyo Framework requires a strong United Nations Mission with adequate resources and a presence throughout the country. We therefore welcome the extension of UNAMA's mandate for another 12 months. To conclude, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for the work of the Special Representative and his team in Afghanistan.”

    2014-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7139 (2014) · source

  31. “Preserving and consolidating gains in the protection and promotion of human rights is of the utmost urgency. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission remains a key partner in that regard. It is also of great importance to ensure the equal participation of all members of society, in particular women, in the shaping of the country and in its institution-building. The security situation remains volatile. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have proven increasingly capable of responding to security challenges, although at a high cost. Continued support by the international community through the transition period and beyond would further strengthen the ANSF's capacities to provide security for all Afghans. As previously stated, Germany stands ready to contribute its share to that joint effort.”

    2014-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7139 (2014) · source

  32. “My Government is confident that free, fair and transparent elections will result in a legitimate outcome, thereby further strengthening democracy in Afghanistan. We encourage the Afghan people, particularly women, to make full use of their constitutional rights and to actively participate in the elections. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has played a crucial role in support of preparations for the elections, contributing to building the capacities of Afghan authorities. For that reason, we see a continuing role for UNAMA in that area, pursuant to the Mission's mandate just extended by the Council. However, with our shared focus on the elections, we must not forget that there are many other challenges lying ahead in Afghanistan.”

    2014-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7139 (2014) · source

  33. “To start, let me thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2014/163), and his Special Representative, Mr. Jan Kubis, for his briefing and for his availability for other functions during his time in New York. I also acknowledge Ambassador Tanin's presence in the Security Council today. The German Government aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of European Union earlier in today's debate. In three weeks' time, the Afghan people will elect a new president and provincial councils. For the first time in Afghanistan's history, power will be peacefully transferred to a new Administration. We commend the great efforts Afghanistan has made so far in the preparations for those elections.”

