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Bui The Giang

lines on the record: 192
first: 2008-04-28
most recent: 2010-10-26
sittings or episodes: 30
sources: un-security-council

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“As a nation deeply committed to women's emancipation and empowerment, Viet Nam has always supported the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), and our contribution to the drafting and adoption of resolution 1889 (2009) by the Security Council in October 2009 is just one example of this. In the same vein, we seriously take this review of the 10-year implementation of RESOLUTION 1325 (2000) as a chance to reinforce our determination to work harder with the international community, the United Nations system first and foremost, towards a world of genuine equity and equality for women.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation appreciates the monumental work done by United Nations entities, in consultation with Member States and civil societies, in building the set of indicators annexed to the Secretary-General's report (S/2010/498). We share the view that the indicators can provide a helpful tool kit for the United Nations system and those countries that wish to use them on a voluntary basis. At the same time, we believe that certain indicators need more careful consideration in order for the whole set to be balanced and of an encouraging rather than an imposing character, and hence more effective.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Moreover, having emerged from many destructive wars, we in Viet Nam are convinced that women can play an active role in peacebuilding and reconstruction if and when they are empowered economically, financially, politically and institutionally, and when their special needs, including health and education, are properly addressed. With this in mind, we hope that the seven commitments listed in the Secretary-General's report contained in document S/2010/466 can be fully honoured so as to ensure women's equal involvement as participants and beneficiaries in local development, employment creation, income generation, front-line service delivery, and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes in post-conflict situations.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The fact that women have constituted less than 8 per cent of negotiators in United Nations-mediated peace processes and less than 3 per cent of peace agreement signatories since 1992; that only 16 per cent of peace agreements between 1990 and 2010 contained references to women; and that less than 3 per cent of post-conflict spending is dedicated to women is unacceptable. Women, being not merely victims, but rather agents of change, should be able to involve themselves more in peace talks to better reflect their priorities in the text of peace agreements.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Against such a backdrop, it is worrisome to learn from the Secretary-General's report that "10 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), significant achievements are difficult to identify or quantify. The conditions and opportunities that women and girls face in situations of armed conflict continue to be abhorrent and effective methods for monitoring impact are lacking." (S/2010/498, para. 3) My delegation is of the view that much more remains to be done to better protect women and girls from all forms of violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, further empower them and increase their participation in all stages of peace processes.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We particularly commend the adoption early this year of the three-year Joint Strategy on Gender and Mediation initiated by the Department of Political Affairs and UNIFEM, and the proposed seven-point action plan, which contains actions needed to enhance women's participation in peacebuilding - a fundamental factor to prevent war and empower women. In this connection, we sincerely hope that the newly established UN Women, once it has completed its transitional arrangements, will become a stronger entity and take the lead in the women and peace and security agenda. At the national level, among other things, the national action plans being designed, adopted and put in place represent a meaningful contribution. We hope that adequate resources will be made available to ensure the full implementation of these plans.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Most visible at the international level is the better coordinated work within the United Nations system - particularly among the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Development Programme and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - in mainstreaming gender in peace and security, and in addressing issues that may impact women's participation in peace processes, including humanitarian and socio-economic issues.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Following the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), we have noted with appreciation the Security Council's increased commitment to women's role in peace and security, which has been illustrated not only in its active participation, but also in its role as key promoter in the United Nations system in advancing the women and peace and security agenda. We are heartened to see greater awareness at both the national and international levels, resulting in an unprecedented number of activities carried out in highly diverse forms and in a wide range of areas by all stakeholders to promote women's role and rights in relation to peace and security.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Uganda for convening this important high-level meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the historic resolution 1325 (2000). We thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document S/2010/498, on women and peace and security, as well as his report contained in document S/2010/466, on women's participation in peacebuilding, which he presented to the Council a few days ago. We congratulate Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her appointment as Executive Director of the newly established United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and we welcome her participation in today's meeting of the Council. We assure her of our full cooperation in the execution of her important mandate.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In this connection, it is vital to ensure closer and more effective coordination among the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as well as among peacekeeping and political missions, UNICEF, the United Nations Development Programme and other agencies.