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Egeland

lines on the record: 421
first: 2003-12-09
most recent: 2022-01-27
sittings or episodes: 20
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“A particularly terrifying consequence that many face is the spectre of HIV/AIDS. According to reports, in numerous villages and displacement camps in Darfur, women and children have been systematically raped. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, brutal sexual violence has once again devastated the lives of women and children during the recent eruption of fighting. Beyond the devastating physical, psychological, emotional and social trauma suffered by the women and children who are brutally attacked, these egregious crimes undermine cultural values and community relationships and can destroy the very ties that bind society together. Extraordinary protection measures are needed. In such Violent and distressing circumstances, peacekeepers and United Nations staff must demonstrate exemplary personal conduct and behaviour.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“A sustained humanitarian presence to provide protection and assistance wherever needs exist is fundamental to our humanitarian mandate. For humanitarian agencies to continue to work effectively, we will need to reinforce collective approaches to protection and security coordination. The perpetrators of attacks on humanitarians must be held accountable, as affirmed in Security Council resolution 1502 of August 2003. My third concern is the need to better protect women and children in armed conflict. In Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Liberia, northern Uganda and other conflict situations, sexual Violence and other particularly abhorrent human rights abuses against women and children have been committed on a horrifying scale. Rape continues to be used as a brutal weapon of war.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“In the past two weeks alone, we have seen further examples of the disturbing trend of blatant disregard for humanitarian principles and deliberate targeting of humanitarian workers for political or tactical purposes. In Afghanistan, on 2 June, five humanitarians from the Dutch branch of Medecins sans Frontieres were shot dead in an ambush in north-west Afghanistan. On 3 June, 16 humanitarian workers were detained by the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement for three days. In recent days, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, staff from United Nations humanitarian agencies and their non-governmental organization partners were attacked and their offices and equipment destroyed or damaged. By further restricting humanitarian access, these acts ultimately aggravate the suffering of the civilian population.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“The past 18 months have witnessed ongoing threats and horrific attacks against humanitarian personnel in many conflict situations, including Afghanistan, Chechnya, cote d'Ivoire, Iraq, Liberia, the occupied Palestinian territories and the Sudan. Humanitarian workers have also been specifically targeted in Somalia, where five staff members of international non-governmental organizations have been killed in the past six months. Religious and cultural leaders may have an important influential role in protecting humanitarian work, in taking a strong stand on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and in condemning the attacks against humanitarian workers.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“We are also deeply concerned that attacks on civilians in Darfur are continuing, despite the commitment made by the parties to the N'djamena humanitarian ceasefire agreement to refrain from any act of violence or other abuse against civilian populations, particularly women and children. The deployment of observers by the African Union and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) will be critical to the monitoring of the situation. My second concern, safeguarding the security of its humanitarian personnel, remains a key challenge to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“In the Darfur region of the Sudan we are currently in a desperate race against the clock to save more than a million civilians displaced by indiscriminate violence, who are now threatened with starvation and disease. As an international community, we are late in responding to this crisis. We were largely prevented from entering Darfur with our relief workers until the past few weeks. We are making progress in terms of food and shelter, but we are desperately behind in other sectors. We may need the Council's help, especially in getting into Darfur water and sanitation equipment and other key non-food relief supplies.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“First, in ensuring sustained humanitarian access to civilians in need, Governments bear the primary responsibility to provide humanitarian assistance and to protect civilians. It is when Governments do not have the capacity or are unwilling to provide assistance and protection that the United Nations must execute its special role and responsibilities. But we cannot do so when we are denied access to populations in need and when the safety and the security of our personnel are threatened. In 20 conflicts around the world humanitarian access is either denied or obstructed. I believe that there are at least 10 million people in the world in need of food, water, shelter, medical care and the basic means for survival, to whom we have no access.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“It also reflects the outcomes of the two roundtables that were held earlier this year of Member States, United Nations departments, agencies and programmes, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and key non-governmental organizations on the ten-point platform on the protection of civilians, which I presented at my last briefing in December. I wish to thank the Governments of Canada and Norway for hosting those round tables. The ten-point platform embodies many of the key issues set out in the broader protection framework provided by the aide-memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would like now to summarize some elements of the report and to update members on developments in recent weeks.