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Faishal Ibrahim

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2023-02-14
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  1. “We stand ready to work with members of the Security Council and other Member States in order to address the challenges posed by sea level rise, including its impact on international peace and security.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  2. “We also wish to underscore the fundamental importance of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out. Just as the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement provide the framework to address climate change, UNCLOS must be the framework within which all law on sea-related issues, including pertaining to sea level rise, should be considered. Singapore is a small, low-lying city-State, with more than 50 per cent of our population living within about two miles of the coast. For us, the threat posed by sea level rise is of existential proportions.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  3. “Capacity-building in the area of climate change mitigation and adaptation action, including protecting coasts and infrastructure against sea level rise and building flood resilience, is also critical, in particular for small island developing States and the least developed countries. Thirdly, all efforts to address sea level rise and its impacts must be in accordance with international law. Solutions that are inconsistent with international law will serve only to undermine the rule of law at the international level, which would be detrimental to the maintenance of international peace and security. In that regard, Singapore looks forward to further progress on the International Law Commission’s work on the topic of sea level rise in relation to international law.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  4. “Singapore therefore supported and cosponsored the draft Security Council resolution on climate security in December 2021 (S/2021/990). Secondly, every country must do its part to support multilateral efforts to address climate change and its adverse effects, including sea level rise and the attendant implications for international peace and security. That includes implementing nationally determined contributions and long-term low-emissions development strategies under the Paris Agreement on climate change, as well as supporting relevant initiatives through the General Assembly to address issues pertaining to peace and security.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  5. “First, the Security Council must assume its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security in the context of climate change and sea level rise. While the primary multilateral forum for addressing climate change issues is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and must discharge that responsibility. In our view, the work of the Security Council in addressing the peace and security aspects of climate change, including sea level rise, can complement multilateral efforts under the UNFCCC.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  6. “The adverse impacts of sea level rise have the potential to contribute to social instability and conflicts, which, in turn, can become a serious risk to international peace and security. There is an urgent need to implement measures to mitigate, and adapt to, the impacts of sea level rise, such as coastal protection and land reclamation, and to take concrete steps towards addressing or alleviating its potential negative impacts on peace and security. However, sea level rise and its impacts, including on international peace and security, will ultimately be a global problem that requires multilateral rules- based solutions. In that regard, I wish to make several points.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  7. “I would like to congratulate Malta on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to commend it for convening today’s debate on the implications of sea level rise for international peace and security, which is a very relevant and important topic. I also wish to thank Secretary-General António Guterres, the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, the Co-Chair of the International Law Commission Study Group on sea level rise and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mr. Bogdan Aurescu, and Ms. Coral Pasisi for their briefings. For small island developing States, including Singapore, climate change-induced sea level rise is an existential threat to our survival, viability and prospects for growth, including, for some, through the loss of territory.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source