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Let me reiterate Viet Nam's view that the State bears the primary role and responsibility in protecting its civilians, including children, in armed conflict. The contact between the United Nations and non-State actors should therefore be conducted in cooperation with concerned Governments in order to avoid possible prejudgment in giving political and legal status to those non-State actors, including in particular terrorist groups. Furthermore, child protection in situations of armed conflict should always be part and parcel of a broader strategy of conflict prevention and response that deals with hunger and poverty as well as socio-economic development. I also wish to emphasize the indispensable cooperation of United Nations bodies in the successful implementation of such a strategy.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the same time, we believe that greater caution is needed in selecting specific situations to be mentioned in the Secretary-General's report, bearing in mind the scope of the report as mandated by resolutions 1612 (2005)and 1882 (2009). It is necessary that this mechanism operate with the participation of and in cooperation with national Governments, and that all actions undertaken by United Nations entities within the framework of this mechanism be designed to support and supplement, as appropriate, the role of national Governments. Consultations with Member States should also be further enhanced during preparation of reports to ensure that the information contained therein is updated, non-biased, reliable and verifiable.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We join the call for the Security Council to ensure that specific provisions for the protection of children continue to be included in all relevant peacekeeping operations, and that child protection concerns be integrated into mission planning instruments and processes, as appropriate. It is our view that child protection concerns should be consistently reflected in peace processes and peace agreements, and that children's particular needs included in post-conflict peace planning and financing. We recognize the work of the monitoring and reporting mechanism, which is essential to keeping us all abreast of developments on the ground.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation, however, remains deeply concerned about persistent violations committed against children by many parties to armed conflict, and equally concerned about the high numbers of civilian casualties, including children, during military operations in several parts of the world. We are dismayed by the increasing hostility against humanitarian aid work in more than one war-torn country, driving civilian populations - children in the first place - into extremely difficult living conditions. We condemn all these acts and call on all parties concerned to comply with international human rights and humanitarian laws.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the national level, we are pleased to note that 131 countries have ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, that significant successes have been recorded in integrating child rights and child protection goals into national development plans and strategies, that many States have enacted new pieces of legislation to prevent and prohibit grave violations against children, and that more parties to armed conflict are now engaged in establishing action plans to release children from their ranks and to end the recruitment and use of child solders.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I wish to congratulate Mexico on its assumption of the Security Council presidency for the month of June. I thank the Mexican presidency for convening this open debate on an important topic dear to our hearts. I thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his report contained in document S/2010/ 181, and Special Representative Coomaraswamy for her briefing before the Council. We appreciate the efforts of United Nations entities during the reporting period in protecting children from violations in armed conflict, and particularly in monitoring and reporting on grave violations of children's rights, incorporating child protection policy into peacekeeping operations, and promoting the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Finally, as it always has, Viet Nam continues to commit itself to joining the international community's collective efforts towards the peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine and Arab-Israeli conflicts and the ultimate attainment of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Turning to Lebanon, we welcome and support the efforts undertaken by the Lebanese Government to strengthen the national course of peace consolidation, socio-economic reconstruction and the normalization of external relations, and encourage the parties in Lebanon to jointly contribute to these endeavours. We demand that Israel immediately and unconditionally cease all violations of Lebanese independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, including by ceasing flights over Lebanese territory and withdrawing from the northern part of Al-Ghajar village and an adjacent area north of the Blue Line. We reiterate our support for the full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006).”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In this overall situation, my delegation again acknowledges the intensified efforts of the Quartet, the League of Arab States, regional countries and the international community at large in helping to achieve a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to revitalize the Middle East peace process on all tracks. We recognize the Palestinian National Authority's determination, under difficult circumstances, to embark on practical policies and measures to strengthen socioeconomic foundations, security sector reform and functional institutions for a future State. We join the repeated calls from the wider membership of the United Nations and from many different parts of the world for peace, reconciliation and mediation in the Middle East.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“That State must do so with the utmost urgency and responsibility. Palestinian factions must make sincere efforts to resolve their differences within the framework of intra-Palestinian reconciliation and jointly work towards the establishment of a Government of national unity. In the interest of long-term regional peace and justice, we reiterate our calls for all the parties concerned to strictly comply with international humanitarian and human rights law and conduct, without delay, credible domestic investigations into the many reported allegations of violations, as recommended by the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48).”