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“The Council has continued to welcome the Chairs of the various country-specific configurations of the Peacebuilding Commission to participate in Council meetings. The United States has consistently pushed for greater transparency in the work of subsidiary bodies. The Counter-Terrorism Committee has held more open meetings and has increased its interaction with civil society during the past year. Sanctions Committee Chairs have also organized open briefings for the broader United Nations membership to discuss sanctions regime objectives and committee activities.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“Yesterday's ministerial-level meeting on strengthening cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (see S/PV.7050) marked a deepening of the Council's ties with that important organization. On Yemen, the Secretary- General of the Gulf Cooperation Council briefed the Security Council on the implementation of the transition plan at a high-level meeting in September (see S/PV.7037). Finally, the open debate in August presided over by President Fernandez of Argentina (see S/PV.70lS) allowed Member States to discuss the Council's cooperation with a range of regional and subregional organizations. The presidential statement adopted during that meeting (S/PRST/2013/l2) is a useful compilation of the Council's practice in this area.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“In addition to formal meetings, the Council may need at times to meet informally with troop- and police-contributing countries to discuss urgent issues that may arise. The Council didjust that in May when the troop contributors to the United Nations Diseangement Observer Force (UNDOF) met with Council members to discuss the deteriorating security environment in UNDOF's area of operations and threats to United Nations peacekeepers there. That productive exchange contributed to the development of solutions to overcome the new challenges that UNDOF peacekeepers faced. We should consider such meetings in future for other peacekeeping operations, when appropriate. Increased cooperation with regional and other relevant organizations has been a hallmark of our work during the past 12 months.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“In doing so, we must recognize the need for other Member States, which play a vital role in supporting and enforcing our decisions, to be informed of and appropriately involved in the Council's work. Peacekeeping is one of the most important tools that the international community has at its disposal, and we recognize the importance of close cooperation with troop- and police-contributing countries. We therefore welcome the fact that the Informal Working Group recently considered ways in which such cooperation could be strengthened. We continue to urge both Council members and troop- and police-contributing countries to take full advantage of the private meetings the Council holds in advance of each mandate renewal.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“The United States welcomes today's open debate, and we thank Ambassador Perceval for her diligent work as Chair of the Council's Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions. Our discussions of the working methods of the Council are important to ensuring that this body remains able to address the challenges of the twenty- first century. On behalf ofthe membership ofthe United Nations, the Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It is essential that, in carrying out that role, its work be as effective, efficient and transparent as possible. Article 30 of the Charter mandates the Council to adopt its own rules of procedure.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“In closing, I would like to thank the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Rwanda, Lamin Manneh, and other United Nations staff, including Neneh Bah, James Sutterlin and Davey McNab, for helping to make this leg of our trip successful. I express my appreciation, too, to our Rwandan Government hosts for their hospitality and open exchange of views.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“The President pledged that Rwanda would be a genuine partner in the peace process but noted his concern with how events in the region had been characterized, questioning whether the causes of the current conflict are accurately understood. Further, he urged the Council and the international community to help establish adequate judicial and accountability mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, we found our exchange of views with Rwandan Government officials to be very substantive and constructive, and we are hopeful that the dialogue will help to further efforts to achieve regional peace.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“Council members again noted MONUSCO's clear mandate to neutralize all irregular armed groups and expressed their commitment to seeing that that aspect of the United Nations Mission's mandate was implemented. Council members cited the threat posed by, in addition to the FDLR, the M-23, and observed that, if the regional Framework is to succeed, all armed groups must be neutralized. Building on this point, we emphasized the imperative for every country, including Rwanda, to neither tolerate nor provide support to any militia or armed force, and appealed to President Kagame to use his country's influence with the M-23 to promote peace and help bring the Kampala talks to a decisive close.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“The Foreign Minister also raised Rwanda's concerned about the ongoing security threat posed by the FDLR and requested greater collaboration between the Security Council and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. We were able to reinforce the message that Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kobler had delivered - that MONUSCO would not allow the FDLR to wreak havoc in eastern Congo any more than it would the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23). Council members then had a frank 90-minute dialogue with President Paul Kagame. The President echoed his Foreign Minister in calling attention to the dangerous activities of the FDLR.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“Following our visit to the Gisozi memorial, we met in Kigali with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Finance, and with senior representatives responsible of intelligence and economic planning. In those meetings, we discussed a comprehensive range of issues, including the status of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. Foreign Minister Mushikiwabo assured us of her Government's readiness to be a full partner in creating a sustainable peace, and said that she was encouraged by the proactive initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank and the new leadership of MONUSCO.