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“These and other protection concerns are outlined in the fourth report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which I have the honour to present to the Council this morning. The report that we are presenting to the Council this morning is the product of extensive consultations with United Nations departments, agencies and programmes, chiefly through the Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs Implementation Group on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“The situation in West Africa has been described as a crisis of protection, due to the widespread sexual violence and other human rights Violations, child soldier recruitment, population displacement and restrictions on humanitarian access. In the Middle East, innocent civilians have been killed and injured by suicide bombings, as well as by missile and other attacks on civilian neighbourhoods and camps. The construction of a barrier through the West Bank is having a profound humanitarian impact on civilians by separating Palestinian communities from their land, jobs and social services. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the recent eruption of fighting in the east has shaken the country's delicate emergence from a brutal eight-year conflict and has compounded what was already a serious humanitarian situation.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Mr. Egeland: I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The tenth anniversary of our collective failure to protect 800,000 defenceless men, women and children from the brutal deaths they suffered in Rwanda provides a chilling impetus for us to reflect on ways to better protect vulnerable civilian populations at the height of crises and in their immediate aftermath. In the intervening years since the Rwanda genocide, civilians have continued to be defenceless Victims of conflict, more often than not deliberately targeted by parties to conflicts and subjected to extreme violence and other grave human rights abuse. The impact of long-term conflicts has been particularly devastating.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“It is the father who is powerless to protect his family from brutal attacks, the mother who has no access to medical care and is helpless to save her sick child, the young child who wakes up each morning faced with the trauma of war and violence and a life without a future, and the teenage girl who has been brutally raped and may never fully recover from the internal injuries she has suffered. Those are the people who are depending on us. They will judge our success, a success that will be determined by the number of people we are able to assist and protect as a result of swift and decisive action. The Security Council's continued commitment to this shared goal is vital.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Far too often, peace processes are seen as the prerogative of combatant forces, but lasting peace and national reconciliation will depend on developing a social climate that seeks to sustain peace. All sectors and elements of society, not just fighting forces, need to be brought together to this end of reconciliation. The critical role of women in peace processes must be recognized and actively supported. It is the millions of voiceless that require our attention and commitment.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The regional and international communities, in turn, have a responsibility to provide targeted long-term assistance to weak States to strengthen their institutions, to respond at an earlier stage in humanitarian crises and to maintain a robust presence in post-conflict countries to promote respect for human rights, the consolidation of good governance and peace-building processes. At the root of most conflicts are issues of poverty, corruption, deliberate manipulation of minority groups and social inequity and exclusion. Dealing effectively with complex crises requires us to address these root causes. In countries recovering from conflict, peace and national reconciliation ultimately depend on changes in attitude and behaviour within society. This is particularly the case in societies that have become polarized.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“For example, the African Union's current involvement in the Darfur crisis is critical to the international community's response. Similarly, the timely deployment of the Economic Community of West African States Mission in Liberia forces was instrumental in responding to the political opportunity of bringing stability to that war-torn country. Issues such as human trafficking, the illicit flow of arms, the illegal exploitation of natural resources and the cross-border movement of displaced persons and combatants require regional mechanisms and commitments if they are to be properly addressed.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Greater use should therefore be made of resolution 1366 (2001) on the prevention of armed conflict, which encourages the Secretary-General to convey to the Security Council his assessment of potential threats to international peace and security. Early warning is critical to conflict prevention. Timely and effective early-warning analyses play a key role in helping the United Nations and the broader international community to detect and prevent complex humanitarian crises. For example, in Guinea-Bissau, contingency planning enhanced United Nations preparedness in the event that humanitarian assistance is required. But there is no point in contingency planning if we do not have the resources to do something about it. Today's conflict management cannot be successful without the strong and decisive involvement of regional organizations.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Our experience with the consolidated appeals process, however, reveals that while donor countries are willing to support initiatives that address immediate humanitarian needs, the longer-term or medium-term tools of peace, such as education, health care and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, are often under-funded. The Security Council has a critical role in responding to complex emergencies and protecting civilians. Thus, in resolution 1296 (2000), the Council requests the Secretary-General to bring to its attention situations of grave concern in respect of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We should make more frequent use of that mechanism. It is equally critical that we bring situations of concern to the attention of the Council as early as possible.