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Christoph Heusgen

lines on the record: 300
first: 2020-04-16
most recent: 2021-02-11
sittings or episodes: 63
sources: un-security-council

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“First, I align myself with the statement by Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the United Nations, (annex XVIII). I thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his briefing and dedication to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Throughout his briefing, he showed the sympathy that he has for the country. It was wonderful that he ended on a positive note, citing the example of students that demonstrate and fight against the division. Unfortunately, in many schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina the children are divided according to their religious adherence and go to school in the morning or in the afternoon accordingly. Overcoming that is something very positive. It also sends a message of hope.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1103 (2020) · source
“I urge Russia to stop blaming others, to stop undermining the OPCW and to finally acknowledge the reality that the Syrian regime is responsible for mass murder and for killing its own population with chemical weapons. The Syrian regime is responsible for yesterday’s killing of eight civilians, four of whom were children.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“Together with Belgium, Estonia, France and the United Kingdom, we sent a letter (S/2020/960) to the Secretary-General and to the Security Council in which we call on Russia to disclose urgently, fully and in a transparent manner the circumstances of the attack against Mr. Navalny and to inform the Council. Russia has the evidence and medical samples needed for an investigation in its own country. It is therefore upon Russia to launch a full and transparent investigation. Russia does not want to imply that Mr. Navalny was poisoned in Germany, or that he poisoned himself. We therefore take note of the Russian announcement to cooperate with the OPCW. We call on the Russian Federation authorities to fully cooperate with the OPCW to ensure an impartial international investigation.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“Navalny, this is a typical Russian reaction. I just recall what I mentioned before — Russia’s cyberattack on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The timing of that, by the way, was in connection with the Skripal case. Coming back to Mr. Navalny, in the spirit of full transparency, Germany shared a shortened version of a classified analysis by the OPCW on the Navalny poisoning (S/1906/2020) with all Member States. That version omits any specific details regarding the structural characteristics of the toxic chemical that was used. That approach has been carefully considered and is guided by non-proliferation concerns.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“Second statement by the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, Christoph Heusgen I must say that I just cannot believe my ears. I would recommend that Mr. Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, look at the Caesar photographs of the prisons in Syria. I do not know if he was present in the Security Council when I cited the witness in the Koblenz trial who was responsible for the transport of hundreds of corpses of Syrian civilians (see S/PV.8764). They were buried in mass graves. I am happy to provide that information to him again. Mr. Nebenzia has been very careful in not discussing the fact that the Syrian regime has been caught killing its own civilians with chemical weapons. There is no doubt that Syria has used chemical weapons. Even Russia does not doubt that. With regard to Mr.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“We all have a responsibility to safeguard and support the Chemical Weapons Convention and its guardian, the OPCW — a central pillar of the global disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation architecture. The re-emergence of chemical weapons, as we have seen in Syria and in other cases, must not be tolerated. The use of those despicable weapons undermines the international non-proliferation architecture, and we will not accept impunity for those who use or develop toxic agents, regardless of where such agents are being used. We will continue our efforts to push for accountability. There can be just and lasting peace in Syria only if the perpetrators of these most heinous crimes are brought to justice.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“I urge Russia to finally use its considerable influence over Damascus — the Syrian regime must stop the use of chemical weapons against its own citizens for good, fully disclose its chemical- weapons programme and fully cooperate with the OPCW. By coming with this text on the OPCW week after week, Russia will not succeed in undermining the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a very important stakeholder in international institutions. The Al-Assad regime in Syria has killed its own people using chemical weapons. Russia has shielded Al-Assad, including by ending the OPCW-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism in 2017, the very mechanism that had been set up to examine the use of such weapons.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“So, for the eighty-fifth time, we have now heard that Syria is stalling and obstructing investigations — full stop. We have also received a letter (see S/2020/1033, annex) on the implementation by Syria of the decision of the OPCW’s Executive Council in The Hague in July. Unfortunately, the analysis is the same — there is no progress. Al-Assad has chosen to ignore the Executive Council decision, as he has chosen to ignore resolution 2118 (2013) and the Chemical Weapons Convention. And still, we are hearing time and again from the Syrian regime and those supporting it that Damascus is in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. That is simply not true. There are facts, and there are authorities on chemical weapons — and that is the OPCW.