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first: 2001-09-10
most recent: 2005-10-27
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“In Sri Lanka we are funding a number of activities specifically designed to reduce the scope of conflicts among communities. Those include a programme to address the impact of armed conflicts on women. The programme works with women affected by conflicts in the northern and eastern districts, as well as displaced Muslims and women in central Sri Lanka. We recognize that progress has been made on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and certainly we welcome the work done to date in that regard. However, we must continue to ensure the increased participation of women at all levels and all stages of peace operations and to work towards the greater involvement of women in peacebuilding efforts. Australia reaffirms its commitment to playing its role in achieving those objectives.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Following the violence in the Solomon Islands in 2000, for example, the Community Peace and Restoration Fund, whose goal was to contribute to the overall process of the restoration of peace and development, provided a critical peace dividend for the entire population. It enabled the delivery of immediate, direct and practical assistance to communities throughout the country and included 95 projects specifically for women. Under our Solomon Islands programme, we are also supporting a range of non-governmental organization activities to support community resilience and promote inter-community peace. We have also supported a peacebuilding and women's empowerment programme, which seeks to promote community-based trauma counselling initiatives, peacebuilding and reconciliation between communities.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Greater sensitivity to the interests of women will also make a vital contribution to the challenge we face in addressing sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers - which is not being done urgently enough. That is an appalling situation and a blight on a key area of United Nations activity. Through our aid programme we are continuing to focus attention on implementing resolution 1325 (2000). We have developed a training module on conflict analysis and peace, as well as on conflict impact assessments, which include gender components for use in our development assistance programmes, and we are continuing to incorporate the concepts of resolution 1325 (2000) into those programmes.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We have recently seen the significant contribution that women can make to effective peacebuilding - as Ambassador Feturi Elisaia of Samoa just pointed out - in both Bougainville and the Solomon Islands. We strongly encourage the participation of women in efforts at all levels to bring about and maintain peace and security. Australia strongly supports continued efforts to implement the resolution, and we are pleased to have contributed financially to the Secretary- General's study on this issue. We attach importance to providing continued training on resolution 1325 (2000) to Australian Defence Forces personnel. In that regard, we welcome the Secretary-General's new, comprehensive plan for reinforcing and integrating women's issues into the world body's peacekeeping and post-conflict operations.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“This is a tangential issue in some ways today, but I do think it is very important indeed, and I am glad that it has been aired by our colleague, and I want to associate Australia with it. We warmly welcome the reaffirmation by leaders at the summit of their commitment to the full and effective implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). Their reaffirmation of the landmark resolution adopted, as you know, five years ago demonstrates an increased international awareness of the gender dimensions of armed conflict and a recognition of the importance of women's full involvement - full involvement - in all efforts to promote peace and security. Women are often at the forefront of community- led conflict resolution and peacebuilding but are all too often excluded from higher-level peace processes.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. President, let me begin by associating myself fully with the statement just delivered on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum. At this stage of the day, I understand, of course, that just about everything has already been said, and Permanent Representatives - not including yourself, Sir - have fled the Chamber and, if they are lucky, they are pouring their first drink of the day. So, I am sorry to add to the endless flow of statements, but it really is, of course, a very important issue. If I may, let me associate myself with the remarks I just heard made by my Norwegian colleague about the need to accelerate our focus on the disgraceful record of sexual exploitation in too many United Nations missions.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“It is vital that that important body be able to finalize its staffing arrangements and give full effect to its mandate at the earliest possible date. Similarly, we would stress the need to give effect to calls for better coordination within the United Nations system on counter-terrorism matters generally. Much work is already being done by States, including my own, at the bilateral and regional levels. That is all to the good. But effective coordination by the United Nations can help ensure that assistance is directed to where it is most needed and to where it will make the most difference. The committees can be assured of Australia's continued support for those efforts.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We recall the emphasis placed on capacity-building by the Secretary-General in his comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism, and we encourage all three committees to intensify their engagement with Member States and regional bodies. The time has come, however, for us to acknowledge that more can, and indeed must, be done. I personally recall - as I know others in this Chamber do - that, in the terrible days immediately after 11 September 2001, we were seized with a grim determination that saw the United Nations become the focal point of the international response. That momentum now risks being lost. Indeed, I would argue that in many respects, that momentum has indeed been lost. We note, for example, that the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate was due to become fully operational by January 2005.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229Resumption1 (2005) · source