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Post-conflict situations exemplify the importance of ensuring that adequate funding is provided not only for life-sustaining humanitarian assistance, but also for other programmes that will impact significantly on sustainable peace. Effective peace and reconciliation processes require effective social and administrative structures. It is important, therefore, that schools and their teachers, health centres and their workers, local administrative offices and local welfare and community structures not be neglected by the international community.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Assistance to civilians in need is also undermined by the skewed flows of humanitarian funding for complex emergencies. In 2003, humanitarian appeals for 13 African crises sought $2.2 billion, and less than half of that amount was received. Meanwhile, the $1 billion sought by the United Nations appeal for Iraq alone was fully met by donors. This reflects the harsh reality that political interests, strategic priorities and the media spotlight create enormously disproportionate responses. I encourage the Security Council to consider carefully the links between the maintenance international peace and security and inadequate funding in certain crises.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“But we cannot do so when we are denied access to populations in need, when the safety and security of our personnel is threatened and when we do not receive adequate funding for our humanitarian work. Tragically, it is those who most need our assistance who are often denied it. In 20 conflicts around the world, humanitarian access is being either denied or obstructed for an estimated 10 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medical care. Restrictions on access continue to deny life-saving assistance to some 500,000 civilians in Liberia, 2.2 million in the Central African Republic and 1.5 million in Cote d'Ivoire. A similar situation exists in Afghanistan, where access to 1 million people in rural areas in the southern and eastern parts of the country is very limited and insecure.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Complex emergencies increase vulnerability, and when natural disasters occur concurrently the effects are extreme, as the devastating floods in Haiti this week demonstrate. These grave concerns demand a concerted response by us all. In situations of armed conflict, Governments bear the primary responsibility to provide humanitarian assistance and to protect civilians. It is when Governments do not have the capacity or are unwilling to provide assistance and protection that the United Nations must execute its special role and responsibilities. All United Nations departments and humanitarian agencies stand ready to carry out this important work whenever and wherever it is required.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“In the Democratic Republic of the Congo alone, more than 2 million people have been killed as a result of long-term conflict, and tens of thousands of women and children have been subjected to unspeakable forms of sexual violence. Currently, a staggering 50 million people have been displaced from their homes by conflict, and many of them are struggling to survive in harsh conditions. The suffering inflicted on civilians in complex emergencies is all too often aggravated by the denial or restrictions on humanitarian access to populations in need. The current crisis in the Darfur region of the Sudan provides an alarming example: more than 1 million civilians, mostly women and children, have been displaced and are in dire need of shelter, water, food and medical supplies.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We all have an important role to play, whether in addressing the underlying causes of conflict, preventing armed conflicts from taking root, intervening during armed conflict to protect civilians and provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance, supporting peace processes or assisting countries emerging from conflict through the delicate period of transition into situations of consolidated peace and sustainable development. Every day men, women and children in conflicts around the world are being actively and deliberately targeted by parties to conflicts and subjected to extreme violence and other grave human rights abuse.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“A comprehensive and integrated approach is crucial if real and sustainable achievements are to be made. In situations of transition, for example, progress on security and political developments need to be accompanied by corresponding progress on the humanitarian, social and economic fronts if the peace is to take hold. It is therefore the collective responsibility of all of us - the Security Council, the General Assembly, individual Member States, regional organizations, the various United Nations departments, agencies and programmes and non-governmental organizations - not only to perform our respective roles as effectively as possible, but to respond to these issues together, as a cohesive whole.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Mr. Egeland: A discussion of complex crises and the United Nations response is important to have at a time when so many people remain trapped by conflict and caught up in long-term complex crises, issues which are integral to my role as Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Complex emergencies and their aftermath embody not only military and security dimensions but fundamental political, economic, social and humanitarian dimensions as well. They are longer- running crises where the very process of conflict has had a dramatic impact on societal structures, government institutions and the ability of extended families and communities to support each other. That is why there is a responsibility and a need for international assistance.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Other areas that need to be considered are governance, the rule of law, the proliferation of small arms, and poverty. The implementation of the main recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report which is before the Council today would contribute significantly to addressing our primary humanitarian concerns. I urge the Council to support those recommendations.