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first: 2004-11-15
most recent: 2007-06-08
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“We therefore call on the Court to do everything in its power to ensure that that is the case. Clearly, without adequate financial resources the Court cannot complete its important work. It is essential that the international community ensure that it can do just that. Like others, the Netherlands calls upon all countries present to ensure that there is sufficient funding for the Special Court. Finally, it is indeed important to emphasize that the work of the Special Court will not end completely in 2009. Important residual functions will continue to exist well beyond that date. Also, the legacy of the institution needs to be assured for the public in general and the people of Sierra Leone, in particular.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“In addition to financial support, we have provided the Special Court with gratis personnel and security. For the trial of Charles Taylor, use is being made of International Criminal Court facilities. We note with satisfaction that the cooperation between the Special Court, the International Criminal Court and the host State is working very well. As has already been said, the Court is well known for its excellent outreach programme. We commend the Court for its efforts to make the proceedings against Charles Taylor accessible for the people of Sierra Leone and West Africa more widely, and we will assist the Court in those endeavours wherever possible. The Special Court for Sierra Leone has made substantial progress over the past year. It is essential that the completion strategy be adhered to.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“The trial of Charles Taylor makes it clear that even heads of State do not and will not enjoy impunity and that they will be brought to account if they commit war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. In our view, the work of the Court will - parallel with the work in the justice sector of, among others, the Peacebuilding Commission - contribute to long- term peace, security and development in Sierra Leone. The Netherlands has been a committed supporter of the Special Court since its inception. It is a dedicated member of the Management Committee and one of its major donors, and intends to continue to provide such support until the completion strategy has been realized. The Netherlands has accepted the responsibility of being the host State for the trial of Charles Taylor.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“The Netherlands welcomes the briefings given today by the President and the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on its ongoing work, and we appreciate this opportunity to address the Council. We align ourselves fully with the statement to be delivered shortly by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. Today's debate on the Special Court is taking place at an important moment in the Special Court's history. This week saw the start of the trial of Charles Taylor, and judgements are expected in the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and Civil Defence Forces cases, later this month and in July, respectively. The work of the Special Court has made a significant contribution to our common fight against impunity.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“Eradication will be effective only if it is part of a wider strategy. We should limit the impact on small and disenfranchised farmers. Therefore we will deploy extra projects in Uruzgan to minimize the destabilizing effects of eradication. We will also support farmers in developing alternatives. Finally, we encourage the Afghan Government to disrupt the drug trade and to go after the drug lords.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“We would therefore encourage the United Nations to gear its programmes more towards strengthening provincial government in the south. The United Nations, ISAF and the European Union are united on the aims of their respective missions: to help the Afghan people to build a prosperous democracy. There can be no development without security, and vice versa. International civil and military stabilization missions will succeed only if there is better cooperation and mutual understanding among development, political and military actors. Finally, I would like to say a word on counter- narcotics. The Afghan Government is determined to make its policies work. We applaud that. But eradication without mitigating measures for poor farmers is counterproductive and will hamper our stabilization and reconstruction effort.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“In Uruzgan, there is stability and security within the Afghan Development Zones. These zones are growing steadily. The Netherlands-Australian PRT is covering about 60 per cent of the population of the province. Diplomacy is being conducted by involving key tribal leaders, defence is being bolstered and visible development projects are directly reaching 40,000 Uruzgani. Through these joint efforts, we are indeed reaching results. We welcome the intention of the Secretary- General to open up permanent United Nations offices in more southern provinces, including, we are sure, Uruzgan. A United Nations presence is a prerequisite for the implementation of national development programmes in the southern provinces and for more activities by non-governmental organizations.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“NATO and non-NATO countries alike participate. ISAF is active in many areas of Afghanistan. Thirty-one thousand men and women from 37 countries, are working on a daily basis in 26 Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) to bring back security and economic perspectives to the Afghan people. We clearly would welcome more countries joining this common endeavour, with military and non-military means. This is not NATO acting on its own. On the contrary, ISAF is an assistance force that is providing stability and security so that international organizations and other civilian development actors can succeed. Together with non-NATO partner Australia, the Netherlands is deployed in the southern province of Uruzgan. That region has seen good results in the last seven months.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“Governance is the key to improving the Government's credibility. Reconciliation and transitional justice are essential for sustainable peace in Afghanistan. Preventing impunity and bringing justice is needed to overcome the legacy of conflict. In that regard, amnesty for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other gross human rights violations would, in our view, not be in conformity with Afghanistan's obligations under international law. The adequate implementation of the Transitional Justice Action Plan launched by President Karzai in early December 2006 is key. ISAF is a United Nations-mandated mission, with full international legitimacy and the support of the Afghan Government and the Afghan people. While it might sound like a truism in this Council, I wish to underscore that ISAF is inclusive.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing the Netherlands to take the floor. We associate ourselves with the statement made by Germany on behalf of the European Union, but we have requested to add a few remarks in view of our own very concrete commitment to peace, security and sustainable development in Afghanistan. We are both a substantial contributor both in terms of personnel, 2,000 on the ground through the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and also in terms of our financial contribution of more than â‚¬70 million annually to development cooperation, mainly through United Nations and World Bank channels. The year 2007 should be the year of improved governance in Afghanistan. It is encouraging to see that the Afghan Government is indeed determined to fight corruption and create a better functioning justice system.”