“At such a time, and particularly when the United Nations system is under unprecedented scrutiny, it is appropriate that forums such as this one pay regard to how United Nations bodies and mechanisms are working to meet the challenge of terrorism. Australia welcomes the efforts to date, in particular by the 1267 Committee, to engage more closely with Member States, including through undertaking regional travel. We also appreciated the opportunity earlier this month for our Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism to brief the 1267 Committee on our counter-terrorism cooperation and capacity-building efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. I note with a certain measure of pride that we are only the fourth Member State to take advantage of that opportunity to date.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229Resumption1 (2005) · source
“I begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for bringing this meeting together today and also by thanking my friends the Chairs of the 1267, 1373 and 1540 Committees for their briefings. Let me demonstrate my thanks in a practical way: by being brief and to the point. Although, of course, I welcome the opportunity to speak at the Council's second joint public meeting on this item, as I did at the first such meeting in April, I am very sorry to have to do so against the background of the appalling terrorist attacks in London. Together with all other right-thinking people around the globe, Australians were shocked at the savagery of those attacks. But in equal measure we are full of admiration for the courage and determination displayed by the British Government and the British people.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We look forward to continuing to work with the United Nations through its agencies and programmes, including the United Nations Development Programme and UNICEF. Lastly, I particularly congratulate my friend and colleague the Ambassador of Papua New Guinea, Mr. Robert Aisi, on his consistent and strong focus on this issue during his tenure here. It has been a delight to work with him.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“In particular, I would like to recognize the contribution of the women of Bougainville, who - if one is familiar with the situation on the ground there - have had a wonderfully normative impact on their male leaders. The contribution of the Bougainvillean community in general is a shining example to the world as a whole. We have been a consistent and proud supporter of the Bougainville peace process, and we are pleased to have worked alongside the United Nations and regional partners - including New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu - through the Truce Monitoring Group, the Peace Monitoring Group and the Bougainville Transition Team. Australia remains strongly committed to efforts to ensure lasting peace and development in Bougainville.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“We particularly appreciate the Security Council's past agreement on a couple of occasions to extend the time of UNOMB'S presence in Bougainville. Ending that presence too soon would have risked a recurrence of the problems there. In that respect, I particularly congratulate the Security Council for taking a cautious, prudent and conservative approach to the end of a peacebuilding operation. The Council has done very well, but I should just like to say in passing that that is a reminder of the particular potential utility of a peacebuilding commission in this house. As I said, we congratulate the Government of Papua New Guinea and the people of Bougainville on their hard work and the progress they have made.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“Those are shocking statistics. Frankly, the situation in Bougainville - as we have said many times - has received too little international attention, not here in the Council, but more broadly. I must say, with a slight note of bitterness, that that is altogether too typical of the attention that issues arising in our part of the world generally receive in the world at large. The establishment of the Autonomous Bougainville Government last month, following successful elections, was a momentous event in the process of establishing and consolidating peace in Bougainville. The United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville (UNOMB) was small, but it made a strong - indeed, vital - contribution to the peace process. In that respect, it would be wrong not to acknowledge the contributions of the members of UNOMB on the ground.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“We commend the role that the United Nations has played in the Bougainville peace process. But today, I want particularly to applaud all the parties - the Government of Papua New Guinea, the Bougainvilleans themselves and the United Nations - for bringing an international peacebuilding operation to a successful end. That is not a usual occurrence here in the Council, and I think we should all take great satisfaction in success when we see it. The Bougainville conflict was one of the South Pacific's longest-running and bloodiest conflicts. Indeed, by global standards, it was quite nasty: between 1989 and 1998, an estimated 10,000 to 18,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. Of a population of around 200,000 people, up to 70,000 were displaced from their homes and moved into care centres and camps.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“I should like to begin by suggesting that no one take too much notice of the draft statement that has been circulated in my name. I saw it only a few minutes ago, and it is so manifestly unsatisfactory that I shall be extemporizing for much of the time. Apart from anything else, the draft that members have is tasteless enough not to offer our congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and not to thank our French colleagues for their very effective leadership of the Council last month. We should also particularly like to thank Danilo Turk and his colleagues for their contributions and for his presentation today. In that respect, I am delighted to see Valery Marusin in the Chamber and to congratulate him on the work he has done over many years on this issue.