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first: 2016-06-10
most recent: 2018-10-25
sittings or episodes: 6
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“Within that context, Austria supported Amnesty International in organizing a discussion on the theme "Defending Women - Defending Rights: Women Human Rights Defenders' Perspectives and Challenges" on the margins of the informal European Union Foreign Ministers' meeting in Vienna on 28 August. Finally, let me conclude by stressing that Austria is deeply committed to the women and peace and security agenda and its implementation, continues to promote gender equality and women's political and economic empowerment and stands up for the fight against gender-based violence. In the light of the upcoming twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), Austria acknowledges that there is still much to do to ensure the full participation of women in all phases of conflicts, including in particular in their prevention.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We hope that others will join us in supporting that important instrument. Secondly, Austria is convinced that the absence of violence is a prerequisite for peaceful societies. In the context of fighting gender-based violence, Austria has scaled up its engagement against female genital mutilation and in 2018 has earmarked more than â‚¬1 million to help victims of such mutilation. Thirdly, Austria acknowledges the crucial interlinkage between human rights and conflict prevention. We therefore call on the Council to recognize the importance of the work of Women Human Rights Defenders for the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“It is about the daily practice in our countries and societies. And we need to carry our work further. Eighteen years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), that is as urgent as ever. In that context, I would like to highlight three important points: First, in our view, local grassroots organizations play a key role in advancing the women and peace and security agenda. Austria has therefore pledgedâ‚¬1 million to support the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The Fund provides an opportunity to build partnerships among the United Nations, Member States and civil society to support women's organizations in building peace and in providing humanitarian responses. We are convinced that, through our financial support, we will be able to assist in boosting the activities of grass-roots organizations on the ground.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Bolivia for convening this open debate on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Austria aligns itself with the statements to be made shortly on behalf of the European Union and the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security. In our national capacity, I would therefore like to highlight just a few additional points. In the interests of time, I will deliver a shortened version of our statement. The full statement will be uploaded on the PaperSmart portal. As Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl stated in her speech to the General Assembly during its general debate at its seventy-third session (see A/73/ PV.14), gender equality and the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda are about more than legal provisions.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Austria has supported the development and the roll- out of the new integrated protection of civilians training materials by hosting train-the-trainer courses as part of our long-standing cooperation with the Integrated Training Service. We will continue to support the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support in developing training materials on child protection for military peacekeepers through their cooperation with the Integrated Training Service and by hosting train-the-trainer courses for troop-contributing countries. We are struggling with new and recurring challenges regarding the protection of boys and girls who are vulnerable to violence and abuse. The international community has to maintain its strong engagement to bringing about positive change to the lives of children affected by armed conflict.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Thirdly, with respect to commitment and action, we encourage all States to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration. Attacks on schools put children at risk of injury or death. But the mere probability of attacks can lead to higher drop-out rates, as parents then tend to keep their children at home. Girls are often disproportionately impacted and are less likely to return to school even when the situation has become safer. Austria has endorsed the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use ofChild Soldiers as a measure to give priority to and further operationalize child protection within United Nations peacekeeping, and we are currently exploring possibilities to contribute to their operationalization.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Provisions on the protection of children, including their release and reintegration, should therefore form part of the early stages of ceasefire and peace negotiations. We express our serious concern that children allegedly associated with non-State armed groups are too often perceived as a security threat and as perpetrators, rather than as victims of grave violations. While it is a priority to put in place alternatives to detention and prosecution, the monitoring and reporting on the detention of children for being associated with armed forces or groups needs to continue. We would also like to emphasize the importance of deploying designated child protection advisers to United Nations missions and of ensuring that the protection mandate remains strong and unaffected.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“The Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) is actively engaged in projects aimed at reducing the threat of violence against children. At present, ADC is carrying out a project for the Sudan, where participating parties in the Darfur conflict are being trained in the rights of the child. That project also supports the Child Protection Unit of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur in facilitating dialogue between the parties to the conflict. The second point concerns protection and reintegration. Peace processes can be a vehicle for advancing child protection and for promoting reintegration and reconciliation, thereby helping to prevent the outbreak of future conflicts.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Austria fully aligns itself with the statements of the European Union, the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and the States that have endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration. In my national capacity, I would like to highlight three points. First is promoting action plans. Action plans with parties to a conflict provide the main engagement framework for the United Nations to address immediate protection concerns and as a lever to prevent future violations. We have to further promote the work with both State and non-State actors to follow up on their implementation as well as to conclude new action plans. Austria recognizes the challenges of engagement to respond to and prevent violations by non- State armed groups and continues its support for the United Nations- led dialogue.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“I would like to start by thanking Sweden for convening today's debate and for its active engagement as the Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We commend the committed work of the Special Representative and her team, as well as UNICEF, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Political Affairs and the civil society organizations specializing in the topic. We have studied the Secretary-General's report (S/2018/465) and agree with him that preventing violations against children affected by conflict should be a primary concern of the international community. Our support for the Security Council's children- and-armed-conflict mandate is steadfast, and we stand behind its integrity and impartiality to list all perpetrators of grave Violations against children.