2007-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5641 (2007) · source
“The Netherlands has developed specific mechanisms for pooled funding for the nexus of security and development. We believe that that is an issue for further discussion among those concerned, and we would be happy to share our experiences. In conclusion, this debate shows that there is momentum for a more focused and coherent approach to security sector reform, in which the United Nations has a key role to play. The Netherlands supports that approach.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The concept of integrated United Nations missions, as we see for instance in Burundi and Sierra Leone, could provide good examples, including through the role of the Peacebuilding Commission in fostering such a joint approach. The Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Support Office can, in our view, be instrumental in gathering relevant players around the table and in creating coherence between security and development strategies. For my ninth point, finally, I would like to comment on international financial support for security sector reform. The possibility of such support will depend to a large extent on the availability of funds not part of official development assistance (ODA). However, non-ODA funds are usually scarce among donor countries.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Sixth, security sector reform is clearly not only about training security services, or about bringing in equipment, or about building courts, but even more so about developing governance structures and democratic processes. Seventh, security sector reform must be a nationally owned process, embedded in a tailor-made and integrated national development framework. International support will often be necessary, but the modalities of such support should not be imposed and should be carefully discussed with national stakeholders. Eighth, we welcome the Security Council's request to the Secretary-General to submit a report on United Nations-wide approaches to security sector reform.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Third, in our view, security sector reform is not only essential in countries emerging from conflict; it should also play a crucial role in conflict prevention and should therefore be part of any peace negotiations. Fourth, we recognize that security sector reform is a sensitive issue. It is not only about the effectiveness of security forces, but also about accountability for power and democratic control. It has to be part of a domestic framework of checks and balances. Fifth, since security sector reform deals with so many actors - police, defence and intelligence services, security management and oversight bodies, justice institutions, customs and border control agencies and, not least, non-governmental bodies and local groups - a comprehensive approach is required. Stakeholders cannot be left out.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We commend Slovakia, Mr. Kubis and you personally, Sir, for taking the initiative to put the important issue of security sector reform on the agenda of the Security Council. We appreciated our own close involvement in the preparatory seminars that Slovakia organized. The representative of Germany has already spoken on behalf of the European Union, and we align ourselves with his statement. Let me just add a few brief points on the position of the Netherlands, while trying to stay within the set time limit by shortening my written text as distributed. First, the phrase "no development without security and no security without development" applies to all countries, developing and developed alike. Second, the security of people - and not only the security of States - is a precondition for development.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, the European Union recalls that the Security Council is empowered to refer situations to the Court, even in cases where countries are not States party to the Statute of the Court. The European Union calls upon all States of the United Nations that have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute at the earliest possible opportunity and to take all appropriate measures to implement that treaty fully within their national systems. Allow me to conclude with the assurance by the European Union of its commitment to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We stand ready to assist the Council and the United Nations system in ensuring this goal.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“At the same time we would like to emphasize that there can be no impunity for the most serious international crimes, including systematic sexual and gender-based violence. The fight against impunity in post-conflict societies with small capacity for the administration of justice can be won only with international support. In that respect, the European Union welcomes the fact that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court determined that there is a rational basis to commence an investigation into crimes allegedly committed in the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The European Union also welcomes the relationship agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court which hopefully may lead to effective cooperation.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The European Union welcomes the appointment by the Secretary-General of a Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to serve as an early warning instrument, and looks forward to the establishment of close and regular relations between the Special Adviser and the Security Council, the General Assembly and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Humanitarian catastrophes should be prevented through early collective action by the international community. The European Union underlines the importance of mechanisms for the identification of situations of potential instability and the creation of instruments to prevent great human suffering, such as the early appointment of human rights monitors. The European Union believes that in a national reconciliation process, various justice mechanisms may play a role.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The recruitment and use of children by armed forces must be in strict conformity with the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For its part, the European Union adopted guidelines on children and armed conflict in 2003. It also has a plan of action for concrete initiatives in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, the Sudan, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Colombia and Sri Lanka. The European Union welcomes the Security Council's stronger focus on protection in many of the peacekeeping mandates, as well as the recognition of the role that regional organizations can play in that context. The European Union stresses the importance of providing enough resources and personnel to support such operations.