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2019-05-23
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2019-05-23
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  1. “The Council can count on Canada to continue to be a steadfast advocate for respect for international humanitarian law, with civilians at the centre of our protection efforts.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  2. “Canada urges the Council to preserve humanitarian space in counter- terrorism contexts, in accordance with international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law. The protection of civilians agenda must also be consistently applied to peacekeeping. This means adequate resourcing for peacekeeping missions, including for advisers for the protection of civilians, child protection, women's protection and gender. It also means promoting best practices in performance and accountability in the implementation of protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations. The next 20 years will test the international community's commitment to the protection of civilians agenda. We thank Indonesia for convening today's debate and providing the protection of civilians agenda the attention it merits.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  3. “We need to continue to pursue accountability measures. The Council must also advance the gendered dimensions of the protection of civilians agenda, not only sexual violence in conflict, but also the differential impacts of armed conflict on women and girls and other groups that face gender-based discrimination and violence. We must hear their voices; we must meet their needs. (spoke in French) As the lead of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, Canada urges the Council to ensure greater accountability for the perpetrators of gender-based violence and support efforts at the international level and in the field. As local communities are the first to be affected by conflict, the Council should encourage the establishment of local-level alert networks, conflict- resolution, mediation and reconciliation.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  4. “This also includes the meaningful participation of women and girls in decision-making processes, including access for local women's organizations, which know best. Canada is also advancing the protection of civilians agenda through our renewed approach to peacekeeping. Following the launch of the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers, we are leading a multi-stakeholder process to help translate that political commitment into meaningful action. Continuing our long-standing support for mine action, Canada remains firmly committed to advancing the goals of the Ottawa Convention and to achieving a world free of landmines by 2025. Canada urges the Council to advocate, unequivocally, for compliance with international humanitarian law and to condemn violations when they occur.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  5. “In this Chamber and in the field, Canada has a proven track record of advancing the protection of civilians. During our presidency ofthe Group of Seven, we championed the implementation of international humanitarian law through partner organizations. We believe that the protection of all civilians requires gender-responsive approaches. This includes humanitarian action, which now responds to the increased insecurity and threats that women and girls and other groups - including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons - often face during armed conflict. Improved access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services remains a non-negotiable component of an effective response.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  6. “Canada is alarmed that, despite resolution 2286 (2016), violence directed against humanitarian personnel has increased, including the targeting of medical personnel and facilities, as well as schools. Recent weeks have seen a shocking number of attacks on hospitals and health facilities in Idlib, Syria. Canada condemns these attacks and calls on those responsible to ensure fundamental protection to civilians caught in that conflict. Canada is outraged by the use of sexual and gender- based violence as a tactic of war. As we noted in the Council last month, we have to ensure that robust legal and institutional arrangements are in place to address sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict and that steps are taken to investigate and prosecute perpetrators. Canada is participating in that kind of activity.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  7. “We commend the Council's efforts on children and armed conflict; women and peace and security; conflict prevention and accountability; and the mainstreaming of the protection of civilians agenda throughout peacekeeping mandates and training, as well as in the context of sanctions regimes. Those developments have saved lives and brought hope to people in their darkest hours. However, I think we all know that significant gaps persist. Civilians continue to account for the vast majority of casualties in armed conflict, including in Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Lake Chad Basin countries. Unlawful attacks against civilians are a clear Violation of international humanitarian law and an assault on the rules-based international order.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  8. “Twenty years ago, when the protection of civilians agenda was first introduced in the Security Council, Mr. Lloyd Axworthy, then Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that the ultimate aim of the Council's work was to safeguard the security of the world's people, not just the States in which they live. That continues to be true today. Canada is proud to have played a pivotal role in establishing the protection of civilians agenda as a core tenet of the Council's work. It was a paradigm shift in how the Council saw international peace and security, and important progress has been made over those 20 years.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source