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2014-09-19
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2015-03-27
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  1. “In conclusion, during this United Nations anniversary year, let us take inspiration from its founders and our shared history. Let our bold leaders, whether of countries or indeed of communities, continue doing the vital work for tolerance and reconciliation. To those leaders, I will end with this: as together we tackle Daesh, as we address the humanitarian crisis in Syria, as we build a more stable, inclusive and more prosperous Middle East, they should know that they have the support of the United Kingdom.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  2. “From Rwanda to Yugoslavia, South Africa to Northern Ireland, history has shown that peace can be built only on accountability andjustice. Finally, we must counter Daesh's twisted narrative through education and good governance. We need to underline the responsibility of authorities and civil society alike to support counternarratives and tackle what the High Commissioner for Human Rights calls the toxins of extremism. And we must engage and empower women to help build the secure, stable and prosperous Middle East that we all want. We call on the Governments in the region to guarantee freedom of religion for all their people, as laid down in article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When children are brought up to respect followers of all religions, and of none, extremist ideologies will wither and die.”

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  3. “We must also continue to seek peace in Syria. We should not fall for the regime's specious argument that it can protect minorities. Al-Assad's actions have fuelled sectarian Violence, and his regime is ultimately responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians. The Syrian people deserve a more accountable, inclusive, representative form of governance than Al-Assad could ever offer. We, the international community, must heed early warnings and seek to prevent atrocities before they begin, as we did last year in the Central African Republic. But where preventative action fails or comes too late, then there must be no impunity for perpetrators. Justice is neither easy nor quick, but it is essential.”

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  4. “In the past, ideas could travel only as fast as a person on a horse spreading the word from town to town. Now ideas can be shared with the touch of a button. We can, and must, be quicker to foster such ideas to enable the creation of inclusive, representative Governments. On that note, I should also say we should be mindful of how modern technology, the Internet, is being hijacked to promote extremism and incite violence. We all have a role to play in tackling extremism. For example, I commend the exceptional work in Lebanon of Mufti Deryan, who I met recently, to build bridges between faith communities to end extremism and terror. We must give our full support to the Middle East peace process and to the two-State solution to prevent more suffering and an uncertain and dangerous future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.”

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  5. “However, the best defence against radicalization, the best guarantee of stability and sustainable growth the world over, is inclusive and accountable Government. That will not happen overnight. It will not happen in a year or, indeed, a decade. It will be the work of a generation. But it is work that is crucial nonetheless. In Britain, we have learned this the hard way. The Magna Carta, whose eight hundredth anniversary we mark this year, did not create a free and just society overnight. Rather it was a critical step in an incremental process, peppered with setbacks, civil wars and religious persecution, towards the parliamentary democracy we know today. But while the work in the Middle East could take a generation, we must not let it take eight centuries.”

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  6. “We need others to step up urgently at the pledging conference that will take place in Kuwait next week. That is the opportunity to do so. However more must be done to address the sexual Violence and conflict, and to support survivors. That is why we hosted the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict last June, and produced an international protocol on the documentation and investigation of sexual violence in conflict. The Iraqi Government is the first in the region to have a national action plan on women and peace and security; but it needs our international support. To that end, the United Kingdom and Canada recently set up a scoping mission to Iraq, and are working with the Iraqi Government to implement the recommendations.”

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  7. “The other immediate priority is the appalling humanitarian crisis that is taking place across Syria and Iraq, where 11.4 million Syrians and over 2.5 million Iraqis have fled their homes. The United Kingdom has been at the forefront, helping to protect the Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, contributing $12 billion to the Syrian crisis, and nearly $60 million to Iraq. With over 220,000 killed and over 2 million people displaced in Syria, a generation is being denied the education that they need and deserve. One day the guns will fall silent in Syria, and the international community must do its part to help educate free Syrians and refugees so that there are, for example, doctors, farmers, teachers and civil servants to help the country get off its knees.”

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  8. “As was mentioned by the President of the Council, the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud was bulldozed. The human-headed bull statutes of ancient Nineveh were literally defaced by pneumatic drill, and priceless artifacts have been sold to fund Daesh's brutality. But as the problem is wider than Daesh, our response must be broad as well. Under articles 18 and 20 of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights, each United Nations State Member has a duty to protect all of its people. But how should we support that in the Middle East? We must degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh, working through the global coalition. As the United Kingdom's Minister for the Middle East, a large proportion of my time has been devoted to the diplomatic efforts.”

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  9. “But, in 2015, Daesh's actions have underlined the urgent need for today's moderate voices and bold leaders to make themselves heard. Daesh is slaughtering Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Their cruelty knows no bounds. The recent United Nations report on Iraq describes Daesh's widespread abuses, including killings, torture, rape and sexual slavery, forced religious conversions and the conscription of children, along with other horrific stories. For example, my parliamentary colleague from Iraq, Mrs. Vian Dakhil, articulated in her extremely passionate speech how Yazidi girls and women are openly sold or handed over as gifts to Daesh ministers, with witnesses describing the screams of girls as young as six and nine as they were raped by Daesh fighters. Daesh is also destroying our shared cultural history.”