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“That warning has special meeting for the Council, which failed dismally in responding to the slaughter of 19 years ago. As Council members are aware, the waves crated by the genocide continue to disrupt and claim lives. Prior to arriving in Kigali, we met with displaced persons outside of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where many thousands of families have been victimized by recurring attacks and atrocities. We were struck by the contrast between conditions in and around Goma and the relatively calm and stable environment in Rwanda. In our meetings with Rwandan officials, several of us made the point that Rwanda has an opportunity to take steps that would help spread the peace and greater prosperity it has achieved to people across the Great Lakes Region.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“We were pleased to hear of the key role that MONUSCO continues to play, in collaboration with Rwandan authorities, to ensure that these former fighters can successfully resume their lives. The Council then travelled to Kigali, where we had a tour of the children's wing of the Gisozi genocide memorial. Even those of us who had already visited Rwanda's memorial were overwhelmed by the devastating eloquence of the memorial. Since the memorial opened in 2004, more than 100,000 visitors have viewed the exhibits - an impressive number, but a mere fraction of the 250,000 people whose bodies are buried in mass graves beneath the four acres of memorial gardens and grounds. The facility serves as a permanent repository for photos and testimonies related to the 1994 genocide and a permanent warning for the world community.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“On 7 October, Ambassador Power had the privilege of leading the Security Council's first visit to Rwanda since 2009. Council members began that leg of our trip by visiting a demobilization centre in Mutobo, where we had a chance to hear testimonials from former Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) combatants who had voluntarily returned and, with the help of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Rwandan Government, are trying to reintegrate into society. These individuals told us about the difficulties they faced while living on the run in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and about the hard choices they had to make in deciding to leave the rebel force. In many cases, the FDLR has threatened to retaliate against them and members of their families.”
2013-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7045 (2013) · source
“The United States remains committed to working with the Government and people of Haiti, as well as the United Nations and international partners, to build a more secure and prosperous future for the country.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“Such incidents are unacceptable stains on MINUSTAH and the United Nations. We encourage continuing and determined efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as other misconduct by peacekeepers. Finally, let me reiterate the deep gratitude of the United States to those serving in MINUSTAH, who work tirelessly every day to improve the lives of the Haitian people. As MINUSTAH moves forward with the conditions- based consolidation plan, the United States welcomes the Secretary-General's forthcoming examination of how the United Nations can best continue to contribute to Haiti's stabilization and development. Although key challenges remain, Haiti is becoming more stable.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“Sexual and gender-based Violence tragically persists in Haiti. It is a significant problem, one that MINUSTAH must continue to address, including by training police to prevent and respond to such crimes. Meanwhile, the voluntary resettlement of displaced persons should continue in a manner that fully respects the rights of the displaced, while those in the camps must have adequate services and security. The health and well-being of the Haitian people are important to the United States. As part of our broad assistance programme in Haiti, and in coordination with the United Nations and other donors, we continue to support the Haitian Government's efforts to treat and prevent cholera. Before concluding, I want to reinforce our support for MINUSTAH's zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“We also welcome the new United Nations Rule of Law Working Group coordination mechanism, which should coordinate closely with civil society, donors and the Government of Haiti to identify priorities for the justice sector and set concrete, realistic benchmarks for Haiti's rule-of- law priorities, including the protection of human rights for all Haitians. In that vein, the Government's establishment of the interministerial commission on human rights to promote and protect human rights is a positive step. The Government's statement in July calling for tolerance and rejecting Violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people was another welcome development. Indeed, protecting Haiti's most vulnerable citizens must also remain a priority for the Haitian Government and for MINUSTAH.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“That should include strong recruitment and retention efforts to ensure that the force reaches its goal of 15,000 officers by 2016, with an emphasis on recruiting women and expert personnel capable of addressing the needs that the Secretary- General identified in his report. The United States would like to see MINUSTAH'S community-violence reduction programmes sustained, as they increase public safety by offering at-risk youth productive employment and reduce their vulnerability to gang recruitment. For the sake of long-term security, better policing cannot happen in isolation but must be accompanied by improvements in the rule of law. The United States therefore strongly supports MINUSTAH'S assistance to Haitian institutions responsible for ensuring the rule of law.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“The elections must be held as soon as possible and need to be credible, free, fair and inclusive. To that end, we welcome the submission of the draft electoral law to the Parliament and urge Haiti's political leaders to work together now to publish a new electoral law that fully accords with Haiti's Constitution. In that regard the United States very much appreciates Special Representative Honore's efforts to promote dialogue among Haiti's political actors. Political stability requires security and, therefore, that recent security gains be sustained, such as the improved performance of the Haitian National Police and reinvigorated police recruitment efforts, which are critical for Haiti's future. We encourage MINUSTAH to maintain capacity-building of the Haitian National Police as its highest priority.