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2012-06-27
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2015-03-25
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  1. “Through our continued engagement on this issue, I am confident that NATO can make a lasting contribution to the wider international effort to help protect children affected by armed conflict.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  2. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank her, on NATO's behalf, for her leadership and her support. Every day, we see horrifying reports in the news about atrocities committed against children, such as mass kidnappings, sexual violence and the forcing of child soldiers to commit unspeakable acts. But I believe it is possible through the concerted efforts of all international actors to help make such barbarity a thing of the past. It goes without saying that there remains a long way to go. But let me assure the Security Council that NATO and our partner nations place the highest importance on fulfilling our responsibilities under resolution 1612 (2005) and related resolutions. We will continue to work conscientiously and seriously to ensure that we meet the goal set out by our leaders at the Wales Summit.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  3. “That will ensure that the imperative to protect children affected by armed conflict is included in the planning and preparation stages of all NATO-led missions. That guidance will result in more robust reporting during operations. A robust reporting procedure will help provide timely and reliable information on the violation of children's rights, particularly the six practices identified by the Secretary-General as grave violations. In short, our commanders and deployed personnel have better, more precise guidance on how to proceed whenever and wherever they encounter such violations. In developing that guidance and in integrating resolution 1612 (2005) into NATO's military doctrine, NATO has regularly consulted the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Zerrougui, and her excellent staff.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  4. “We are assisting the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in its efforts to help Afghanistan to take the steps required to justified Afghanistan's removal from the list annexed to the Secretary-General's annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2014/339). Building on the task set by the Wales Summit, the North Atlantic Council just this week issued a policy paper entitled "The Protection of Children in Armed Conflict 4 The Way Forward", which seeks to enhance the effectiveness of the NATO military guidelines on children and armed conflict in all future NATO-led missions and operations. The paper provides NATO's military authorities with additional guidance on the further integration of resolution 1612 (2005) and related resolutions into the Alliance's military doctrine, education, training and exercises.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  5. “We are continuing this important work in our current mission in Afghanistan, Resolute Support. That mission aims to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces and Afghanistan's security institutions with a view to ensuring their durability and ability to sustain themselves. The protection of children is an important theme in that assistance programme. For the first time, the position of child protection adviser has been included in a NATO-led mission. Such an adviser will focus on further implementing resolution 1612 (2005), with the aim of ingraining the ethos of child protection into the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  6. “At the NATO Summit in Wales in September last year, NATO's Heads of State and Government expressed their deep concern about the damaging effects of armed conflicts on children and reaffirmed their commitment to the further implementation of resolution 1612 (2005). They decided that we should assess how to ensure that NATO was sufficiently prepared whenever and wherever the issue of children and armed conflict is likely to be encountered. We are doing so in close cooperation with the United Nations. We are basing that work on our experience in leading the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF). That mission came to an end last December and has provided many lessons for future operations. The ISAF experience has laid the groundwork for our efforts in relation to the protection of children.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  7. “At that meeting, NATO's Heads of State and Government tasked NATO with developing practical, field-oriented measures to address violations against children. Following that Summit, the North Atlantic Council approved NATO military guidelines on children and armed conflict. Those guidelines seek to integrate resolution 1612 (2005) into NATO's operational and exercise activities and to educate and train our troops on the obligations stipulated in the relevant resolutions. Another important step was the launch, in 2013, of an online course developed jointly by NATO and the United Nations. The course aims to raise awareness among NATO-led forces before deployment, as mentioned in resolution 2143 (2014), adopted a year ago. But we did not stop there.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  8. “Mr. Evans: Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to take the floor on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO recognizes that protecting children from the effects of armed conflict is a moral imperative. The nature of contemporary warfare has created significant threats against children, who have been used and abused by unscrupulous armed forces and armed groups. They are frequently the victims of indiscriminate attacks, and they are subjected to sexual violence. In my statement, I will describe the substantial measures that NATO, supported by its operational partners, has taken to implement resolution 1612 (2005) and related resolutions. The protection of children in NATO-led operations and missions was addressed by NATO at our 2012 Summit in Chicago.