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“At the end of the month, as several speakers have underlined, the Conference of the States Parties will take place, and the meeting after the Conference is the right point in time for Mr. Arias to brief the Council. These are attempts to distract attention from the simple need to get the Syrian regime to stop the use of chemical weapons against its own citizens once and forever, to fully disclose its chemical-weapons programme and to fully cooperate with the OPCW. Unfortunately, Russia is not helping with any of those tasks, and is instead devising ever new distractions to make our work more difficult. Since we last met (see S/PV.8764), we have received two official communications from the OPCW. One is the eighty-fifth monthly report on the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013) (see S/2020/1056, annex).”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“In addition to providing cover for the Al-Assad regime whenever possible, our Russian colleagues now also feel the need to put into question the format of our regular meetings. We are always ready to discuss which meeting format is best suited to help us to achieve our goal to hold Syria accountable and ensure compliance with resolution 2118 (2013). But the question of the meeting format and the briefers to invite has become another smokescreen to protect the Al-Assad regime from international scrutiny. In the Russian Federation’s intervention, while it was criticized that Mr. Fernando Arias, Director General of the OPCW, did not attend today, it forgot to mention that there was a good reason for him to come next month.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“There is no one who doubts that Al-Assad has done that. Russia continues to protect Al-Assad and tries to continue to undermine the OPCW. I have mentioned here before, and I would highlight again, that Russia was caught red-handed in 2018 when it launched a cyberattack against the OPCW. I think that the Russian Federation should have a serious conversation with its First Committee representative, because my Deputy was in the First Committee and responded to the attacks that were launched against us (see A/C.1/73/PV.15). It is in Russia that Mr. Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. We are waiting for Russia to investigate it and provide the OPCW with the information that we provided to the organization. Let me also say that it is a pity that we seem to have added another layer of discussion and division to this complicated file.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“By preventing the opening of humanitarian crossing points, Russia and China also make the very dire situation even worse. Let me come back to the intervention of the Russian Federation. When I listened to it, I thought that I was in the wrong movie theatre here. There is no crisis of trust in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). As the Security Council has just heard, one speaker after another supports the OPCW and its work. The OPCW enjoys the full trust of the international community with the exception of Russia and its cronies. It is Russia that undermines the credibility of the OPCW by continuously shielding the Al-Assad regime. I have not heard one word of regret from the Russian Ambassador for the thousands of people whom the Al-Assad regime has killed with chemical weapons.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“A primary school in Kafraya, run by a partner of Save the Children, was hit by shelling and shrapnel while around 150 children were in their classrooms. As a consequence, Save the Children suspended work in two vaccination centres that it supports in Idlib. As a result, the delivery of vaccines to children will be impacted, requiring more efforts to follow up with children who had appointments. The centres provide vaccination support for 500 children each month. The Syrian regime bears responsibility for yet another brutal murder of civilians. Supporters of the regime also bear a heavy responsibility. Instead of reigning in the regime and preventing it from killing its own civilians, Iran and Russia continue to allow them to do that.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“I cannot help but start with yesterday’s horrible shelling by the Syrian regime of villages in the Idlib area. Eight civilians were killed and 13 civilians were injured. Mr. Mark Cutts, United Nations Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, said: “Today’s violence compounds an already dire situation on the ground in Idlib, where millions of civilians remain in urgent need of life-saving assistance. COVID-19 continues to spread in the overcrowded camps, the rains have started again and the bitter winter temperatures will soon set in.” The non-governmental organization Save the Children reported that one girl, aged 4, died on her way to school in the town of Ariha, south of Idlib. Two more children were killed in Kafraya and a fourth, a 10-year-old boy, in the city of Idlib. Dozens of other people were wounded.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“Had the draft resolution been adopted, it would have eroded the hard-won gains of the women and peace and security agenda and watered down previous achievements on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000). That is why Germany, along with nine other Council members, was forced to abstain in the voting on this draft resolution. There is no monopoly on women’s human rights or women and peace and security. That agenda belongs to all women, everywhere. It is our job to make it possible for all those women to finally take their rightful place. As Danai Gurira said in yesterday’s open debate: “Male-dominated rooms in the twenty-first century should be embarrassing to us all” (S/2020/1084).”