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“I thank Special Representative Sandra Honore for her briefing, which, together with the Secretary-General's report (S/2013/493), show that real progress is occurring in Haiti, while more work is needed to ensure that it lasts. The United States reaffirms its support for the Secretary-General's conditions-based consolidation plan for MINUSTAH and his recommendation for the withdrawal of additional military elements, provided that conditions on the ground allow for it and that the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) maintains a robust, quick-reaction capability. Political stability, in particular, is crucial to continued progress in Haiti. The establishment of the transitional Electoral Council was an important step, but the ongoing delay in the scheduling of local municipal and senatorial elections is worrying.”
2013-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7024 (2013) · source
“Therefore, we welcome a fair discussion about the appropriate balance between privacy and security, and will continue to work with our partners to address the many challenges and threats we all face.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Let me address an issue unrelated to our debate that was raised earlier today, namely, the United States efforts to prevent terrorism and the recent disclosure of classified information about techniques we use to do that. All Governments do things that are secret: it is a fact of modern governing and a necessity in the light of the threats all our citizens face. Our counter-terrorism policy is ultimately about saving people's lives, which is why the United States works with other countries to protect our citizens and those of other nations from many threats. All nations should be concerned about the damage these disclosures can cause to our ability to collectively defend against those threats. The United States commitment to advancing universal human rights dates to our founding, and continues strongly to this day under President Obama.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.55 pm.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011Resumption1 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 11.10 am.”
2013-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7006 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Burundi to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in Burundi, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Paul Seger, Permanent Representative of Switzerland and Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Onanga-Anyanga.”
2013-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7006 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.40 am.”
2013-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7004 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Cote d'Ivoire to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2013/377, which contains the thirty-second report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. I now give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”
2013-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7004 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5pm.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Uganda to participate in this meeting. I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the text in writing and deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I now give the floor to the representative of Switzerland.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“I would ask all Force Commanders to please share our sincere gratitude to the servicemen and servicewomen at the missions who are working day and night to bring peace and security to vulnerable populations.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“The current fiscal crisis and the shortage of enabling forces, such as helicopters and the proximity of several peacekeeping missions in Africa, make inter-mission cooperation more important than ever before. It is our impression that the cooperation between the United Nations Mission in Liberia and the United Nations Mission in Cote d'Ivoire has worked well on the whole. We would welcome any other recommendations he would have for Force Commanders in contingents in other United Nations peacekeeping operations on best practices for coordination. I think that a number of other delegations have asked for a similar assessment. Finally, this Council asks the Force Commanders and their troops to operate often in dangerous and difficult environments.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“The United States supports the use of new technologies to help improve mission security and facilitate mandated tasks, such as the protection of civilians. We look forward to learning from the experience of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (MONUSCO) how these technologies can best be incorporated by DPKO and the Department of Field Support, where appropriate, and whether MONUSCO has the personnel and equipment necessary to rapidly assess the information from unarmed, unmanned aerial systems and transmit it to subordinate units in a timely fashion. We thank Major General Iqbal Asi for his briefing on how inter-mission cooperation and the sharing of assets can effect missions' crisis management.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“We would also like to draw attention to the recommendations of the Senior Advisory Group on rates of reimbursements and related issues, which were approved by the General Assembly last month. Those recommendations included the establishment of premiums for units that performed admirably under conditions of elevated risk, premiums for enabling capacities in high demand but short supply, and incentives for units to deploy with and maintain the capabilities required to perform their assigned tasks. We welcome that outcome and believe that it provides an opportunity to enhance the ability of missions to achieve their mandates. We thank Lieutenant General Dos Santos Cruz for his remarks on leveraging advanced technology in United Nations peacekeeping missions.