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Craig John Hawke

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2020-05-15
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2021-06-18
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  1. “The experience of operating in the pandemic presents a unique opportunity to look critically at the way in which the Council works and has innovated, with a view to further improving its agility – the capacity to adjust quickly to the evolution of circumstances that may impact its operation – as well as its effectiveness, efficiency and transparency. Council members have our full support in this endeavour.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  2. “However, we encourage the Council to provide a much more detailed and analytical report, which will augur well for the objective of Council transparency and for keeping the membership well informed of Council issues. The Security Council must live up to its own undertakings enshrined in note 507 by the President of the Security Council ( S/2017/507) and subsequent notes adopted pertaining to the Council’s working methods. This must be matched by a change in culture, and the courage and will to do things differently and exercise the powers conferred under the Charter of the United Nations to ensure prompt and effective action on behalf of Member States.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  3. “In this regard, we encourage Council members to use the format in a manner not to the detriment of issues on the Council’s agenda, as well as to seek balance between open and closed Arria-formula meetings. The Council should continue pursuing efforts to strengthen fair and clear procedures in sanction regimes of the Council in order to respect international due process standards. This could be achieved through creating appropriate, tailored review mechanisms, similar to that of the ombudsperson system pursuant to Council resolution 1267 (1999) for other sanction regimes. We appreciate the efforts made by the Council to submit the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly on time.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  4. “Council members should continue to explore ways to develop and enhance provisions regarding Council visiting missions in an effort to promote greater efficiency and flexibility, including utilizing different composition formats when planning visiting missions, such as sending smaller groups of Council members. We encourage smaller groups of like-minded Council members to speak out in the form of joint oral or written statements if Council actions or press statements are blocked and no consensus is reached, in particular when it comes to pressing issues. The Arria-formula format evidently remains of value to Council members. In order to retain the Arria-formula’s original benefit, however, use of the meetings as a platform to influence public opinion rather than to inform Council decisions should be avoided.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  5. “Council members should utilize any-other-business items in accordance with the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to ensure that emerging threats are addressed in a timely manner. The Council should do its best to close the gap between early warning and early action. We encourage the Council to circulate a draft programme of work ahead of adoption and to share concept notes of Council briefings and meetings with all Member States as soon as possible in order to ensure transparency and awareness of the Council’s monthly activities. The guidelines of the subsidiary bodies should be revised in order to allow the bodies to carry out their mandates and duties more effectively. More rule-of-law elements need to be inserted.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  6. “Without proper coordination with the main stakeholders, the full effective implementation of the Council’s decisions will not be possible. Council members should continue to create informal spaces for more meaningful Council discussions focused on identifying collective approaches and solutions to the situations of which the Council is seized. Council members should continue to promote more interaction with the Peacebuilding Commission – an advisory body to the Security Council – taking into account that the Peacebuilding Commission plays an important role in preventing the recurrence of conflict and, where possible, should consider relevant joint outcomes of the Council and the Commission. Council members should make better and more frequent use of situational awareness briefings.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  7. “The casting of, or threat to cast, a veto has a significant negative impact or “cascade effect” on the working methods of the Council, including where working methods are not applied uniformly, consistently and to the exclusion of elected members. When the Council agrees outcomes, it should revisit and implement them consistently, rather than only considering them at its regularly scheduled deliberations. Council members should continue to pursue innovative ways to engage with affected countries to ensure their participation, in particular when making decisions, as requested in the Charter, as well as with troop- and police- contributing countries, regional and sub-regional organizations and concerned countries in the case of Council sanctions committees.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  8. “At the same time, we urge the Council to finally establish the principle of a fair and equitable division of labour, including the chairing of subsidiary bodies, which should be a shared responsibility of all 15 members, as well as penholdership, so that all members’ insights and initiatives are best leveraged. This spirit should also apply to the negotiations of products. Chairs of Council subsidiary bodies should be closely consulted and involved in the deliberations on and the drafting and preparation of relevant Council outcomes and initiatives related to the committees that they chair, given their expertise and knowledge accumulated through, inter alia, periodic travels to regions relevant to their work, which should be resumed when possible.