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The recommendations of that resolution should be fully implemented. The European Union welcomes the efforts undertaken by the United Nations to mainstream the focus on the issue of the protection of children in armed conflict throughout its system. In that regard, the European Union notes the recent comprehensive assessment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations system's response to children affected by armed conflict. The European Union looks forward to the early implementation of the recommendations contained in that report. The European Union stresses the need to pay special attention to the position and needs of children, including non-combatants and girls, in peace negotiations, in mandates of peace support operations and in disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and resettlement programmes.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In that context, the European Union would like to commend the African Union for its proactive and positive role. Enhancing its presence may contribute significantly to the protection of civilians. The European Union is especially concerned about the vulnerable position of women and children in armed conflict. Violence against women and girls, including rape and sexual slavery, is often used as a weapon of war in order to dehumanize women, or the community they belong to. The European Union condemns such practices in the strongest terms. Under all circumstances States must take all necessary measures to protect women and girls from violence and to promote the full enjoyment of their human rights. Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), on women, peace and security, provides important recommendations for the protection of women.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“When it comes to IDPs, of which there are many more, there is no such clear defining of roles. The European Union welcomes the collaborative approach of the United Nations when it comes to supporting and protecting IDPs. It sees the collaborative approach as the best way forward and supports the steps recently taken by Under-Secretary- General Egeland to strengthen inter-agency collaboration. However, in the case of one of the worst crises of the moment - Darfur - implementation of the collaborative approach has been far from perfect, especially in its initial phase. The European Union strongly supports the efforts of the United Nations to bring about a genuine collaborative strategy in Darfur and hopes we will all learn from the recent experiences.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In general, we underline the fundamental importance of international humanitarian law and the need for all parties to fully respect their obligations thereunder. We also call upon all concerned to support neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian action. We value the important work of the Red Cross movement, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross, in this regard. Among civilians, who are the principal victims of armed conflict, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) require the international community's special attention when it comes to protection. Although we are still far from solving the protection problems of refugee populations, we have succeeded in defining who should take up the responsibility for those populations: the High Commissioner for Refugees.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The European Union favours a continued debate on the complex challenges we are facing. We welcome the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, which also addresses the importance of the protection of civilians in armed conflict and provides another excellent opportunity to intensify United Nations cooperation on that issue. Today, the European Union reiterates to the Security Council its commitment to enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict and to the Secretary-General's ten-point platform for action. The European Union calls upon all States, as well as non- governmental organizations and international organizations, to consider that ten-point platform in their efforts to protect civilians in armed conflict.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Croatia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, and the European Free Trade Association countries Iceland and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this statement. The European Union wishes to express its appreciation for the opportunity that you have offered, Mr. President, to discuss the protection of civilians in armed conflict, a theme that is at the core of the work of the Security Council. We also would like to thank Mr. Egeland for his presentation this morning.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Moreover, the EU can support the Secretary-General's recommendation that the Mission focus on an exit strategy during the coming six months, aimed at increasing Timorese ownership. The EU trusts that the United Nations system will continue to support Timor-Leste after the departure of UNMISET next year. I would like to recall the European Union's concern at the lack of progress in ending impunity. Ensuring that those responsible for serious crimes committed in East Timor in 1999 are held accountable and that justice is secured for the victims and people of East Timor is essential. The European Union looks forward to receiving the proposals of the Secretary- General, with a view to supporting them.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“Although the first signs of growth are still modest, the EU is encouraged by this upward trend that gives hope for further economic consolidation in the future. The EU wishes to see more efforts aimed at developing and expanding private sector activity in Timor-Leste. The EU also would like to praise both Timor- Leste and Indonesia for their steadily improving relationship, which we hope will result in the early determination of their joint land border. The report of the Secretary-General clearly outlines the various reasons for which Timor-Leste has not yet reached the critical threshold for self- sufficiency. I will not go into those details here. However, the European Union shares the Secretary- General's conclusion that UNMISET is to be maintained in accordance with Security Council resolution 1543 (2004).”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“We congratulate the Government of Timor-Leste for the tremendous progress it has made in rebuilding a functioning civil administration, training security and police forces, adopting important legislation and preparing for local elections. We also would like to commend the invaluable contributions made by the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), which the EU holds in high regard for its exemplary function as a true multilateral effort at peace-building and reconstruction. In this respect, I am pleased to welcome and to commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, today for his leadership of UNMISET. The EU pays tribute to the multilateral institutions and bodies that have jointly contributed to the recent economic recovery in Timor-Leste.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Croatia, the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this declaration. Since the previous meeting in this Council on Timor-Leste last August, the European Union has not significantly changed its position on the way forward for Timor-Leste.”
2004-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5076 (2004) · source