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“Not least, given our experiences in our own region, Australia welcomes the current proposal for a Peacebuilding Commission and believes that close coordination between the Commission and the Security Council would be vital to ensure that the United Nations is well placed to assist post-conflict societies. The creation of a Peacebuilding Commission would also offer the opportunity to coordinate and foster a far more effective international response capability and would enhance the integrated mission planning process. In addition to post-conflict peacebuilding, prevention of conflict remains an important objective, and we should continue to do our utmost to strengthen the United Nations conflict prevention and mediation capacities, including through the Security Council and the good offices role of the Secretary-General.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“Initiated in July 2003 as a common Pacific Islands Forum response to a direct request for assistance from the Solomon Islands, RAMSI has enjoyed remarkable success and benefited from direct contributions of personnel from some ll regional nations to date. The Solomon Islands' call for assistance posed a key peacebuilding test that the nations of our region, under the framework of the Forum's Biketawa Declaration, met with collective resolve. The RAMSI experience has also highlighted the value of taking an integrated and sequenced approach to peacebuilding, coordinated between all security and development actors and in close collaboration with the affected country.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“To be effective, however, peacebuilding must also address longer-term economic and social development issues. Peacebuilding must be able to determine and address the sources of conflict, be they poor access to government services, a breakdown in traditional authority structures or uneven economic opportunities, which are the factors that underline that good governance and soundly based economic policies are important components of peacebuilding. Regional peacebuilding is a vital complement to the work of the United Nations. In our own region, initiatives such as the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) provide valuable examples of how peacebuilding works in practice.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“Peacebuilding must be a multifaceted and comprehensive exercise across the full scope of development, security and human rights - I mention human rights very deliberately - reflecting the interconnected nature of issues and the complex challenges facing post-conflict societies. It must also place strong emphasis on developing local capacity and encouraging ownership of peacebuilding activities. Others have spoken of this. In that regard, partnership and close consultation with affected communities and the early delivery of a peace dividend to consolidate ongoing community support are vital. Security sector reform, encompassing police, corrections and judiciary, is an important element of peacebuilding and can often be the key prerequisite for rebuilding shattered economies and restoring social services.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“In that regard, Australia has warmly welcomed the recent successful end to United Nations peacekeeping in Timor-Leste and the creation of a successor mission with a strong peacebuilding mandate. It is important to remember, however, that peacekeeping and peacebuilding are not necessarily the endpoints of a linear process - they are interlinked, interwoven and, at times, interdependent. Planning for peacekeeping must recognize that peacebuilding often needs to start before peacekeeping ends. Clearly, peacebuilding is not easy. Indeed, building peace - including strengthening State institutions, re-establishing law and order and creating prosperity - can often be more difficult than ending the war.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“I know we must be brief and thus must dispense with the courtesies, but it would be very wrong of me not to congratulate Denmark on its outstanding handling of the Council's work this month. It is typical of the wonderful work which my friend and colleague, Ambassador Laj, does here. As the current debate recognizes, post-conflict peacebuilding is a crucial challenge facing the international community and entirely properly a focus of Security Council attention. Peacekeeping is often the prime focus of the Council's deliberations, but it represents only the start of a longer-term progress towards peace, stability and prosperity in conflict- affected areas. As history and bitter experience show us, even the best peacekeeping efforts can come to naught if post-conflict peacebuilding is neglected.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source
“The Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) can be assured of Australia's continuing strong support in their coordinated efforts to confront terrorism and address the threats posed by the spread of weapons of mass destruction.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Australia is active in its own region, including in taking forward the outcomes of the February 2004 Bali Regional Ministerial Meeting on Counter-Terrorism. Co-chaired by Australia and Indonesia, the meeting established working groups on law enforcement and legal issues to promote practical counter-terrorism cooperation among Governments of Asia and the Pacific. It is a model. The legal issues working group is doing important work to promote and assist implementation of United Nations counter- terrorism instruments and more effective international legal cooperation. The Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement - another Australia-Indonesia initiative - was opened in July 2004 and is already proving to be a valuable resource, developing regional capacities to fight terrorism and transnational crime.