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“The efforts made by ECOWAS to enforce its moratorium on small-arms transfers, as just outlined by the Foreign Minister of Ghana and the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, are most welcome. Thirdly, unequal and insufficient assistance among countries and humanitarian sectors hampers a meaningful response to those most in need. In West Africa, such critical sectors as protection, health and education remain seriously underfunded. For instance, Cote d'Ivoire received no funding for projects in any of those sectors under the Consolidated Appeal last year, and Guinea did not receive significant funding for any sector last year. Fourthly and lastly, the efforts of the humanitarian community in West Africa should not be quick fixes to crises that require a much more comprehensive approach. Their underlying root causes must be fully addressed.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“While all opportunities need to be seized to remind parties to armed conflicts of their responsibility to uphold international humanitarian and human rights law, it is a welcome fact that the Security Council is willing and able to take additional measures to stop the abuse and protect civilians. Secondly, there is a need to forge closer links at the regional level between humanitarian, political and economic actors in order better to coordinate and implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes. Continued small- arms proliferation among unemployed youth will mean continued instability in the whole region. Thus it is critical that DDR programmes have a solid and completely financed reintegration component.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“A regional contingency plan is close to finalization. A regional protection network has been established. Moreover, the co-location of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Regional Office and the United Nations Office for West Africa has been instrumental in strengthening partnerships with regional political actors. Several United Nations agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to build a strong partnership with its newly formed department of humanitarian affairs. Let me conclude with the following four points. First, humanitarian and human rights efforts alone will, as we have seen, often be insufficient in providing protection to vulnerable groups in armed conflict.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“For example, over 340,000 people have returned to Burkina Faso from strife-stricken Cote d'Ivoire over this past year alone. The capacity of the local communities to receive these massive population movements is extremely limited. The Council has already been briefed on the establishment of the Joint Humanitarian Review for West Africa, a process led by my Deputy and the Secretary-General's Humanitarian Envoy for the Cote d'Ivoire crisis, Ms. Carolyn McAskie. As the Mano River Union and Cote d'Ivoire were suffering from a protection crisis and inadequate humanitarian response, a regional strategy and plan of action were devised in July 2003, together with all regional stakeholders. Since then, inclusive regional coordination meetings that include political partners and donor representatives have taken place regularly.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“Protection issues range from inter-ethnic conflicts to rampant sexual abuse. Even in Liberia, where the United Nations Mission has improved overall security, more than 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are still displaced to urban areas. Due to continued insecurity in some parts of the country and the onset of the rainy season, the majority of IDPs will not be able to return to their places of origin before the end of the year. Guinea, which has had a long tradition of offering asylum to refugees in the subregion, is also faced with considerable humanitarian challenges. Guinea currently hosts over 100,000 refugees, while over 100,000 Guineans have returned from C6te d'Ivoire. Other countries in the subregion, such as Mali and Burkina Faso, are also directly affected by these conflicts.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“While open conflict has now been contained, the violation and direct targeting of civilians continues. Brutal killings, rape and sexual abuses, as well as harassment of civilians by State and non-State actors, have too often become the norm. Those acts affect women and children in particular. Moreover, the general deterioration of infrastructure and basic social services in the subregion has increased the vulnerability of affected populations and the level of investment needed to resettle displaced persons and returnees when conditions permit. In Cote d'Ivoire, civil strife is continuing, as today's violent demonstrations bear witness to. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate due to the cumulative effects of massive displacements, depletion of food stocks, lack of access to land and the collapse of social services.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“I should like to thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to inform the Council regarding the humanitarian situation in West Africa. The humanitarian situation is not desperate. Progress achieved in other crises has shown us the proper way to proceed. In Sierra Leone, for example, all displaced persons were rehoused and ex-combatants reintegrated by the end of last year and emergency humanitarian interventions have given way to development programmes. In Liberia, the unprecedented improvement in the security situation has given humanitarian workers access to populations that had been deprived of assistance. Allow me, however, to focus on the cross-border issues in West Africa that are currently of concern to the international community. (spoke in English) Too many communities in the subregion remain in a crisis of protection.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4933 (2004) · source