2020-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1076 (2020) · source
“We have also called for the adequate reflection of the critical role of civil society, women peacebuilders and human rights defenders in implementing the women and peace and security agenda on the ground, as in previous resolutions. And we have called for a balance in the reflection of the whole women and peace and security agenda and the inclusion of the most recently agreed standards on the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, on combating sexual violence and the rights of survivors, on accountability and on women‘s critical role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Unfortunately, our calls were not heeded, despite our efforts and those of a majority of Council members. We were very disappointed that the facilitator did not engage in a transparent manner despite many hours of consultations and bilateral discussions.”
2020-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1076 (2020) · source
“For three weeks, Germany and the majority of Council members have engaged constructively with Russia as facilitator of draft resolution S/2020/1054 despite our belief that the women and peace and security agenda is based on a strong normative framework and does not need more resolutions at this point. A short commemorative text would have been the better option. What we need is action and the implementation of the entire women and peace and security agenda, not more words. We have repeatedly called for the draft resolution on women and peace and security agenda to include strong language on the human rights foundation of the women and peace and security agenda, as in all previous resolutions.”
2020-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1076 (2020) · source
“The independent work and quality reporting of the Panel of Experts continues to be of great importance to the work of the Committee. That is why the work of the Panel enjoys our full support. I can only add my voice to those who have highlighted the continuous challenge that Al-Shabaab poses to the stability and security of the country. Therefore, for us, it is very important that the sanctions regime be continued in order to really prevent Al-Shabaab from what it is trying to do.”
2020-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1079 (2020) · source
“We would like to thank the Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992), concerning Somalia, for his report and for his work on the Committee over the past two years. I would like to join colleagues and profoundly thank Belgium for its dedicated leadership as Chair of this important committee. Our gratitude goes to Philippe Kridelka, as well as to his predecessor, Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve. What they have achieved in the past two years on substance is very important. I also want to highlight the fact that they achieved the strengthening of the working relationship between the Panel of Experts and the Federal Government of Somalia. We recall that that was not always the case. I therefore thank them for achieving that.”
2020-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1079 (2020) · source
“We are grateful to Hadassah for living up to its declared mission to “extend a hand to all, without regard for race, religion or ethnic origin” — a spirit that is so sorely needed in the Middle East and, indeed, in the whole world.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“We invite Special Coordinator Mladenov to consult with all relevant parties and to inform the Council about the feasibility of such a conference. We also call on both sides to fully implement resolution 2334 (2016), with all its provisions. We welcome the agreement among Palestinian factions to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza. We hope that such elections take place soon. We offer our support and call on Israel to enable the holding of such elections in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. In conclusion, I would like to commend the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem for treating the Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee following a life-threatening coronavirus disease infection. We wish Mr. Erekat a full and speedy recovery.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“We are convinced that confidence-building measures on both sides would provide a path towards a credible dialogue and, eventually, towards serious, meaningful and effective talks on all final-status issues.Together with Egypt, France and Jordan, we will continue our efforts, and we offer our active support and good offices in facilitating a path back to cooperation, credible dialogue and a negotiated, peaceful settlement. Serious, meaningful and effective negotiations must be based on international law and agreed parameters, and either be conducted directly between the parties or under an international umbrella, such as the Middle East Quartet. In that regard, the Palestinian proposal to convene an international conference is worth exploring.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“We trust that Israeli annexation plans are truly and permanently suspended and call upon Israel to end the expansion of settlements. We emphasize that we will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, unless agreed to between the parties. Germany remains committed to a negotiated two-State solution, with two sovereign, democratic and independent States — Israel and Palestine — living side by side in peace, within secure and recognized borders, on the basis of the 4 June 1967 lines. That is the only viable path to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis for a life of peace, dignity and equal rights. We call on both sides to refrain from unilateral actions, recommit to their signed agreements, restore cooperation and resume credible dialogue.