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Australia welcomes, in this context, the Secretary-General's comprehensive strategy on fighting terrorism and its recognition of the need to harness various elements of the United Nations machinery to address terrorism, including its chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological dimensions, in a coordinated and strategic way. Australia encourages ongoing efforts to ensure that the relevant United Nations mechanisms are best configured and equipped to meet this challenge, and to maximize the contribution that Member States can make nationally and regionally to countering terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Cooperation and capacity-building at the regional and bilateral levels are crucial to international counter- terrorism efforts.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“The General Assembly's adoption earlier this month of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (General Assembly resolution 59/290) is a welcome and concrete response to one aspect of that threat. It is a further example of the important role that multilateral instruments and regimes play in underpinning global counter-terrorism and counter- proliferation efforts. In the face of a persistent and evolving - and I stress "evolving" - terrorist threat, it is absolutely vital that Member States, United Nations bodies and other international institutions work together to meet the challenge.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“I learned a long time ago that it was a very dangerous thing to come between Security Council members and their lunch, so I will be very brief. This meeting gives us a valuable opportunity to highlight the importance of the three Committees operating in a coordinated manner, given the interconnected and complementary nature of their work. The tasks facing the Committees reflect the serious challenge that the international community faces in addressing the threat to our peace and security from both terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as the very real danger of a terrorist attack involving chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological devices.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Australia has been a significant contributor to United Nations efforts in support of our close friend and neighbour. As in the past, Australia can be relied upon to maintain its contribution in proportionate terms to any future United Nations presence in East Timor, however, the Council should decide how to proceed.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“In any future United Nations mission in Timor- Leste, a Special Representative of the Secretary- General should continue to report to the Security Council, which would retain oversight of the situation in Timor-Leste. The mission should also continue to be funded from the regular United Nations budget. We note that there would be no military costs involved under our preferred approach. It will be more important to ensure that essential civilian positions are adequately funded. UNMISET has clearly made a significant contribution to building a capable and vibrant democracy in Timor Leste. But the current challenges facing Timor Leste require a new approach. It is our view that a continued United Nations presence post- UNMISET should focus on the key areas of capacity- building and governance.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“Thus Australia would like to see a continuation of United Nations involvement in Timor-Leste, beyond 20 May 2005, when UNMISET's mandate expires, to safeguard the considerable investment made by the international community. However, in our view, the current external security environment in Timor-Leste does not warrant a continuation of peacekeepers on the border. Australia's preference is therefore for a continued United Nations presence to concentrate efforts on essential nation-building tasks, especially in capacity- building for Government institutions, development of police and security forces and the strengthening of the law and justice systems.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“We have been a major supporter of UNMISET's operations and continue to provide a significant programme of bilateral assistance. Together with the United Nations and with other neighbours of Timor-Leste, Australia has a big stake here in ensuring that Timor-Leste is equipped to meet the challenges that it faces. We particularly commend the efforts of the Governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia in developing productive relations and a cooperative approach to border management issues. The development of close relations with its neighbours will be crucial to Timor-Leste's long-term stability. Although Timor Leste has made commendable progress, clearly it requires the continued support of its neighbours and of the international community.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“A great deal - indeed, far and away the majority - of the credit must go to the determination and hard work of the people and the leaders of Timor-Leste. It is very good to have such a distinguished representative of the leadership with us today. At the same time, the Council itself, and the United Nations membership more broadly, should be proud of the United Nations role in assisting Timor- Leste. As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2005/99) shows, the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), over the past 12 months, has contributed to the further consolidation of the transition to a democratic and peaceful Timor- Leste. Australia is also proud of what it has done to assist Timor-Leste in building a stable and sustainable society.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“Mr. President, let me also immediately associate ourselves with the expressions of condolences to the Government and people of Bangladesh and to the families of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed while serving with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thank you, Sir, for convening this open meeting. Let me also join others in welcoming my friend, the Foreign Minister of East Timor, Mr. Ramos-Horta, who is with us today. I also want to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Hasegawa, for updating the Council on developments and for the excellent work he has done since his appointment. It is clear that Timor-Leste has come a long way since achieving independence.”