    2014-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7139 (2014) · source

  34. “The representative of China asked about what could be done to get Afghanistan to take full advantage of its membership of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). Last year, Germany helped Afghanistan to fulfil the requirements for INTERPOL membership. That membership came about at the INTERPOL conference held in October last year. Part of the police reconstruction project is to build up the INTERPOL unit in the Afghan Ministry of the Interior. We hope that, with the development of that project, Afghanistan will be able to take full advantage of its INTERPOL membership, which of course has the greatest relevance in combating the international problem of drugs.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  35. “I probably did not make it sufficiently clear in my statement that the project is for the establishment of one national police force for the entire country. Provincial forces will be part of that national police force. The plan is not to have any independent police forces in the provinces, as was the case in the past. There will instead be one single, national unified police force, under the command of the Government in Kabul, which, of course, will appoint regional police commanders who will report to the central Government in Kabul. As Under-Secretary-General Guehenno has mentioned, the implementation of this project is of course one of the biggest obstacles we face.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  36. “I mentioned in my briefing that the police information system (POLIS) currently being developed provides the necessary infrastructure to link Kabul with the provinces. It also provides the software necessary to go beyond borders and to link neighbouring countries into the information system. A second aspect of regional cooperation is being studied, including through a project for a regional police conference on Afghanistan that is slated to be held in the second or third quarter of this year in a country of the region that has diplomatic relations both with Afghanistan and with all its neighbours. The representative of Mexico asked about the relationship between national and provincial police forces.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  37. “Given that this concerns a presidential decree that is currently being prepared, it is probably not appropriate to address this matter in greater detail in an open meeting. However, I am prepared to share with the members of the Security Council, during the closed meeting that is to follow this one, the advice we have given the Administration in Kabul. (spoke in English) The representative of Russia asked about cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbours in the sector of the police and the services. The representative of Guinea also mentioned this question of cooperation, particularly as regards the fight against illicit drugs. Cooperation has been completely insufficient in the past. It needs to be developed.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  38. “I would like to use this opportunity to let the Council know that the catalogue can be had from our United Nations Mission here in New York. It can also be had through Council members' embassies in Berlin, as well as through our embassy and the police project office at Kabul. We hold regular meetings in Berlin with countries that have been participating in the police project. At the last meeting there were 16 nations present. That is not a closed group. I would like to invite all members to let us know whether there is something they can do in order to support the project. I am pretty certain that in this catalogue of modules there is one that fits existing requirements and possibilities. (spoke in French) Mr. Guehenno has already made some comments regarding the question raised by the representative of France on the presidential decree.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  39. “When candidates were selected for the first intake of 1,500 in the police academy courses, starting in August of last year, it was possible to include qualified recruits from all 32 provinces, providing a proper ethnic mix reflecting of the population. The second question by the representative of the United Kingdom was whether international support for the police project was broad enough. More international support is needed, as I said in my statement. How can it be increased? We have developed a catalogue of modules, into which the whole police project has been broken down. It is a living document that contains numerous modules of training, reconstruction and equipment details. I have had an opportunity to share this catalogue with a number of interested countries by travelling to capitals that had indicated interest.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  40. “Mr. Braun: I should like to group the numerous questions that have been addressed to me under several thematic headings, starting with the question by the representative of the United Kingdom about the recruitment of personnel to the Ministry of Interior and to the police and about their qualifications. I should like to include in this group the questions by the representatives of the United States, Chile and Angola. It is difficult, but not impossible, to recruit qualified personnel. It seems that work in the police force is attractive to Afghan nationals, that it is prestigious and that it has a good tradition.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  41. “Indeed, 2003 will be an important year in that respect, and we rely on the help and the contributions of Council members to make it a success.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  42. “I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that sustained and additional support for the Afghan police is needed. We ask Council members to help us to carry that message to their respective Governments. The upcoming reorganization of the Afghan Ministry of the Interior and the strategic decisions made on the future shape and structure of the police and the border police provide us with a solid basis on which to move forward in constructing a modern, professional Afghan police force committed to upholding the rule of law and human rights. But much remains to be done before the Bonn process becomes irreversible and before the Afghan Government and Administration grow stronger and gain the structures and experience necessary for carrying forward the building process on their own.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  43. “We regard lobbying the international community and taking responsibility for international coordination as the central functions of our role as lead nation for the reconstruction of the Afghan police and border police. On a technical level, we have established a catalogue of modules, including training courses, equipment and reconstruction projects, as a basis for potential contributions. Using this, we can implement any kind of support measures, whether directly, through the German project office in Kabul, which is currently staffed by 14 senior German police and border guard officers, through organizations acting on our behalf, or through the Afghanistan Transitional Administration. I have already mentioned the international contributions that have made the police reconstruction project a success so far.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  44. “This will continue to require well-coordinated efforts and commitment from all Afghan and international actors in the security sector. Building the border police will be another vital task, linking both the anti-drug effort and the rebuilding of the Afghan National Army with the police project. We hope that the Nordic countries, led by Norway, will assume a prominent role in this task. Germany, as the lead nation for overall police reconstruction, is prepared and will be glad to support the Nordic countries with regard to concept and coordination. We are optimistic that initial structures, recently laid out by the Afghanistan Transitional Administration, can be built this year.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  45. “The United States of America has undertaken the organization and financing of that momentous task. Extending police reconstruction to the provinces is a big challenge. In many provinces, the challenge will be chiefly financial and organizational. In others, it will also entail important security problems that cannot be tackled by police means alone. Instability resulting from fighting among regional commanders, ethnic groups and their militias must end in order to successfully integrate all provinces by the end of 2004. Combating drug production and trafficking will be crucial litmus test with regard to the ability of lead nations in the security sector to achieve synergies in their overlapping fields of responsibility.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  46. “We are confident that it will be adopted shortly by the cabinet of the Afghanistan Transitional Administration and that a presidential decree will be issued, mirroring the presidential decree on the reconstruction of the armed forces. Two critical features of that strategy are, first, the decision on a target size of 50,000 for the National Police and the build-up of a border police force of 12,000; and secondly, the conversion of the conscript patrolman system into a third professional pillar of the Afghan police structure. The conscript system was discontinued at the end of 2002. During the transitional period, current conscripts will be offered professional training programmes so that they can qualify as members of the police force under the nationwide trainer snowballing system, or they will be discharged.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  47. “We hope that it will see the consolidation of the work of the re-established central police institutions in Kabul, the further development of the training system and the inclusion in it of the country's patrolmen, the build-up of a professional border police and, above all, the transfer of results achieved in Kabul to other parts of the country. The level of development and achievement will depend on positive developments in the general security situation and the participation of the international community. A strategy for national police reconstruction through 2005 that is synchronized with advances in demobilization and armed forces build-up and that sets out milestones and benchmarks is currently being fine- tuned by the Afghan Ministry of the Interior.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  48. “A nation-wide, computer-based police information system called POLIS is being established, starting with a central unit in Kabul, where police officers are currently being trained on its future use. Finally, Afghanistan became a member of Interpol in October 2002. The integration of the provinces into the police rebuilding programme has begun. To date, 10 of the 32 provinces have been evaluated on the basis of their equipment, reconstruction and training needs. The information required for their inclusion in the reconstruction and local training programme and police pay system, as well as for staff restructuring, has been provided. A structure for police deployment in the provinces has been established and can be seen in annex 5. I would like now to speak about the way ahead. The year 2003 will be decisive.”

    2003-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4711 (2003) · source

  49. “The reorganization of the police and of the Ministry of the Interior is making good progress. A structure for the national police and a new Afghan border police, comprising border patrol and immigration units, has been established. Annex 3, supplementary to my statement, shows the structure envisaged for the national police and the border police. The Ministry of the Interior is adopting a new, modern structure, as can be seen in annex 4. I understand that President Karzai gave his consent to the new Ministry of the Interior structure yesterday. Payment of Kabul police officers and the students and staff of the Police Academy is guaranteed through LOTFA, thanks to contributions by Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the World Bank.”

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  50. “A structure for the further training of serving police officers has been created and training courses began last summer. Annex 2, which is supplementary to my printed statement, shows Police Academy training structures. The infrastructures of the national criminal police and the national drug police have been re-established, with contributions from the United Kingdom, the United States and the United Nations International Drug Control Programme. The police force in Kabul is now able to work again, thanks to the reconstruction of its buildings and to new equipment. The foundations for the re-establishment of the police health service have been laid through the creation of a medical care unit built on the Police Academy premises. A forthcoming contribution by Japan will further expand that nucleus.”

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