“Finally, while the role of the United Nations is unquestionably important for the protection of civilians, I am grateful to the representative of China and others for reminding us that it is the Member States of the United Nations and the parties to conflicts that bear the primary responsibility. Many statements in the Council today have called for robust implementation and resourcing of measures to strengthen the protection of civilians on the ground by all parties to conflicts. With that in mind, I am extremely grateful to members of the Security Council for their solid support of the proposed lO-point platform for action that I outlined this morning. Your leadership on this is vital, and we look forward to close collaboration with you, as we work together to move forward with the protection of civilians agenda in very concrete ways.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“By the next report, I hope that we will be able to outline concrete elements of an information system to provide systematic reporting to the Council on the effectiveness of the current protection of civilians framework, both institutionally and in specific field situations. We will further consider how to address to the next Secretary-General's report the suggestion by Pakistan for regular and specific information on the scale, the locations and allocated responsibilities in areas where protection of civilians is a major concern. I welcome the support that I heard for integrating protection of civilians into Security Council peacekeeping mandates. This makes an important difference to our work on the ground.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I will be taking this forward with my colleagues within the Secretariat and in the humanitarian agencies. I've also taken note of your concern that we continue to develop across the United Nations system a clear, coordinated approach to the delivery of effective protection of civilians, as urged most recently by Canada, Norway and others. We also welcome the call for robust action at the national, regional and international levels against those who break the rules and attack humanitarian personnel. My Office will also give more thought as to how we can respond to the suggestion made by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and others about developing a framework that establishes indicators of compliance with international humanitarian refugee and human rights law.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“As I said in the briefing, that is one of our most urgent priorities. We require the Council's ongoing valuable support in that regard. Mexico, as well as other members, also spoke of the need to consistently and comprehensively address disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation or resettlement and the trafficking in small arms from a regional perspective. That is another important area in which we hope to work in close cooperation with the Security Council. (spoke in English) I am grateful to representatives who gave perspectives on advocacy in respect of access by and security of humanitarian workers. I wholeheartedly agree that that must be addressed far more systematically in all our operations. It is important that we convey the right message to all parties to a conflict and reinforce our impartiality and neutrality.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I share that concern about the politicization of humanitarian access. As many speakers have stated, access is essential in the protection of civilians. (spoke in Spanish) As this was my first opportunity to hear the opinions and ideas of the members of the Security Council, I am very grateful to the Council for the advice members have offered for my future work in turning principles into reality for vulnerable populations in areas of conflict on several continents. Allow me to comment on a few of the topics raised in this important debate. The representatives of Spain, Chile and Mexico, among others, focused on the need to create a culture of protection and concrete mechanisms to protect women and children in particular. Those speakers underscored the seriousness of sexual violence against women and children.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Allow me, first of all, to express my most sincere condolences to the Government and citizens of the Russian Federation for the fearsome suicide attack that occurred this morning in Moscow. I would like to express my great gratitude to the members of the Security Council for their sustained interest in the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I am very encouraged by the ongoing interest demonstrated by the Council during this meeting. A number of members emphasized the central role played by the protection of civilians in the Council's activities, and we are extremely grateful. I am also very touched by the Council's unanimous support for the road map and the aide-memoire. I note the concern expressed by the representative of France, as well as a number of other representatives.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We must not let ourselves believe that the agenda for future action on the protection of civilians consists only of complex and difficult issues which require lengthy negotiation. Let me remind the Council that there have been achievements in the missions by the Security Council to areas of conflict and in Council resolutions and peacekeeping mandates which have more effectively considered the protection needs of civilians. I am grateful to you for this opportunity to outline the new challenges and some of the practical steps that we can take if we are to create a culture of protection that reflects the real needs of innocent civilians trapped by conflict.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Ninth, address the impact of small arms and light weapons on the protection of civilians, specifically with regard to confidence-building measures and the need to address regional flows; and tenth, develop further measures to promote the responsibility of armed groups and non-State actors to protect civilians, to provide access, ensure the safety, security and freedom of movement of humanitarian workers and, more generally, to respect international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. In furthering those action points, we propose a process of consultation, led by the Security Council, to facilitate a structured dialogue which would identify protection gaps. My Office stands ready to provide all necessary support in that respect.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Fifthly, combat impunity for grave breaches of international humanitarian law, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, thereby promoting compliance with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. Sixth, assist in ensuring the provision of the necessary resources to address the needs of vulnerable populations in so-called forgotten emergencies. Seventh, examine how to better implement measures to respond to the security needs of refugees and internally displaced persons. Eighth, address short-comings in our approach to disarmament, demobilization reintegration and rehabilitation, particularly with regard to child combatants and the need to address regional concerns.