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  9. “While noting the importance of keeping attention on situations on the Council’s agenda, the Council should be prepared to be innovative and adapt its approaches to ensure that it is making best use of its time. Rather than scheduling routine meetings on every Secretary- General report, the Council should dedicate more resources to acute crisis situations. We recognize the Council’s efforts to implement note 507 (S/2017/507) and subsequent notes adopted in 2019 (from S/2019/990 to S/2019/997). We commend positive steps for the early inclusion of newly elected Council members in the work of the Council.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  10. “We encourage Council members to be as candid and interactive as possible in the start-of-presidency briefings and end-of-presidency wrap-up sessions. Between these sessions, we encourage Council members to consider other ways throughout the month to keep the wider membership updated on the Council’s work and outcome documents under consideration. Council members should continue to think creatively about tailoring the format and focus of meetings to secure the best chance of a meaningful outcome from the Council’s deliberations. Council members should reflect on and have a frank discussion about the ever- increasing workload and proliferation of meetings.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  11. “In this vein, we encourage Council members to establish the norm of agreeing to public remarks following all closed meetings, in the interests of transparency and inclusion. We commend the regular discussions of the Council, including under the leadership of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as the Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, towards improving the working methods of the Council with a particular focus on transparency, efficiency and agility. We encourage continued discussions with the Secretariat with a view to drawing lessons from the Council’s experience during the pandemic, to looking at improving the current circumstances and to putting in place adequate contingency planning for similar future challenges.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  12. “In the interests of the transparency and visibility of the Council’s work to the broader membership, we encourage the inclusion in the Journal of the Unite d Nations of all virtual and in-person Council meetings. We continue to encourage the President of the Security Council to conduct regular engagement with other heads of principal United Nations organs. We also encourage Council Presidents to include all informal meetings in the monthly programme of work and to continue efforts to make programmes of work as user-friendly as possible for the wider United Nations membership. We encourage the extra efforts made to agree public remarks following virtual meetings during the pandemic.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  13. “In this regard, we encourage dialogue among Council members towards considering virtual Council meetings as “formal Council meetings”, in order for the Council to be better prepared in the exceptional event that circumstances similar to those experienced with the COVID-19 pandemic are repeated. We encourage the Council to continue to enable briefers to address it virtually. Remote solutions allow for Council members to invite briefers who can deliver insights from the field to add value to Council deliberations. We continue to encourage the inclusion and meaningful participation of civil society representatives, including women, young people and persons with disabilities, as briefers.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  14. “We welcome this opportunity and, in line with your concept note, would like to share some current as well as longer-standing observations and proposals, in the hope that they are given due consideration by Council members. We commend the Council’s efforts to return to in-person meetings in the chamber and look forward to the participation of the wider United Nations membership as observers of these meetings and, when health and safety permits, as participants also. We encourage the Council to return fully to the provisional rules of procedure of the Council as soon as possible, in order to allow procedural votes on the scheduling of meetings and the participation of briefers, for example.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  15. “It goes to the heart of its performance and its accountability to the broader United Nations membership and to the Charter of the United Nations. Good working methods, big and small, help to create an enabling environment for each and every Council member to be fully involved, to contribute to informed discussions and to play a full and meaningful role in the Council’s work. This becomes even more important when there is disunity in the Council on an issue and seemingly no space for a political solution. The unprecedented impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic required the Council to adapt its working methods to ensure business continuity while maintaining the required transparency. We thank Estonia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for convening this meeting to reflect on the lessons from this time for the future.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  16. “We are honoured to submit this statement on behalf of 35 countries, representative of all regional groups, that have had the privilege of being elected by the General Assembly to serve on the Security Council over the past decade: Angola, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Rwanda, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Uruguay. Elected members, past and present, continue to have a particular interest in the working methods of the Security Council. Getting working methods right and making them fair is essential to the work of this body.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  17. “This must be matched by cultural change and the courage to do things differently and exercise the powers conferred under the Charter. COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity to look critically at the way in which the Council works with a view to improving transparency, efficiency and effectiveness. Members have our full support.