2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source
“Australia urges Member States to implement the resolution by taking practical measures to control the production, stockpiling, transfer and brokering of MANPADS, and to enact or improve legislation to ban the transfer of MANPADS to non- State actors. Australia welcomes recent progress at the second session of the open-ended working group on the marking and tracing of small arms and light weapons and looks forward to the conclusion of an international instrument at the final session in July. A marking and tracing instrument will be a further concrete step in international efforts to better understand and control illicit transfers. Australia encourages Member States to take a pragmatic approach to the final round of negotiations to construct an instrument that is credible and implementable.”
2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Workshop's practical focus on the implementation of model weapons control legislation endorsed by Pacific Island Forum leaders in 2003 is helping materially to institute a common regional approach to weapon control. The Workshop also promoted regional adherence to the United Nations Programme of Action. At the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Australia led the adoption by consensus in the First Committee of a new resolution on preventing the illicit transfer of, unauthorized access to and the use of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS), creating the first international standard on MANPADS.”
2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Council cannot work on its own, alone, of course, in addressing the small arms threat. It is highly incumbent on Member States themselves to strictly enforce United Nations arms embargoes and to implement strong national export controls, including systems of end-user certification, to prevent the uncontrolled spread of small arms. Australia has been active in promoting effective measures against the illicit small arms trade in our region, including by co-hosting, in August 2004, with the Governments of Fiji and of Japan and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, the Third Pacific Islands Small Arms Workshop.”
2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Secretary-General's latest report is a solid assessment of the Council's efforts over the past 12 months to address small arms issues within its mandate, highlighting achievements and gaps. We urge the Council to continue actively considering the security and humanitarian dimensions of the illicit small arms trade and their impact on stability in conflict and post-conflict situations. In particular, when imposing United Nations arms embargoes and establishing United Nations peacekeeping operations, the Council must be attuned to the impact of illicit small arms transfers. The Council's continued attention to small arms issues, particularly in the regional context, will strengthen the international community's resolve to increase pressure, through embargoes and monitoring mechanisms, on those responsible for illicit transfers.”
2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. President, it is a pleasure to be here under your watch. Forgive me, I had understood that the Council was resuming at 3 p.m., not 3.30 p.m.; I apologize for having got that time wrong. Let me say also that I was somewhat disappointed not to have been able to speak before lunch. I had thought that those of us who were prepared to give statements within the prescribed limits should be rewarded, not punished. So I gave some thought over lunch to expanding my three-minute statement from three minutes to 30 minutes, to see how that would fly. But out of concern for my reputation - which I hope is well established - for giving very short statements, and out of my deep affection for you, Mr. President, I will stick to the three-minute version. Australia welcomes the Council's ongoing consideration of small arms and light weapons issues.”
2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Much remains to be done, but we remain fully confident that UNMISET personnel, in conjunction with the critical commitment and efforts of the people of Timor-Leste, will ensure that UNMISET successfully fulfils its important mandate.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“Looking further afield, it will also be critical for United Nations development agencies and the broader international community to remain engaged in a coordinated way to assist Timor-Leste with its many development challenges. We hope the next report of the Secretary- General on Timor-Leste will address those important issues. For Australia's part, we remain firmly committed to assisting Timor-Leste to meet its development needs. We will continue to provide strong support to UNMISET, including through the contribution of personnel to the military liaison officer and police adviser contingents. Australia will also continue to be a major provider of bilateral development assistance to Timor-Leste, especially in the areas of policing and good governance.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“We therefore strongly endorse the report's key recommendation that UNMISET be retained with its current tasks, configuration and size until 20 May 2005. Any precipitate withdrawal would undermine the many gains that have been made to date. Most important, UNMISET will continue to play a critical role in enabling Timor-Leste to further develop the capacity of key institutions. We very much hope that Security Council members will support the Secretary- General's recommendations and agree to UNMISET continuing for the next six months. Over the next six months it will be important for UNMISET to accomplish as much as possible to implement a viable transition strategy, taking into account Timor-Leste's development needs.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“As the report confirms, Timor-Leste has made steady progress in its institution-building efforts. It is encouraging that the support of the United Nations and the international community is having a tangible impact in areas of key concern. I was very taken by the remarks in that regard made by my friend and colleague Ambassador Guterres. Of course, although notable advances have been made, Timor-Leste has not yet achieved self- sufficiency. More needs to be done to develop its public administration capacity and the professionalism and competency of its security institutions. Both areas are obviously critical to Timor-Leste's long-term stability. It is clear that Timor-Leste requires the ongoing assistance of the international community and of the United Nations.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open meeting of the Security Council on Timor-Leste, a country that, like my colleague from Indonesia, I can describe as a neighbour, a close partner and a friend. We are proud of what we have done to assist Timor-Leste in building a stable and sustainable democracy. Together with the United Nations and with other neighbours, many of which are represented here today, we continue to have a big stake, as my colleague from Singapore has just said, in ensuring that Timor-Leste is equipped to meet the challenges that it faces. We welcome the Secretary-General's report (S/2004/888) on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), and we are very pleased today to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“We must ensure that the basic principles of conflict prevention, the participation of women in peace and security and the specific protection needs of women are incorporated into the work of the Council, other agencies of the United Nations, the international community more generally and individual Member States. Australia is committed to playing its part in this respect.”