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  9. “More generally, NATO recognizes that its contribution to the stability of Afghanistan is just part of a much wider effort by the Afghans themselves, and by the international community, to tackle the broad spectrum of security, governance and development challenges faced by Afghanistan. In that context, much depends on the continued close cooperation between the United Nations and NATO, and specifically between the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and ISAF. It is only by working together in the spirit of the comprehensive approach that we can achieve in Afghanistan the aims which are set out clearly in Security Council resolutions and which meet the aspirations of the Afghan people.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  10. “As the NATO Secretary General has emphasized publicly, any civilian casualty is one too many. ISAF efforts to reduce civilian casualties are continuous and rigorous. We are also working very closely with the Afghan National Security Forces to strengthen their ability to prevent civilian casualties. In conclusion, we have a clear strategy for completing the transition of full security responsibility to the Afghan National Security Forces by 31 December 2014. We are starting the process of planning our new mission to train, advise and assist those Afghan forces after 2014.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  11. “As noted in the Chicago joint declaration issued with the Government ofAfghanistan, continued progress on governance and human rights would encourage ISAF contributors to further provide their support up to 2014 and beyond. We have studied the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2012/462) and we note his concerns on civilian casualties. I have also taken note of Under-Secretary Ladsous's comments on that point today. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that 85 per cent of civilian casualties in 2012 have been caused by anti-Government elements. The reductions in the number attributable to ISAF and to the Afghan National Security Forces are well documented. We have seen a reduction of some 70 per cent from 1 February to 30 April 2012 compared with the same period in 2011.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  12. “Chicago was not a pledging conference, but a number of allies and partners came forward with significant commitments of financial support both before and at the summit. Financing the Afghan national security forces is not a responsibility for NATO members and ISAF contributors alone. Nevertheless, Chicago added significant momentum to international efforts to secure the necessary financial support for the Afghan National Security Forces after the ISAF mission has ended. The Afghan Government was closely consulted in the preparation of the Summit. President Karzai restated in Chicago the commitment of the Afghan authorities to face up to the challenges of good governance and promote human rights.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  13. “At the international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn in December 2011, the international community recognized that Afghanistan would continue to need strong support and help after 2014. Against that background, at Chicago, NATO, along with our ISAF partners, confirmed that we will see our ISAF mission through and that we will then begin a new mission after 2014 to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces. The Afghan Government reaffirmed NATO's crucial role beyond 2014 and invited NATO to continue its support. Finally, Chicago provided the opportunity for NATO allies and partners to confirm their broader support to Afghanistan and assistance to the Afghan National Security Forces after 2014.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  14. “The presence of States involved in regional processes was a sign of their significance not only to the ISAF operation but also to the broader international effort to stabilize Afghanistan. Allow me to sum up the key points of the Chicago summit. First, we assessed progress on the transition of security to Afghan responsibility. With the third tranche of transition starting now in Afghanistan, Afghan soldiers and police will be taking the lead for the security of 75 per cent of the population within the next few months. The Afghan National Security Forces are on schedule to take full responsibility for security by the end of 2014, and that is when we will complete our ISAF mission. The Summit also looked beyond the end ofthe ISAF mission.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  15. “There has been a marked reduction in the number of security incidents in the first half of this year, compared to 2011, and the Afghan National Security Forces have made substantial progress in terms of numbers and quality. ISAF has integrated into its structures and operations the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, and taken measures on the protection of children from the damaging effects of armed conflict. Last month, on 21 May, the NATO Summit in Chicago dedicated a full session to Afghanistan. It was attended by all 50 contributors to the ISAF mission, President Karzai, President Zardari and representatives of Russia, Central Asian States and Japan. The United Nations Secretary-General participated, as did the European Union.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source

  16. “Mr. Evans: I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council and to present a few remarks on the situation in Afghanistan and prospects for the future from the perspective of NATO. The first point I wish to make is that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is operating under Security Council authorization and to fulfil United Nations purposes. NATO's decisions in relation to ISAF are based on that fundamental principle. In NATO's quarterly reports to the Security Council, the latest of which was submitted by the NATO Secretary General on 31 May, we set out in detail the issues of interest to the Security Council. Our conclusions on the security situation are consistent with those of the United Nations.”

    2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source