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“They severely undermine prospects for ending the occupation and for a viable and contiguous Palestinian State within the framework of a negotiated two-State solution. I very much regret that the Israeli Permanent Representative did not mention anything about that regrettable illegal development. As we have emphasized directly to the Government of Israel, that step also undermines efforts to rebuild trust between Israelis and Palestinians in order to resume dialogue. We call on Israel to immediately halt all settlement construction, including in East Jerusalem and sensitive areas such as Har Homa, Givat Hamatos and Area E-1, as well as all confiscations, evictions and demolitions of Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“Let me reiterate Germany’s condemnation of all attacks and threats against Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups, including the repeated firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. I regret that the Palestinian Foreign Minister has not criticized that, nor said anything about hate speech against Israel, who has the right to defend itself against such acts in a proportional manner. We are deeply concerned about the most recent decision taken by the Israeli authorities to advance and grant permits for the construction of more than 4,900 settlement building units in the occupied West Bank. That is a counterproductive move. Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal under international law.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“We remain convinced that sustainable peace, security and stability in the Middle East can be reached only through a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions and internationally agreed parameters. Just because international law and Security Council resolutions are well-established, it does not mean that they are less important or less relevant. This conflict can — and must — be resolved once and for all, not just managed; otherwise, we will see only a continuation of enmity, violence and bloodshed, as evidenced by the recent missile attacks from Gaza against Israel.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“First, I would like to welcome the signing of normalization agreements between Israel, on the one side, and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the Sudan, on the other. These developments are an important step towards more stability and peaceful relations between Israel and the Arab world. As the Israeli Ambassador said today, these developments offer new opportunities for further agreements. From our perspective, they also provide unique momentum to stimulate the resumption of cooperation and peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.”
2020-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1055 (2020) · source
“We call upon both sides to include women representatives and civil society in the dialogue and to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women. I want to highlight the importance of the Special Chamber of the Supreme Court. We expect Kosovo to show its ongoing commitment to the Special Chamber as a demonstration of its commitment to the rule of law and ending impunity. We call on all actors to cooperate with the Special Prosecution Office of Kosovo in order to advance accountability in the country as a prerequisite for building trust.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“So we need to look to the future, and I think that any picture of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia remains incomplete without Mr. Lajčák briefing the Council. We very much regret that that briefing has been blocked by the President. We call on Serbia and Kosovo to increase their efforts to build trust and confidence, preparing the peoples of both countries for compromise and reconciliation. Positive rhetoric and concrete confidence-building measures are of the essence in that context. I would like to thank the Special Representative for his words, particularly now as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) this month. The United Nations and the EU Special Representative are exploring options for enhancing the role of women in dialogue.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“The two sides have shown commitment and engagement, and we are encouraged by the substantial work that has been done so far. In addressing the topics on the table, we expect the two parties to continue to engage constructively in good faith, in a spirit of compromise. The goal must be a comprehensive, legally binding, sustainable agreement that contributes to regional stability and enables both countries to become members of the European Union. The EU-facilitated dialogue is the only way to turn both countries’ dreams into a reality for their citizens. We were not very happy that you, Mr. President, did not allow Mr. Lajčák to brief us today, because with this dialogue, we want to turn the discussion to the future. Where do we go and where do we make progress? Otherwise we repeat ourselves and talk about the past.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“The discussion at the very beginning about how Kosovo is represented in the Security Council shows that the unresolved relationship between Kosovo and Serbia not only remains a source of tension between the Kosovo and Serbia but also affects the whole region. It is an obstacle to the everyday life of the peoples of both countries and to both Kosovo’s and Serbia’s path to the European Union. In that context, let me highlight the fact that we very much appreciate and fully support the work of the European Union Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák. We really appreciate that the normalization dialogue restarted in Brussels in July. I must say that I share the frustration of many that we are not farther than where we were before.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“Our Serbian friends are shooting themselves in the foot, because if they are honest about trying to join the European Union (EU), they should work very hard to see that Kosovo is recognized, and they should recognize it themselves. In the historical review we heard from the Serbian Foreign Minister, there was no mention of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 2010 (see A/64/881), which clearly stated that the declaration of independence of Kosovo did not violate international law. The logic behind this is that the country is legitimate and should be recognized.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“When I hear the Serbian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić, speak, I have the impression that it is a copy-paste from previous interventions. We hear so much about the “horrendous crimes committed by the Kosovars”. I am just stunned that in his interventions we never hear anything about the horrendous crimes, ethnic cleansing and mass deportation that were committed against the Kosovars in 1998 and 1999. I really regret that. The Serbian Foreign Minister always says that there are not 116 but only 92 countries recognizing Kosovo. I am surprised by this policy of trying to get countries to de-recognize Kosovo.”