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  10. “The past gives us hope, and the Middle East, described by Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo as the cradle of civilizations, has long been admired for its history of tolerance and cosmopolitanism and for being what His Beatitude described as a mosaic of religions. Before Daesh began its brutal war against the citizens of Iraq and Syria, Assyrians and Yazidis had lived for millenniums alongside the Muslim majority. Even in the recent past, leaders have boldly stepped forth in the spirit of reconciliation and tolerance. In 1977, for example, Egyptian President Sadat stunned the world when he became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. Initially seen as an unpopular move after so many years of conflict, it fundamentally changed the relationship for the better.”

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  11. “My message today is this: the key to ending the suffering of ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East is leadership - bold leadership that promotes tolerance and stands up against hatred; leadership that brings groups together, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, belief, gender or sexual orientation, and enables their full participation in society. I welcome the Secretary-General's announcement today of the establishment of an advisory panel of experts, and Foreign Minister Fabius' proposal for a conference to consider the findings of the panel. We look to the future, but we can also learn from the past.”

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  12. “I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's important debate on the Victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East. I also thank the Secretary-General and all of the briefers for their thoughtful and sobering statements. Last week I had the somber privilege of speaking alongside Kurdish friends at the United Kingdom event marking the chemical attack in Halabja, Iraq, in 1988. On 14 April, the United Kingdom will mark Anfal Memorial Day. As a former soldier, I served in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and on mainland Europe, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I have seen at first hand the devastating and enduring impact of attacks against ethnic and religious groups.”

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  13. “During the course of the conflict in Syria, we have also provided $1 billion in humanitarian aid, which is reaching all of Syria's communities, including those most at risk from ISIL. There needs to be a comprehensive, coordinated approach with our regional allies at the forefront to tackle ISIL. As part of this, the United Kingdom will continue to be a steadfast supporter of Iraq and an active contributor to international and regional efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL and rid the world of this repugnant terrorist organization. As others have noted today, the sustainable solution to this crisis lies in an inclusive, sovereign and democratic governance. Only a united Iraq, with a Government that has support from all of Iraq's communities, can rid Iraqi territory of ISIL and its violent ideology.”

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  14. “We must use all the tools at our disposal - humanitarian, diplomatic, political and military - to squeeze ISIL. We must tackle its presence in both Iraq and Syria, and we will continue to support those moderate forces fighting against ISIL. At the request of the Iraqi Government, we have provided heavy machine guns and ammunition and transported other vital equipment to help the Kurdish peshmerga defend the front line, protect civilians and push back ISIL's advances. We also continue to give priority to alleviating the humanitarian suffering of those Iraqis targeted by ISIL terrorists. The United Kingdom has already donated $37 million in immediate assistance to provide clean water, sanitation, essential medicine and funding for non-governmental organizations and charities.”

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  15. “The Council has been united in its condemnation of ISIL and all it stands for. So the United Kingdom is ready to take whatever steps are necessary to deal with this threat and keep our country safe. We will be working closely with our allies and the Iraqi Government on building international support during next week's meetings. The adoption of resolution 2170 (2014) sent a clear political message to ISIL, Al-Nusra and other Al-Qaida-inspired terrorists and has taken important practical steps to combat the threat that they pose. We strongly support the approach set out by President Obama last week, which builds on a strong international coalition working with Governments in the region and others in order to defeat the threat from ISIL. We must work together to drive back, dismantle and, ultimately, destroy ISIL for what it stands for.”

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  16. “The creation of an extremist so-called caliphate represents a direct threat to the security and stability of the region and to the national security of other States Members of the United Nations, including the United Kingdom. In seeking to establish its extremist State, ISIL is already aiming to use the territory it controls to launch attacks against the West, including the United Kingdom, and is clearly contributing to insecurity in the region. We condemn ISIL's barbaric acts, including targeted killings, forced conversions, abductions, trafficking, sexual violence and sexual slavery. The callous and brutal murder a few days ago of a British aid worker, David Haines, following on from the equally appalling murders of two American journalists, underlines ISIL's ruthlessness and use of fear to retain power.”

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  17. “The United Kingdom also welcomes the new Government's comprehensive programme, especially its commitments on decentralization, reform of Iraq's armed forces, dissolution of militia groupings and better delivery of services and infrastructure to the Iraqi people. The international community must help the Government to deliver on these promises, and the Government of Iraq must also demonstrate its own unwavering commitment to delivering these reforms. It is now vital that all political blocs work together to overcome these challenges, including the threat posed by ISIL. It is essential that Iraq's neighbours, which are all threatened by ISIL's emergence, put their differences aside and work together to deal with the threat.”

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  18. “I warmly welcome your initiative, Mr. President, in convening today's important meeting on Iraq. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mladenov and Foreign Minister Al-Jaafari for their informative briefings. I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on the formation of Iraq's new Government and welcome his commitment to creating an inclusive Government that can work together to unite and secure Iraq in the fight against terrorism and in the pursuit of peace and prosperity. That is a critical first step to addressing the serious security, political and humanitarian challenges facing the country.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source