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Let me conclude by presenting 10 action points that build on the areas in the road map that enjoy consensus support of the Security Council. First, improve humanitarian access to civilians in need, better utilize negotiations on the ground and explore all possible avenues for political leverage by Member States. Secondly, improve the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, irrespective of circumstances and environments. Thirdly, ensure that the special protection and assistance requirements of children in armed conflict are fully addressed, to better reflect the more complex protection requirements of children and the problem of youth violence. Fourthly, ensure that the special protection and assistance requirements of women in armed conflict are fully addressed in light of the high levels of sexual violence and abuse.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Like the aide-memoire, it will need to be updated and developed in line with the new and evolving protection challenges that confront us. We, as a United Nations system now have the tools, the early warning capacity, the technical expertise and the logistical capacity to provide more timely and targeted humanitarian assistance and protection than ever before. What we sorely lack is the ability to have our humanitarian principles become a reality for political, military and economic leaders around the world. That is where we, the humanitarian and human rights workers, need your help. That is where the Council can make a real contribution towards achieving real forward movement on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“I commend the updated aide-memoire to Council members, and look forward to its endorsement in a Presidential Statement at the end ofthis week. The second tool for your consideration is the road map, which Council members called for as a tool to clarify responsibilities, enhance cooperation, facilitate implementation and further strengthen coordination within the United Nations system. The version before you today focuses primarily on the role of the United Nations system and reflects the outcome of extensive consultations within the United Nations system over the past 10 months. To truly reflect the needs of civilians in a constantly changing humanitarian environment, this instrument must be seen as a living document.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“I hope that you will endorse the updated aide- memoire today as a tool that reflects evolving protection priorities, and will assist the Council in its efforts to ensure that the protection needs and rights of civilians are reflected in relevant Security Council resolutions and mandates. I cannot stress strongly enough that the language included in Security Council resolutions does make a difference to our work on the ground. An important evolution that I would like to highlight is the aide-memoire's use in the field as a tool that provides a systematic basis for analysis and reporting during humanitarian crises. We have used it effectively as a protection matrix in Iraq and Burundi. We intend to take this approach forward in northern Uganda as a matter of priority, and to extend its practical application in other humanitarian crises.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“At that time, the Council undertook to regularly review and update the aide-memoire to reflect the latest protection of civilians concerns, trends and measures to address those concerns. Last December, the Council expressed its willingness to update the aide-memoire annually. The first such update, which is before you today, reflects important new language that the Council has used since March 2002 and provides a clearer structure of the key protection issues. It is the product of wide consultation throughout the United Nations system, particularly through the Executive Committee on Humanitarian Assistance Implementation Group on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“In early 2004, we intend to convene a regional workshop in Latin America, and country-level workshops in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands, in cooperation with their respective Governments. I wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Member States for their support for these vital workshop initiatives. I am presenting to members of the Council today, two documents for your consideration. The first is the updated version of the aide-memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. You will recall that the Security Council adopted the original aide-memoire in March 2002 as a means to facilitate its consideration of protection of civilians issues in its deliberations on mandates for peacekeeping operations.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Turning first to the regional workshops, over the past 14 months, six regional workshops have brought together representatives of Governments, United Nations country teams and civil society organizations in West and Southern Africa, Europe and the Balkans, East Asia-Pacific, the South Pacific and, since the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs last briefing to the Council, South Asia, to identify and address the major regional concerns on the protection of civilians. In some regions these workshops have formed part of a sustainable process. Concerns for the protection of civilians are becoming adopted institutionally by regional organizations such as the Southern African Development Community and the Economic Community of West African States in Africa, the European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source
“Our work has been based on three key areas. The first of these is the continuation of our regional workshop programme as a means of disseminating information to Governments and other concerned parties on the key principles, responsibilities and priorities for the protection of civilians. The second is the updating of the aide-memoire and its further application in the field; and the third is the development of the so-called road map on the protection of civilians, which establishes a shared commitment to action on the protection of civilians.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877 (2003) · source