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Faaborg-Andersen

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2005-02-17

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2007-10-23

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1. “We welcome the Government's efforts to fulfil its reporting obligations under international human rights instruments and, in that respect, we urge the Government to urgently select the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice. The presence in Timor-Leste of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) has been an important stabilizing factor, and UNMISET has ensured significant progress in institution-building. But much still remains to be done in key areas such as capacity-building in the public sector and the consolidation of a legal framework. The task for UNMISET now is to complete a smooth transition from a peacekeeping to a peacebuilding operation that can ensure a sustainable development assistance framework.”

   2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source

2. “Like other colleagues, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh on the tragic death of nine peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to thank Special Representative Sukehiro Hasegawa for his comprehensive briefing and to commend him for his excellent work. I also welcome the Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste to the Security Council. Denmark associates itself with the statement that the representative of Luxembourg will make on behalf of the European Union. It is very promising that the positive developments and progress in Timor-Leste have continued during the past three months. The democratic process has been further consolidated by the holding of local elections and by the National Parliament's law-making process.”

   2005-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5132 (2005) · source

3. “We believe that the security and development challenge posed by small arms underscores the importance of the current United Nations reform agenda, in particular the pertinence of the recommendation of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change to establish a peacebuilding commission with the task of integrating security, political, social and economical aspects of peacebuilding. Finally, I would like to thank the delegation of Japan for having prepared the draft presidential statement on this issue to be adopted at the end of the meeting.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

4. “For example, attempts at strengthening the rule of law and enforcement may enhance confidence in a country's legal system, which in turn may help to reduce the temptation to take the law into one's own hands. It is clear that the Council is only one of a number of relevant actors needed to tackle the complex challenge of small arms and lights weapons. During its tenure, Denmark will strive to enhance the cooperation between the Council and other relevant agencies and organizations inside and outside the United Nations in this important endeavour.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

5. “We should approach with an open mind the possibility of funding a larger share of DDR-related activities in peacekeeping operations through assessed contributions. But often the financial and human resources are already there; we just need to coordinate them better. Turf should be given up for the benefit of cooperation. In this regard, there is also a need to enhance regional cooperation and to harmonize DDR programmes across neighbouring countries. Further involving regional organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States, is one way forward. Last but not least, it is important not to forget the link to governance.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

6. “The challenge, however, can be tackled in the long run only by acknowledging the interlinkage between security and development. In order to break the vicious circle, it is necessary to address the root causes of why people procure arms: poverty, lack of legitimate employment opportunities, the failure of States to provide security, and civil strife. That is why it is so crucially important to ensure funds for the rehabilitation and reintegration phase of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes. The Council should engage in consultations with relevant partners on new ways of securing the necessary resources to create possibilities for vocational training, education and real jobs, taking into account the special needs of child soldiers and women.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

7. “We believe that the Council should stimulate further consideration of the role peacekeeping units and other relevant actors, including civil society, could usefully play in enforcing sanctions regimes. Again, attention should be directed at both ends of the chain of supply and demand. Arms embargoes work only if the necessary means to enforce them are in place and if everyone observes them painstakingly. Thirdly, I would like to stress our particular concerns about the situation in Africa, where illicit arms transfers and the recirculation of weapons from one conflict to another constitute a mounting problem. Full use should be made of international and regional instruments to curb illicit arms flows and enforce arms embargoes in Africa.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

8. “Secondly, we would like to stress the need for the Council to continue to explore ways and means of using and enforcing its arms embargoes. We agree with the recommendation of the Secretary-General that the Council should move to use arms embargoes sooner rather than later, to try to prevent heightened political tension from turning into outright violent conflict. This will also often be a way of effectively breaking the link between the illegal exploitation of natural resources and illicit arms trafficking. Establishing panels of experts has greatly enhanced the monitoring of arms embargoes, but the follow-up to the recommendations of the panels must be strengthened, for example, through stronger provisions for secondary sanctions on countries or individuals that violate sanctions regimes.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

9. “We hope that the Biennial Meeting this year and the review conference in 2006 will further develop the Programme as a platform for advanced policies on small arms and light weapons. The ongoing negotiations on marking and tracing small arms, light weapons and ammunition could be a major achievement in this regard, and we strongly believe that the international community should move directly to the adoption of a legally binding international instrument. Developing a tool to confront illicit brokering is the next step forward. The legal and illegal supply chains are closely interlinked. Often it is only at the last stage that a transaction becomes illegal. The development of a verifiable and credible end-user certificate system would be of critical value in further tackling illicit arms transfers.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

10. “At the same time, in many parts of the world small arms are also the breadwinners and the primary means of protection for civilians struggling to survive in societies where the rule of the gun rather than the rule of law dominates. This complex challenge must be tackled through a comprehensive approach that addresses both the supply side and the demand side of the equation. It should bring together a range of measures - security, legal, political and developmental - and engage a wide variety of actors, the Council being only one of them. I would like briefly to offer some views with respect to three areas of action. First, Denmark fully supports the expeditious implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source

11. “We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today's debate on small arms. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the issue (S/2005/69). I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe, for his useful comments, and Ms. Kawaguchi for her presence here in the Council. I would like underline at the outset that Denmark associates itself with the statement to be delivered later by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union. The challenge that small arms and light weapons pose for us is complex. Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts. The arms are an easy currency for smugglers, sanctions busters and terrorists, and are widely traded for illegally extracted natural resources.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127 (2005) · source