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The vicious cycle of violence and counter- violence has sowed the seeds of confrontation, animosity and incitement for too long. In order to achieve a breakthrough into a new period in which an independent State of Palestine can thrive and all peoples in the region can co-exist in peace and security, all parties concerned should uphold their mutual obligations under the Road Map, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant Security Council resolutions. Constructive dialogue and political negotiations must be put first, whereas the military option should be excluded. Israel must immediately freeze illegal settlement activity, dismantle outposts erected since March 2001, open all border crossings, release all Palestinian prisoners and facilitate humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“No substantive progress has been made towards a durable ceasefire between the parties concerned, the required resumption of peaceful negotiations on final status or the sustained opening of border crossings. Israel has yet to cease its unilateral and provocative construction and expansion of settlements and the separation wall, its demolition of Palestinian homes and eviction of their families, and its revocation of residency permits, thus directly endangering and altering the demographic composition, character, nature and status of the occupied Palestinian territory. The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip remains shocking and is a causal effect of the restrictions and blockade imposed on the local population. The recent resurgence of sporadic rocket attacks against civilians in southern Israel again stirs up deep worries.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate during this very first month of the year. I also thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Fernandez- Taranco, for his important briefing. My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by Ambassador Abdelaziz of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. This month last year saw the adoption by this Council of resolution 1860 (2009) as a result of intensive negotiations among concerned parties following Israel's offensive on 27 December 2008 in Gaza. A year later, assessments of the situation in the Middle East once again attest to its severity on multiple fronts.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the same time, we wish to emphasize the need to ensure enhanced ownership and responsibility by Bosnia and Herzegovina in the political process of the country. We call upon the international community to continue to play an important role in promoting peaceful resolution of the conflict and in facilitating Bosnia and Herzegovina's transition to a stable, reform-oriented, modern and democratic country.”
2009-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6222 (2009) · source
“We continue to strongly support the full implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, including the revised strategy for the implementation of annex 7 of the Agreement, as it provides a firm basis for resolving the problematic displacement of some 120,000 persons. We call upon the political leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to make every effort to promote the sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons and guarantee their rights to employment, health care, education and pensions. Much more also needs to be done in the areas of border and migration management, as well as the fight against corruption and organized crime. Finally, we support the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in his efforts to facilitate progress towards the full implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.”
2009-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6222 (2009) · source
“However, my delegation notes with concern the division among political leaders that is challenging the Dayton Peace Agreement and, by implication, the sovereignty and constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are also disturbed by the limited consensus on the main reform priorities, which is detrimental to the implementation of previously agreed reforms. The lack of substantive political dialogue is yet another source of concern. In this context, we are heartened by the relatively stable relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and its immediate neighbours. At this critical juncture, the political leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to work together towards a shared vision on the direction of the country, so as to speed up the smooth operation of institutions and create more functional and efficient state structures.”
2009-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6222 (2009) · source
“Let me join other members of the Council in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Nikola Spirie, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Security Council today and in thanking him for his statement. I especially congratulate him on the election of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the term 2010-2011. I also thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the thirty-sixth report on implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement (see S/2009/588*) and for his comprehensive update. As noted in previous meetings of the Council on Bosnia and Herzegovina, advancing the cause of building a secure, democratic and stable multi-ethnic State has always been among the most important objectives for the political leaders and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2009-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6222 (2009) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I should like to express my deepest appreciation to all representatives, the Secretariat, the interpreters, the camera team and the security personnel for their patience and cooperation in helping us accomplish today's long meeting. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.20 pm.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I now invite His Excellency Mr. Tete Antonio, Acting Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, to speak.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I again request speakers to kindly limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I thank representatives for their understanding and cooperation. I now give the floor to the representative of Serbia.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The President: I wish to remind all speakers, as was indicated at the morning session, to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I thank participants for their understanding and cooperation. I now give the floor to the representative of Brazil.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Colombia, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the same time, my delegation believes that, in order to ensure the best possible cost- effective performance of the whole system, it is imperative to promote more efficient use and better coordination of existing mechanisms and structures, while giving initiatives on creating new ones serious and comprehensive consideration. Finally, members may rest assured of Viet Nam's resolute determination to work constructively, together with all international partners, towards the strict implementation of all relevant international laws and Security Council resolutions, most directly resolution 1820 (2008), to put an end to sexual violence and to ensure a worthy place for women and girls in the life of humanity.