2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066 (2004) · source
“So, many positive steps have been taken nationally and internationally to implement the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000), but, as we have said at previous meetings, much more needs to be done. We must make sure that women participate effectively at all levels of peace operations and processes. Equally important, we must ensure that men receive training in understanding women's rights and the role of women in peace-building. It is crucial that we consider gender dimensions of conflict as being integral to the achievement of sustainable and lasting peace. Only then will we achieve a balanced perspective and arrive at balanced solutions. Resolution 1325 (2000) provides the guidance to do this.”
2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066 (2004) · source
“In the Philippines, we are funding the implementation of a national survey on the participation of women in peace, governance and development. That survey will be a milestone in highlighting the concerns of women in the areas of peace, governance and development. We are also funding a conference bringing together women from Mindanao, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan and Solomon Islands to develop awareness of the role of women in post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction. The international community more generally has made some progress, too, in pursuit of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, for example, is the first treaty to recognize certain acts of sexual and gender violence as among the most serious crimes under international law.”
2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066 (2004) · source
“The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has been given Government funding for a web site which provides comprehensive information on resolution 1325 (2000). Through our aid programme, we have provided training on the resolution to the Australian Defence Force and to military personnel from the Asia-Pacific region. Australia has prepared an issues paper that outlines the latest research and best practice on women's roles in peacekeeping in Asia and the Pacific. From our research, we are developing practical aid policy guidelines which will encourage the role of women in peace-building projects. In recognition of the responsibilities which individual States have, we are incorporating the concepts of resolution 1325 (2000) into our development cooperation programmes.”
2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066 (2004) · source
“Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having convened this meeting. I wish also to thank Under-Secretary-General Guehenno, High Commissioner Louise Arbour and Executive Director Thoraya Obaid for their presentations. I should like to say to Ms. Arbour that Australia is delighted to have her here in New York, and delighted with her appointment. It is wonderful to have a strong and able High Commissioner in place. We are proud to reaffirm our commitment to resolution 1325 (2000), which remains a landmark document both for the Council in its recognition of the true dimensions of peace-building and for its international recognition of the particular burden women and girls bear as a result of conflict. In Australia, community organizations have held public seminars to make the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000) widely known.”
2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066 (2004) · source
“Let me, in closing, note the forthcoming review by the Executive Committee on Peace and Security on matching resources with peacekeeping operations to facilitate the establishment of the rule of law and transitional justice. Australia will continue to follow that process closely.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The Court has an essential role to play in facilitating justice and accountability, particularly through the complementarity principle, which is a central feature, of course, of the Court's Statute. As the Secretary-General's report notes, another recent approach to achieving transitional justice is the provision of international support for mixed institutions, such as in the case of Cambodia. Australia welcomes Cambodia's signature on 4 October of the agreement between Cambodia and the United Nations to establish an Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodia to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders. We remain committed to assisting this process and call on Cambodia and other States to join Australia in providing funding for the trials. That will enable justice to be done - justice for which the people of Cambodia have been waiting for far too long.”
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