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“We encourage other Member States to take similar steps to foster performance improvements, and we ask that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) work with troop-contributing countries and Member States to provide training assistance so that together they can revise their training when needs dictate. We would appreciate the General's thought on what type of gaps in essential skills and capacities he is seeing to help direct efforts to address these challenges. In that regard, we welcome the United Nations decision to proceed as quickly as possible to develop an additional 10 manuals for skill sets needed in peacekeeping. The United States is pleased to be able to support this essential project.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“The United States supports the proposal currently under consideration for the appointment of a Director General whose office would, among other things, assist troop-contributing countries in reviewing their pre-deployment training regimes in order to determine how the United Nations or donors can provide better support to peacekeepers in the field. We strongly agree that training can play a key role in bolstering the effectiveness of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Developing effective training requires the evaluation of results and transparent conclusions that lead to change where necessary. The United States is making every effort to improve the standards for evaluation of our own training assistance for both military and police.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank the Force Commanders for their briefings. The United States places great value on the contribution that they and the men and women under their commands make every day to peace and stability in the countries where they serve. I thank them for their frankness in presenting the challenges and capacity gaps that can impede their ability to carry out the mandates that we on the Security Council have given them. Regular and open communication with our military and police leaders is necessary to help us match mandates to the realities on the ground. We thank Major General Ngondi for his analysis of the question of in-mission assessment of pre-deployment training. There is currently no mechanism for assessing how well prepared troops are once they have actually deployed to the field.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“As noted in the Council's discussion on 29 May (see S/PV.6971), that effort has resulted in a substantial decrease in LRA attacks, the removal of two top LRA commanders from the battlefield and the defection of scores of LRA fighters. Finally, peacemaking efforts work to safeguard endangered children by ending the armed conflict itself. Connecting those efforts into a comprehensive approach will strengthen the ultimate goals of the children-and-armed-conflict action plan process and concretely advance the issue of the plight of children caught in harm's way.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“A wider range of efforts is needed, from holding perpetrators accountable and preventing them from committing abuses to resolving situations of conflict that enable such heinous crimes. For example, the conviction of Thomas Lubanga for unlawful child soldiering by the International Criminal Court sends an important message that such crimes will not be tolerated. Furthermore, several African countries, with the support of the African Union, the United Nations, the United States and others, are cooperating to end once and for all the threat posed by the Lord Resistance's Army (LRA), one of the world's worst perpetrators of crimes against children.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“We also commend the Secretary-General's proposals, which deserve the Council's serious consideration. The question of persistent perpetrators, however, raises a larger issue about the United Nations children- and-armed-conflict process itself. We can be proud ofits accomplishments and must strive to make it as effective as it can be. But it is only one tool among the many that we should be using to protect children. Rather than attempting to make the action plan process a one-size fits all mechanism, we should promote children-and- armed-conflict action plans in tandem with other tools, to comprehensively address the various contexts in which children are subjected to abuse.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“We have also seen welcome progress in Burma, where the Government has shown a degree of commitment to the action plan signed in June 2012 by releasing 97 under-age military recruits in 2012. However, we remain concerned that there was an increase in complaints about unlawful child recruitment in 2012 that occurred in 2011. We urge Burma, in accordance with its commitments, to allow United Nations access to military units to conduct verification visits. Moreover, non-State armed ethnic groups in Burma continue to use child soldiers. More progress is needed on this front. The Security Council requires more effective ways to deal with the growing number of persistent perpetrators, especially among armed groups. In that regard, we appreciate the Working Group's focus on this issue and its effort to develop appropriate tools.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“As the Secretary-General's report (S/2013/245) attests, there is no starker example of where children desperately need the international community's help than Syria. As we speak, Syrian children are being tortured and murdered, used as human shields and conscripted as fighters. Syria is unfortunately not the only place where abuses are surging. In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo armed groups, including the Mouvement du 23 Mars, have engaged in unlawful child recruitment, as well as killing and maiming of children. We welcome the commitment of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address those horrors by signing an action plan last October. We call for the expeditious implementation of that plan.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for hosting today's debate on children on armed conflict. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Herve Ladsous, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt and Save the Children Associate Vice-President Gregory Ramm for their remarks. We are also grateful to Ambassador Lucas for her leadership as Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Chilren and Armed Conflict. We also deeply appreciate the devoted work of Special Representative Leila Zerrougui and her team in advancing this agenda. I thank her for her briefing this morning as well. The United States remains determined to combat horrific acts committed against children in conflict- torn countries.”