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“The United Nations, particularly the Peacebuilding Commission, the United Nations Development Programme and donors, should further assist national Governments in building gender-related capacity and developing gender-sensitive programmes to help survivors of sexual violence with a wide range of services - from access to justice, relief from stigma and ostracism, and provision of mental and psychological health care to support for greater physical, economic and social security through employment and income generation, and involvement in decision-making. Underlining the high importance of international assistance and cooperation, we remain of the view that States bear the primary responsibility to protect their populations from all types of violations, including sexual violence.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“Along that line, we support a more proactive engagement of the United Nations in increasing women's participation in peace negotiations, as well as in political and peacekeeping missions, as an effective way to better support women and girl victims on the ground, while helping to foster women's empowerment in societies emerging from conflict. Measures to protect women and girls from sexual violence in conflict situations should be designed and implemented as part of a broader strategic framework that covers social, economic and development issues. As such, one of the best ways to prevent and respond to sexual violence is to further mainstream gender in early recovery planning and financing at the national level.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“We support the ongoing efforts of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and other agencies to integrate sexual violence into protection of civilians mandates and to develop important materials, such as gender guidelines for military personnel in peacekeeping operations and the Analytical Inventory of Responses by Peacekeeping Personnel to War- Related Violence against Women. Much remains to be done in the struggle against sexual violence in armed conflict. Greater efforts should be made to promote the empowerment of women and to improve women's participation in the early stages of peace processes, particularly in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“Given the increasing sexual abuse and violence in many parts of the world, which we categorically condemn, Viet Nam supports efforts to fully translate into practice the 2007 United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative and other measures aimed at preventing and responding to sexual violence in armed conflict in the areas of humanitarian assistance, awareness-raising, advocacy, capacity- building and training, legal, judicial and institutional reforms, and the provision of services to victims, and so on.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“The adoption of resolution 1882 (2009) on children and armed conflict early this week, with criteria expanded to include in the annex lists of the Seeretary-General's reports parties that engage in patterns of killing, maiming and sexual violence against children, once again reaffirmed the Council's resolve to halt those violations.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the first report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/362) on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008). I am also thankful to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and his highly focused briefing today. More than a year ago, following the Security Council's open debate on widespread and systematic rape and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict, this Council adopted resolution 1820 (2008), leading to visibly improved awareness of sexual violence across the United Nations system, the international community and many conflict areas. Since then, sexual violence has been dealt with in many reports of the Secretary-General and outcome documents of the Security Council, as well as many other United Nations forums.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180 (2009) · source
“As stated on many occasions, Viet Nam supports a comprehensive approach in helping to address the root causes of the challenges that Myanmar is facing, which lie in poverty and economic underdevelopment. In that connection, the establishment of a national economic forum, with a focus on agriculture, will be pivotal. For that to be realized fruitfully, we believe that United Nations agencies and donors should and could play a more active role. Finally, as a country in the region with a high stake in seeing peace, stability and development promoted in Myanmar, Viet Nam wishes to reaffirm its continued support for the Secretary-General's good offices and all other efforts conducive to the national reconciliation and democratization process in that country.”
2009-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6161 (2009) · source
“At the same time, taking into account the complex situation of Myanmar as a country emerging from years of, and still suffering from, political tension, economic underdevelopment and disastrous natural calamities, we believe that the visit has proved to be a meaningful step in a process needed for Myanmar to become a peaceful, stable and prosperous country. In this process, it is the people of Myanmar who will determine their own destiny. The assistance of the international community and the United Nations is extremely important and will be effective when it is based on the engagement of and cooperation with the Government and the people of Myanmar, as has been the case, particularly in the present context of the country's seven-step road map towards democracy and national reconciliation.”
2009-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6161 (2009) · source
“We regret but understand from the local legal perspective the Secretary-General's inability to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. We regard the Secretary- General's meeting with Tripartite Core Group as very important, for it again gives added value to the successful cooperation between the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Government of Myanmar. While sharing the common wish to see faster and more tangible progress in all fields of life in Myanmar, we take positive note of the decision by the Government of Myanmar to grant amnesty to prisoners and enable them to participate in next year's elections, which we hope will be free, fair and inclusive, as a first concrete measure in follow-up to the Secretary- General's Visit.”
