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2019-08-02

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1. “Thirdly, perpetrators of violence against children need to be identified and brought to justice through national judicial systems. Fourthly, Government interventions are needed to fund and invest in programmes aimed at rebuilding shattered lives. Pakistan supports the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, but we also believe that it should not become a tool to achieve political gains and objectives. The legal parameters of that mandate, as provided for by the relevant Security Council resolutions, must be respected. We hope that this principle will be kept in mind in future reports.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

2. “We have established the National Commission for Child Welfare and Development, which coordinates, monitors and facilitates its implementation. Let me underscore four specific points that will help us improve the situation. First, the goal of the protection of children and preventing from them being put at risk can best be achieved by stopping the outbreak of armed conflict. The most effective way to protect children is by preventing and resolving conflicts, ending foreign occupation and working to sustain peace. That must be the top priority of the Council. Secondly, international law and standards must be upheld. Parties to conflict, including non-State groups, should abide by their commitments under international laws and ensure mitigation measures, in compliance with international law, to prevent grave violations against children.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

3. “Such practices present formidable obstacles to the normative frameworks of humanitarian and human rights laws, in particular the rights of children. Although a number of steps have been taken since the adoption ofthe children and armed conflict mandate, and the past 20 years represent significant progress, a great deal needs to be done. There are still gaps in its implementation and obstacles to monitoring the steps already taken. More needs to be done to ensure that the fight against impunity is effective and that those who violate the rights of children are held accountable. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Pakistan, as one of the earliest signatories of the Convention and its Optional Protocols, remains fully cognizant of their importance.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

4. “The Secretary-General's report (S/2019/509) confirms these horrors, as 2018 recorded the highest number of casualties as a result of killing and maiming, with the increase in the number of violations being attributed to international forces. For children experiencing enduring distress, conflicts continue to impact their physical and mental health, including feelings of fear, anxiety and depression. All parties to armed conflicts have a responsibility to protect children from violence, and yet all too often Violations and abuses of international law affecting children are rampant. In conflict zones and occupied territories, we are witnessing a deeply troubling breakdown in humanity and a diminishing respect for human life and dignity.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

5. “My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. We are very grateful that you, the Foreign Minister of Poland, are here to chair this meeting. We also thank the briefers for their insightful briefings today. Protracted and emerging conflicts, coupled with changing war dynamics and operational tactics, continue to unleash unimaginable horrors. Children continue to be the principal sufferers. They are killed and maimed, abducted to fight, used as human shields, enslaved and sexually abused and denied humanitarian aid. Their rights are violated, dreams crushed and hopes for a better future vanquished.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source