2020-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1040 (2020) · source
“If confidence-building measures succeed, they should be developed into a more comprehensive and cooperative approach to promote collective security and sustainable stability in the region. We encourage the Secretary-General to take initiatives. In his statement, he expressed his readiness to do so, and we should all support him. This was already stated, and some mentioned, resolution 598 (1987). It was a time when West Germany was also sitting in the Security Council. Germany stands ready to help. We provide support in particular through humanitarian aid. We also support political processes. We have been doing this in Libya with the Berlin Conference. We have announced that early next year we will have a conference on Yemen in the Permanent Five plus three format, and we stand ready to provide support.”
2020-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1037 (2020) · source
“On international law, even today Iran is still calling for the destruction of Israel, and this is just unacceptable. Germany can only urge and continues to urge adherence to international law, the JCPOA and other international agreements. I would like to pick up on Bob Malley’s proposal that we have to start with small steps of confidence-building measures and prevent unintended and accidental incidents. We also would need some steps to overcome the divergences in the Gulf Cooperation Council. In that context, I would also like to pay tribute to the late Amir of Kuwait, who did a lot to that effect. I can only encourage Kuwait to continue its good offices.”
2020-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1037 (2020) · source
“Unfortunately, international law is violated every day in the region. We have spoken about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and resolution 2231 (2015). Other Security Council resolutions in the wider Middle East are not adhered to, from the resolutions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to those concerning sanctions on Libya. International humanitarian law is violated every day. We see it in our regular briefings on Yemen. It is totally unacceptable in view of the victims of the conflict among the civilian population. Human rights are violated every day in many countries in the region. Particularly in Iran, civilian and political rights are violated every day. The prisons in Iran are the most abhorrent in the whole region, similar to what we witness in Syria. Religious minorities such as the Baha’i are persecuted.”
2020-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1037 (2020) · source
“I would like to thank all the other briefers, especially Bob Malley of the International Crisis Group. I want to echo his appeal to China to liberate Michael Kovrig. He is not only a member of the International Crisis Group but a former colleague of ours, a former diplomat. On the subject, I do not need to repeat the description of the situation, all the tensions and divergences, the divisions, the shrinking democratic space and details of the suffering of the people, in particular in Yemen. Germany’s response to all those challenges will not surprise anyone, and it is very much along the same lines as we just heard from our Estonian colleague. The framework for peace and security in the region already exists: it is international law; it is international humanitarian law; it is human rights law.”
2020-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1037 (2020) · source
“This is the last time that Germany will be participating in a discussion on Colombia during our Security Council membership. Germany remains confident that the Colombians can succeed in consolidating the peace that they have begun to build, especially if they are able to overcome the distrust and increasingly work together with a comprehensive vision of the peace agreement. The international community and Germany will continue to assist Colombians to realize their aspirations to a more peaceful future.”
2020-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1023 (2020) · source
“Regarding the reintegration of former members of the the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo, I want to concentrate on the role of women. There is an urgent need to accelerate the implementation of the gender provisions of the agreement. A lot has been done, but we need to continue to work on this. We need to strengthen the participation and the leadership of women former combatants in economic reintegration activities and decision-making. We have to fight the ongoing sexual and gender-based violence. We have to recognize the women social leaders and the women ethnic leaders, who do a tremendous job. I recall when we were back in Colombia visiting a territorial area for training and reintegration, we met with some women who were really incredible.”