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Child protection advisers play a crucial role not only as the focal point of contact within the mission, but also in reaching out to all stakeholders responsible for children's rights, as well as often monitoring the implementation of action plans.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Therefore, we welcome measures to improve the training of peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel to deal comprehensively with situations involving children. Austria has been supporting the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in developing training materials on child protection for military peacekeepers and in hosting train-the-trainer courses for troop- contributing countries. Austria currently hosts a two- week train-the-trainer course aimed at operationalizing newly developed training materials on the protection of civilians and child protection. We will continue to offer our expertise and national infrastructure for that purpose. Last but not least, we would like to emphasize the importance of deploying child protection advisers to United Nations missions.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Children in armed conflict who are detained for their association with armed forces or groups are one area of the study, and we encourage other States Members to lend their support to producing a meaningful study outcome. Thirdly and lastly, with regard to tools and capacity- building, we also encourage other States to sign and comply with the Paris Commitments to protect children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups and the Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups, and endorse the Safe Schools Declaration and the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict. Political commitments have to be accompanied by initiatives to support practical work on the ground.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“At the same time, monitoring and reporting on the detention of children, based on their association with armed forces or groups, needs to continue. In that regard, we would like to recall the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which were adopted as General Assembly resolution 69/194. Austria also actively supports the global study on children deprived of liberty and its goals of raising awareness for children in detention around the world and of bridging the data gap on the number of children detained.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Under its Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2017, Austria has identified young people and the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism as one of its key priorities. A series of subregional workshops were held on young people and preventing violent extremism for the Black Sea region, the Western Balkans and Central Asia, where young men and women were able to share their experiences and provide policy recommendations. Secondly, with regard to detained children, children allegedly associated with non-State armed groups are too often perceived as a security threat and perpetrators, rather than as victims of grave violations. Therefore, putting in place alternatives to detention and prosecution is a top priority.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“While we have seen some positive developments, protecting children in situations of armed conflict has to stay a constant and evolving endeavour. I would like to highlight three points. First, with regard to non-State actors, some 29 action plans with parties to a conflict have been signed to end grave violations. We have to further promote the work with both State and non-State actors so as to follow up on their implementation and to conclude new action plans. Austria recognizes the diverse challenges to engagement when it comes to responding to and preventing violations committed by non-State armed groups and stands ready to support the Special Representative in facilitating the dialogue. We are deeply concerned about the targeted recruitment and use of children by non-State armed groups, including Violent extremist groups.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Austria aligns itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union and the representative of Canada the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. We also align ourselves with the statement to be made by the representative of Panama on behalf of the Human Security Network. We would like to thank France for convening this open debate and the Secretary-General for briefing the Security Council. He has our full support in his efforts to ensure the accuracy of United Nations reporting on grave Violations committed against children. We highly appreciate the committed work of the Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict and her Office, UNICEF as well as the civil-society organizations specializing in this topic.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“We hope that the OSCE participating States will be able to support us in this endeavour and adopt the two draft decisions that we have tabled. Finally, let me stress that Austria remains committed and will continue to promote women's rights, gender equality and the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in the OSCE region and beyond.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We will take this discussion forward in the OSCE on 3 November through an event on the role of the media in implementing the women and peace and security agenda. The third point I would like to highlight is that regional organizations are ideally suited to building a bridge between the global framework and its national and local implementation. Therefore, Austria has repeatedly called for the adoption of an OSCE-wide action plan on women, peace and security, which would be a useful tool in this regard. Unfortunately, to date no consensus on the adoption of such action plan could be reached. Having said this, we believe that the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna in December will provide a good opportunity to strengthen and reaffirm the OSCE commitments in this regard.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Based on our experiences, let me share just three short points that we take away from our work in the OSCE. First, there can be no sustainable solution to a conflict without the participation of women. In April, we organized a high-level retreat on effective peace processes and the inclusion of women, and we were able to collect concrete recommendations on how to increase women's meaningful participation in them. Secondly, another key element is gender-responsive journalism and the protection of female journalists. While women are often portrayed only as victims, gender-responsive journalism can transform gender stereotypes, promote women's empowerment and raise awareness of the critical role of women in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Let me begin by thanking France for convening this very pertinent open debate. Austria aligns itself with the statements made earlier on behalf of the European Union, the Human Security Network and the Group of Friends on Women, Peace and Security. As the President pointed out, we need to focus more on the implementation of the agenda. Austria is convinced that regional organizations, such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), have a crucial role to play in translating our political commitments on the global level into concrete action and impact on the ground. As a consequence, we have put the implementation of resolutions 1325 (2000) and its successors high on the agenda of the Austrian OSCE chairmanship this year.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Moreover, the initiative has already delivered some other positive results, as the multilateral disarmament machinery, both here in New Nork and in Geneva, seems to have geared up recently compared with recent years. In our View, we must work in both directions to ensure greater security for all, strengthening the existing non-proliferation and control regimes and seeking the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“And the greater the number of States that possess nuclear weapons and related material, the more opportunities there will be for non-State actors to get their hands on them. Inversely, the smaller the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world and of States possessing them, the smaller the risk that non-State actors will achieve their nefarious objectives. That is why real progress on nuclear disarmament is crucial, not least in the context of our discussion here. The convention on the prohibition of nuclear weapons that is currently under negotiation at the United Nations - downstairs in this very Building - is aimed at facilitating such progress. Let me emphasize that this initiative is fully in line with the existing non-proliferation regime, with the NPT at its centre, and that its aim is to strengthen, not weaken, the regime.