2009-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6161 (2009) · source
“As we have learned directly from the Secretary- General, all activities scheduled for the visit except one were realized. He had two meetings with Senior General Than Shwe and several meetings with high- level Government officials, at which he straightforwardly raised his views and recommendations on the current situation. He also had a frank exchange of views with leaders of 10 registered political parties, including a separate private meeting with the National League for Democracy and representatives of ceasefire groups. In particular, he met with and made public critical comments to a large audience comprised of over 300 participants from non-governmental organizations, civil society groups and the diplomatic corps, which is yet another sign of Myanmar authorities' continued respect for the Secretary-General and his opinion.”
2009-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6161 (2009) · source
“I wish to join other Council members in thanking the Secretary- General for his descriptive briefing on his Myanmar visit 10 days ago. We are particularly appreciative of and grateful for the Secretary-General's personal efforts and commitment in making this visit, given his very tight schedule. I also thank Ambassador Than Swe, Permanent Representative of Myanmar, for his statement. It is our view that the visit was timely and necessary, given the overall situation in Myanmar at this juncture. In reality, it has further confirmed the role of the United Nations, represented by the Secretary-General, as a key mediator and its commitment to helping the Government and people of Myanmar with a broad-based, forward-looking package.”
2009-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6161 (2009) · source
“To conclude, given the many similarities between Viet Nam and Afghanistan in both conditions and levels of development, and given Viet Nam's comparative advantages in areas that agro-based countries like Afghanistan may often need for development, allow me to reiterate Viet Nam's commitment at the Paris Conference last year to staying prepared to contribute our experience and expertise in post-war recovery and development to the reconstruction process in the brother country of Afghanistan.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source
“With that in mind, we call upon all Afghan stakeholders to put the political stability of their country above their partisan or group interests, renounce violence, overcome divisions and advance dialogue and cooperation in order to succeed in the major political events ahead, and most immediately to make sure that the upcoming elections are fair, free and non-violent, with the broad voluntary participation of the Afghan people.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source
“More efficient mechanisms should be developed to enhance donor coordination, aid effectiveness and coherence in the allocation and use of available resources. In this connection, we look forward to the Secretary-General's presentation of the benchmarks at the September meeting of the Council. At the same time, we share the Secretary- General's emphasis on Afghan ownership, for no one but the Afghan people could do better the work of rebuilding and sustaining peace and ensuring the stability, growth and development of their own country. To this end, international assistance should fit into Afghan structures and priorities and the process of Afghanization should gradually be the ultimate answer to all the challenges facing the country.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source
“We recognize the commitment to reducing civilian casualties, but regret the 24 per cent increase in civilian casualties as compared with the same period in 2008, and look forward to early concrete measures to concretely and sharply bring down this figure. With less than two months left before the elections are scheduled to be held, we believe in the critical importance of international assistance in maintaining the positive momentum. We therefore welcome the renewed commitment to Afghanistan's peacebuilding process expressed by international donors at The Hague Conference in March this year, as well as the consensus on a more focused strategy to meet the challenges in Afghanistan, which include adequately funded and effective civilian capacity- and institution-building programmes.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source
“We especially commend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its central role in better coordinating international action and assistance. Against that backdrop, we remain concerned by the continued deteriorating insecurity and increased levels of violence in Afghanistan. The expanded fighting and insurgency activities in previously stable areas, the intensified intimidation, abductions and assassinations, and the continued deliberate targeting of public officials, civilian contractors, religious scholars and aid workers, and particularly attacks against United Nations personnel, remain key sources of concern.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source
“In the field of governance, progress is visible in the fight against corruption and in the enhancement of administrative accountability and capacity-building, thus giving rise to the civilian surge which is aimed at extending the Government's presence to the whole country, avoiding duplication and creating greater efficiency among existing governance structures. We acknowledge the closer and more effective regional cooperation Afghanistan has enjoyed during the past three months, which is pivotal in helping to solve the conflict, combat cross-border crime and drug trafficking, and generate economic growth in the country. We appreciate the continued assistance of the international community to the Afghan Government and people.”
2009-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6154 (2009) · source