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  18. “Council members should also continue to create informal spaces for more meaningful discussions focused on identifying collective approaches and solutions. Council members should promote more interaction with the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), an advisory body to the Security Council, taking into account the fact that the PBC plays an important role in preventing the recurrence of conflict. Members should make better and more frequent use of situational awareness briefings, and they should also make requests under the agenda item “Any other business” to ensure that emerging threats are addressed with the right timing. The Council must live up to its own undertakings as agreed in presidential note S/2017/507.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  19. “The veto may not strictly be a working method, but it has a significant negative impact, or cascade effect, on the working methods of the Council, including where elected members are routinely excluded for no reason other than habit. When the Council does agree outcomes, it should revisit these and hold itself accountable rather than waiting until its next regularly scheduled deliberations. Council members should select briefers who can deliver insights to add value to the Council’s deliberations. Civil-society representatives, notably female briefers, should be invited regularly to share experiences, including from the field. Council members should continue to think innovatively about ways to engage with affected countries.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  20. “Members should also reflect on the experience of working remotely and any efficiencies that could continue to be employed during normal operations. With regard to effectiveness, the Council should have a fair and equitable division of labour for penholdership so that members are not precluded from offering their insights and ideas. This spirit should also apply to negotiations on products. The Chairs of subsidiary bodies should be closely consulted with and involved in the deliberations on, and drafting and preparation of, relevant Council outcomes and initiatives related to the committees they chair, given the expertise and knowledge accumulated, including through their periodic travels to regions applicable to their work.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  21. “Concerning efficiency, Council members should reflect on, and have a frank discussion about, the ever-increasing workload and proliferation of meetings. While noting the importance of keeping attention on situations on the Council’s agenda, the Council should be prepared to innovate and adapt to ensure that it is making the best use of its time.The chairing of subsidiary bodies should be the shared responsibility of all 15 members. Briefers should continue to be encouraged to provide focused remarks and to use maps and graphics as appropriate, to better support discussions. Council members should continue to think creatively about tailoring the format and focus of meetings to secure the best chance of a meaningful outcome from the Council’s deliberations.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  22. “Between start-of-presidency briefings and wrap-up sessions, we encourage Council members to consider other ways throughout the month to keep the membership updated on the Council’s work and products under consideration. We welcome all extra efforts being made to agree public remarks following meetings. We encourage this to become normal practice. Where there is no agreement on public remarks, Council Presidents should be empowered to address the media, in a manner respectful to other colleagues. All Council members are encouraged to participate actively in wrap-up sessions and should strive to be as candid as possible. Organizers should seek questions ahead of time in order to better shape discussions.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  23. “With respect to transparency, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has starkly illustrated how important transparency is to the Council’s legitimacy. While we recognize COVID-19’s unprecedented challenges to how the Council normally operates and also recognize that sometimes the Council needs to have frank exchanges on sensitive issues away from the public eye, the Council must find ways to be visible to maintain public confidence. We encourage the Council to continue active discussions and efforts to adapt its working methods to these extraordinary and unprecedented circumstances in a transparent and efficient manner. We call for all Council meetings to be included in The Journal of the United Nations. We also encourage the continued publication of the President’s addendum in addition to the Council’s monthly programme of work.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  24. “Getting them right is essential to the work of this body. It goes to the heart of its performance and accountability to the broader United Nations membership and to the Charter of the United Nations. Good working methods, big and small, help create an environment enabling each and every Council member to be fully involved, to contribute to informed discussions and to play a full and meaningful role in the Council’s work. This becomes even more important when there is disunity in the Council on an issue and seemingly no space for a political solution. In line with the concept note for this discussion (S/2020/374, annex), we offer the following observations and proposals with respect to the interlinked and mutually reinforcing elements of transparency, efficiency and effectiveness.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  25. “I am honoured to submit this statement on behalf of the following 24 countries that had the privilege to serve as elected Security Council members in recent years, from 2011 to 2019: Angola, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. We welcome the progress made in recent years, including in the context of the work of the Council’s Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions. We express our full support to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in its capacity as current Chair of the Group. Elected members continue to have a particular interest in the working methods of the Security Council.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source