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2015-07-30
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2017-01-10
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  1. “To be completely clear, the appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General should in no way alter the mandates of the Security Council. The mandates of existing bodies and institutions, most notably the General Assembly, must be respected. The climate-change risk is real. It is dangerous and it is growing. It will touch the lives of billions over the coming century, threatening their well-being and, in some cases, their lives. It has the potential to undermine global peace and stability in ways we are only beginning to understand. Moreover, the nexus between climate change, peace and security and the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be ignored. For those reasons, the Pacific SIDS urge all countries to support our call for a Special Representative of the Secretary-General on climate and security.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  2. “The initial outputs of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the first two years of work should include, first, an update of the Secretary- General's 2009 report (A/64/350), including the status of implementation of resolution 63/281 and an assessment of United Nations capacity to respond to the security implications of climate change; secondly, working with relevant scientific bodies and research organizations, a new report that identifies and analyses potentially dangerous tipping points at the climate/ security nexus, along with recommendations for improving our ability to monitor and respond; and, thirdly, preliminary climate-security risk assessments for interested vulnerable countries.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  3. “The Special Representative would serve the Secretary-General, with the responsibilities that would include reporting regularly to the General Assembly and the Security Council on emerging climate-related security threats; facilitating regional cooperation and the resolution of border issues that might be affected by climate change; helping vulnerable countries evaluate theirsecurity-relatednationalcircumstancesanddevelop action plans to increase their resilience; identifying and monitoring potentially dangerous tipping points at the climate change/security nexus; engaging in creative preventive diplomacy, as appropriate, and supporting post-conflict situations when climate change is a risk factor that could undermine stability.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  4. “Since 2011, the threat of climate change has only increased. Impacts are happening faster and are more severe than most scientists had previously projected. The Paris Agreement notwithstanding, current emission trends are still far from adequate. The climate-change threat is unprecedented, and therefore we need new tools to respond. For that reason, the Pacific States are renewing their call for the Secretary- General to appoint a Special Representative on climate and security.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  5. “In resolution 63/281, the General Assembly agreed that climate change could have security implications and invited all relevant organs of the United Nations to intensify their efforts to address the matter. That was followed by a landmark report (A/64/350) by former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon entitled "Climate change and its possible security implications", in which he labelled climate change as a threat multiplier and identified food and water insecurity, natural resources scarcity, exposure to extreme events and human migration as some of the numerous channels through which climate change has the potential to destabilize societies. In a 2011 presidential statement (S/PRST/2011/15), the Security Council agreed, recognizing that climate change could aggravate existing threats to international peace and security.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  6. “In many of his recent statements, including an excellent article in Newsweek yesterday, he highlighted the interlinkages between conflict and many of its root causes: poverty, inequality, human rights violations and environmental destruction. In his Newsweek article, he stated that, "climate change, population growth, rapid urbanization, food insecurity and water scarcity are adding to the tensions and instability". The Pacific States fully agree. We must reinvigorate our political and diplomatic engagement in responding to conflict, and a significant portion of that energy must be directed towards improving the material circumstances of people. Happy, safe and secure people rarely see the need to reach for a weapon. And the single-largest threat to the safety and security of present and future generations is climate change.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  7. “I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS). At the outset, we would like to thank Sweden for convening today's important debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. Similarly, we would like to commend the President of the General Assembly for the upcoming high-level dialogue entitled "Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace", scheduled for 24 January. We would also like to recognize Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and to thank him for his proactive leadership on this very important issue.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  8. “I therefore urge the international community and members of the Council to commit to and adopt an ambitious, legally binding agreement at the Paris Conference. We have tried to do our part to ensure that we maintain a peaceful and secure society and region. But we know all too well that in an interconnected world, no man is an island. Gone are the days when security was about warfare. New security threats have emerged that can destabilize a society and a region, and we believe that the Security Council should help us pre-empt them. To maintain a peaceful and secure region has no price, and we cannot do it alone.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source

  9. “Not to be overlooked is the issue of sovereignty that would affect my island nation. Our exclusive economic zone, a major source of economic livelihood, would substantially diminish in size, as present measurement baselines, located mostly on the atoll islands, may forever be submerged underwater. For the islands of Micronesia, the effect, whether through natural disaster or undeterred global warming, and whether abruptly or gradually, will be the same, and that is nothing less than our disappearance from the face of the planet. As the Pacific water and ocean temperature rise, the long-term fate of our islands is dire, as we will be completely engulfed by the sea and remain only as submerged reefs. No amount of development can save us from disappearing if climate change is not adequately addressed.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source

  10. “To put it in context, when two of the states in our Federation were struck by Super-typhoon Maysak in March, the storm damaged 90 per cent of their food crops, contaminated their water supplies and left behind widespread destruction of the homes and everything else in its path. Typhoon Maysak's consequences have set back our sustainable development efforts for many years. Micronesia is a large oceanic State. One of the greatest threats to our sustainable development and economic security is that of the unabated criminal acts represented by illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing. And in a country with such a large exclusive economic zone, the task of patrolling it is daunting. Our area could become a prime location for criminal activities and a transit point for human trafficking and drug smuggling.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source

  11. “Our vulnerability to security threats, man-made or natural, can be reduced only through collective international efforts, including those of the Security Council. The Council has a moral imperative to act, and really tough decisions must be taken if it is to address the security challenges facing SIDS. But while the members of the Council and many in the international community may disagree about the various types of security challenges, in our countries it is actually possible to see with awful clarity what those challenges actually mean. Among many other challenges, small island communities are grappling with the simultaneous threats of sea-level rise, extreme weather events and a decline in the viability of fisheries. For our small island developing States, the interconnectedness of security threats needs no explanation.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source

  12. “Speaking as one of the many representatives of island communities appearing before the Council today, we, as islanders, can all welcome the Council's debate on the issue of the peace and security challenges facing our communities. It is appropriate and expected that the Council should address the security issue of our time, namely, climate change. But the Council must go beyond merely debating the issue. It must ensure the security of all peoples and especially those of small island developing States. Its work must be relevant to even the smallest of the members of the United Nations. It must give greater emphasis and attention to the myriad issues that pose peace and security challenges to SIDS, and it should put the issue of climate change and security on its formal agenda.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source

  13. “Much has been written and said about the specific challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS), and for good reason. SIDS, such as the Federated States of Micronesia, are inherently exposed to factors outside our control and are the single most vulnerable group of countries in the world. I would like to thank the Prime Ministers of Samoa and Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of Seychelles for their briefings this morning. The Security Council cannot close its eyes to the challenges facing small island developing States, especially the existential threat posed by climate change. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your country, New Zealand, for bringing this debate to the Council. As SIDS, we have an inherent interest in the subject.”

    2015-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7499 (2015) · source