2020-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1023 (2020) · source
“Let me also make the point, as most members have done, that we are alarmed about the illegal armed groups and the criminal organizations that have taken advantage of the coronavirus disease to strengthen their presence. They have attacked public security forces. The targeted killing of human rights defenders, social leaders and former members continues. Extending the presence of State institutions in remote areas and ending impunity is necessary. We support the various institutions of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. I remember that when we visited Colombia last year, we were all very impressed by the dedication of the people involved in those institutions.”
2020-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1023 (2020) · source
“Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his dedication and work. I particularly extend my gratitude to the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, which is doing a magnificent job, sometimes under difficult circumstances. Germany welcomes the unanimous extension of the Mission’s mandate. We look forward to the discussions with all Colombian stakeholders about the future role of the United Nations Mission in verifying compliance with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace sanctions. I would like also to welcome Claudia Blum de Barberi. Her presence here signals that she supports the Security Council’s role and engagement in the process and the importance of the Mission. We have seen unanimity on Colombia, so I think that is very encouraging.”
2020-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1023 (2020) · source
“At the same time, we are also making the Security Council more inclusive, given that the International Organization of la Francophonie today brings together 88 States and Governments and more than 300 million speakers. Following the example of our French friends who integrate French-speaking countries into the European Union through regular exchanges, we could consider a similar approach in the Security Council in order to maintain a constant dialogue on our subjects of common interest, including gender equality, peace and sustainable development. Like France, Germany supports multilateralism and multilingualism, and although we are not a member of the OIF, we give them our full support.”
2020-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/893 (2020) · source
“At a time when peace missions in French-speaking countries and regions are more important than ever, it is important to have transregional organizations that we can rely on. I welcome the work done by the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) in recent years to significantly advance the participation of uniformed personnel from francophone countries in peacekeeping operations. Those efforts are essential to building trust between the populations and the troops mobilized on the ground, given that nearly two thirds of currently active peacekeeping operations are deployed in OIF States, and therefore facilitating peace-building actions.”
2020-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/893 (2020) · source
“Pursuant to the letter dated 2 April 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Permanent Representatives of the members of the Security Council (S/2020/273), which was agreed in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the enclosed briefings and statements will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, as well as by the representatives of Denmark, Fiji and Nauru. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members for this video-teleconference, the following delegations and entities submitted written statements, copies of which are also enclosed: Brazil, Costa Rica, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tuvalu and the United Arab Emirates.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“Rene Kokk, Minister of the Environment of Estonia; and Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the United Nations and South Asia of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and by the representatives of China, the Dominican Republic, France, Indonesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and South Africa, in connection with the video- teleconference on “Maintenance of international peace and security: climate and security”, convened on Friday, 24 July 2020. Statements were also delivered by Their Excellencies Mr. Wilfred Peter Elrington, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belize; Mr. Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Ireland; Ms. Raychelle Awuor Omamo, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya; and Mr.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of the briefings provided by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations; Colonel Mahamadou Seydou Magagi, Director, Centre National d’Études Stratégiques et de Sécurité; and Ms. Coral Pasisi, Director, Sustainable Pacific Consultancy Niue, as well as the statements delivered by Their Excellencies Mr. Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation of Belgium; Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam; Mr. Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany; Mr.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“In accordance with the procedure set out in the letter dated 2 April 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to Permanent Representatives of the members of the Security Council (S/2020/273), which was agreed in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the briefings and statements will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”
2020-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/743 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of the briefings provided by Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Ms. Wafa Mustafa, representative of Families for Freedom, as well as the statements delivered by His Excellency Mr. Niels Annen, Minister of State for the German Federal Foreign Office and by the representatives of Belgium, China, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, the Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Viet Nam in connection with the video-teleconference convened on Thursday, 23 July 2020 on the situation in the Middle East (Syria). Statements were also delivered by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic.”
2020-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/743 (2020) · source
“Pursuant to the letter by the President of the Security Council addressed to Permanent Representatives of Security Council members dated 7 May 2020 (S/2020/372), which was agreed in light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, these briefings and statements will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source