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“The humanitarian and other consequences of a nuclear terrorist attack would be catastrophic. While we have to redouble our efforts within the existing nuclear non-proliferation regimes to prevent such an occurrence, we also have to reinforce these regimes. One of the major obstacles, of course, is the continued existence of nuclear weapons as such. The greater their number and the greater the number of possessor States, the more difficult it is to secure them against theft, hacking or other forms of unauthorized access by non-State actors. Equally importantly, so long as a number of States possess such weapons, others will be tempted to develop or to get hold of them as well.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Importantly, Austria has in place legislation aimed at implementing effectively, at the national level, its international non-proliferation commitments, such as the relevant articles of the Austrian penal code and of our Foreign Trade Act. Let me also mention that Austria serves as the Executive Secretariat of the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. We also participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. But, thirdly, the most horrific scenario of all, namely, the acquisition of nuclear material or, even worse, a nuclear weapon by terrorists can, unfortunately, not be dismissed as unrealistic today. It is clear that there are actors with a firm intention to achieve exactly that, and there is evidence that some are working systematically to overcome the remaining obstacles.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“In the current situation, resolution 1540 (2004) is becoming ever more relevant, and, with last year's resolution 2325 (2016), we now have a new instrument to further improve the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) in the face of these growing threats. Secondly, Austria is firmly committed to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. My country is party to all relevant international treaties, such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention. Austria considers export controls as an important tool to prevent proliferation and therefore actively participates in the Zangger Committee, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Let me thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this very timely open debate. Austria, of course, fully aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. Let me therefore offer just a few additional remarks from my national perspective. I should like to talk about three issues. First, in recent years, two of the most significant international security challenges of our time - terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) - have increasingly come to overlap and thereby compound each other. Recent instances of the use of chemical weapons not only by the Syrian regime but also by the Islamic State have increased public attention to this danger.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“I would like to assure the Council that Austria will continue to work closely with all interested stakeholders to further strengthen the protection of civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Austria continues to support the objective of an international political commitment dedicated to the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas and joins the Secretary-General in his call on all States to engage in this initiative. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the most efficient way of protecting civilians is by preventing and ending armed conflicts. Hence we fully support the work of the United Nations to find political settlements to conflicts and to strengthen its mediation and conflict-prevention capacity, including the Secretary-General's Human Rights Up Front initiative. In this context, it goes without saying that we support further implementation of the women and peace and security and the children and armed conflict agendas.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“We continue to call for full compliance with international humanitarian and human rights law, as well as for accountability, including through the International Criminal Court. One of the most severe current challenges in this field is the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. We strongly welcome the Secretary-General's focus on this issue in his report, and were pleased to see it feature prominently at the World Humanitarian Summit. Together with a number of other countries, Austria used this opportunity to subscribe to one of the Summit's core commitments related to the use of these weapons, pledged an additional commitment and hosted a side event on this issue.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Because we believe in the importance of effective peacekeeping operations to the protection of civilians, Austria gladly endorsed the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians in the margins of the General Assembly debate on peace and security last month, and we are very encouraged to see the number of supporters grow. I have just a few remarks to make on the protection of civilians where there is no United Nations mission. While peacekeeping operations play an important role in the protection of civilians, there are many conflicts where civilians are under attack, yet there is no mission in place to protect them. We welcome the findings and recommendations of the Secretary-General in his latest report (S/2016/447).”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“The certification of such training courses is an excellent opportunity to do so, and Austria is proud to be among the first countries to obtain such certification for our national protection of civilians training course. We are very happy to be able to host the United Nations workshop for the development of protection of civilians training material, in close cooperation with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, this fall. Thirdly, another key aspect for a more effective protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations is the timely availability of threat and risk assessments. It is therefore important to further develop an integrated intelligence-gathering and analysis capacity to improve situational awareness.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Even where the United Nations has deployed troops, we are convinced that the sustainable protection of civilians can be achieved only through durable peace and political solutions. As such, it is paramount that peacekeeping missions follow a whole-of-mission approach to the protection of civilians. Secondly, we cannot overemphasize the need to provide adequate training and equipment to military and police personnel deployed in United Nations peace operations. To strengthen this aspect, all troop- and police-contributing countries need to improve the cooperation and transparency of their national training efforts and bring them in line with the relevant United Nations standards.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank France for convening this timely open debate. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations. Of course, Austria fully aligns itself with the statements delivered by the observer of the European Union and the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians, respectively. In our national capacity, we would like to highlight a few additional points. I have three remarks to make on the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations. Firtst, it is clear to us that peacekeeping operations have an important role to play when it comes to the protection of civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source