2013-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6980 (2013) · source
“The list of rewards subjects now includes Joseph Kony, two other leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army, and Sylvestre Mudacumura, sought by the International Criminal Court for crimes allegedly committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also note the importance of resolving the issue of the relocation of acquitted and released persons in Tanzania and to that end welcome the ICTR's new strategic plan. What we have supported these past 20 years is a system of justice that aims to hold accountable those responsible for some of the most monstrous crimes known to humankind and to prevent them from recurring. The Tribunals continue to play an indispensable role in establishing global respect for the rule of law. The United States' commitment to working with the international community towards peace and justice remains steadfast.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“At the same time, we recognize that budgets for the next few years must support new premises for the Mechanism's Arusha branch, archives for both Tribunals, accommodations for victims and witnesses, outreach activities focusing on reconciliation, and judicial proceedings that may arise. As a measure of our support for the ICTR and the countries of the Great Lakes, as Judge Meron and Prosecutor Jallow graciously noted, the United States recently announced an expansion of our reward programme for fugitives. Under the War Crimes Rewards Program, the United States now offers rewards ofup to $5 million for information leading to the arrest, transfer or conviction of the nine ICTR fugitives, as well as designated foreign nationals accused of crimes against humanity, genocide or war crimes by any international, mixed or hybrid criminal tribunal.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“We look forward to the 1 July opening of The Hague branch of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, which will handle any ICTY appeals after this month. The Arusha branch of the Mechanism has been open for almost a year and has taken some consequential steps, including ordering the transfers of three high-level accused to the courts of Rwanda when they are apprehended. We appreciate the considerable work by both Tribunals to share resources with the Mechanism to reduce costs. We look forward to further measures to streamline operations while maintaining the highest standards of justice.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“The body of work of both the ICTY and the ICTR, established a year later, reflects the bedrock principle of providing fair trials for the accused and the opportunity for every defendant to have his day in court. That has been a hallmark of international justice since the Nuremberg trials and remains critical to advancing the rule of law internationally. While no system of justice is perfect, the United States has always respected the rulings of the ICTY and the ICTR and celebrates the progress that both Tribunals have made towards completing their work. Only three ICTY trials are expected to continue past the end of this year, all of which are for the late-arrested accused.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“I thank Judge Meron, Judge Joensen, Mr. Brammertz and Mr. Jallow for their reports. The prevention of mass atrocities and genocide is both a core national security interest and a moral responsibility of the United States. The prosecution of perpetrators of heinous crimes is essential not only for the sake of justice and accountability but also to facilitate transitions from conflict to stability and to deter those who would commit atrocities. Thus, the United States has strongly supported the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) since they began to fulfil the dual goals ofjustice and prevention. In the 20 years since the Security Council established the ICTY, the Tribunal has made a significant contribution to international justice.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“We join those here today who are committed to Somalia's success and will continue to make every effort to support the Government and the people of Somalia as they strive for peace and prosperity in their country.”
2013-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6975 (2013) · source
“Somalia must continue moving along the path to national elections and a referendum on the national constitution by 2016. The United States continues to support Somali-led governance and calls for further dialogue with local political and community leaders, including women, on unresolved regional issues. The situation in Jubaland is particularly concerning. We look to Somalia's neighbours for support in easing the tension and finding lasting solutions. We applaud those regional actors that have played a positive role in supporting Somalia's unity and sovereignty, especially in the early days of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Administration.”
2013-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6975 (2013) · source
“We urge increased attention to that overall problem and look to the Somali Government to follow through on its declared intent to work with the international community to fight the scourge and hold perpetrators accountable. We are also concerned about Somaliland's decision on 14 May to ban United Nations flights over Somaliland airspace. That could harm the humanitarian situation there and affect the provision of food, shelter, water and sanitation, and other support by humanitarian organizations. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that approximately 413,000 people in Somaliland need humanitarian aid, including 39,000 children who suffer from malnutrition. More than 85,000 people remain displaced due to recurrent drought and conflict.”
2013-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6975 (2013) · source