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  1. “It was attended by policymakers and representatives from military and law enforcement agencies and from women's non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all 16 Pacific Islands Forum countries. The workshop outcomes are now guiding follow-up work on gender, peace and security. We stand ready to assist with those activities wherever appropriate. Also in the Asia-Pacific region, we are supporting two NGO projects that aim to enhance advocacy and action towards the full implementation of the resolution. They focus on strengthening regional information-sharing, increasing awareness of the role of women in national, regional and international peacebuilding efforts, and the training of key policy- makers in the region and NGOs on the implementation of the resolution.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source

  2. “Australia recognizes the critical role women play in peace and security. We are a strong supporter of, and advocate for, Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), and have been ever since its adoption. We demonstrate that commitment both in our domestic actions and through our support of countries in our region in their efforts to understand and implement the resolution. For example, we have an ongoing programme of training on the implementation of the resolution for personnel from within the Australian Defence Forces and military personnel from other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This year we also supported a Pacific Islands Forum regional workshop on gender, conflict, peace and security - the first of its kind in the Pacific.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source

  3. “With regard to both the policing and the military tasks, we believe it is important that the Security Council provide authority under Chapter VII to permit the effective functioning of the forces, together with the support that they are entitled to expect. The international community is again ready to come to the assistance of Timor-Leste, and Australia will play its part. A new United Nations mission represents an important opportunity to repair and rebuild those institutions which have been damaged or destroyed during the recent crisis and to further strengthen those institutions which have shown resilience. Above all, the United Nations and the many friends of Timor-Leste in the international community must lay the groundwork that will enable the Timorese people to take responsibility for their own affairs.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  4. “While we are gradually drawing down our contribution as conditions improve, we have indicated that we are prepared to continue to provide a force that is required to meet both of the needs to which I referred. In consultation with Timor-Leste, we would seek regional participation in such a force, which would provide both a rapid deployment capability and security for the United Nations. That would ensure a flexible force with its own air mobility, which could, at short notice, be bolstered to meet unexpected circumstances - a force familiar with the environment and the tasks with proven command and control. It would be cost-saving and would enable the United Nations mission to focus on the tasks that can be best done by the United Nations and where a real need exists.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  5. “We are pleased with the acceptance of the need to help build a sustainable Timor-Leste police force that will have the confidence and culture to be able to deal with any future crisis of law and order in a fair and just way. We will offer a significant contribution to policing. The security task for the future is primarily a law and order one, but to be addressed by civilian police. However, we accept that for some time there will be a need for a military back-up to the police and for the additional security of the United Nations personnel and property that a military force can give. We also accept the desirability of support from a military force while a significant number of high-powered weapons remain unaccounted for. We are currently contributing up to 2,000 troops to the international stabilization force.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  6. “Those elections represent an important step in the country's political maturation, and it is in the interests of all of us to ensure their success. It is important, however, that efforts to support elections give priority to ensuring that Timor-Leste establish electoral institutions which are, and are accepted by all stakeholders as being, politically neutral, independent and professional in all respects. We are pleased with the priority given to policing in the report. Public security is a prerequisite of building both a democracy and an economy. We accept, for the time being, the need to have a force with an executive capability. We are pleased with the emphasis on the community policing model, which will not only best address local needs but also help build public confidence.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  7. “As a close friend and neighbour of Timor-Leste, Australia has a vital interest in ensuring that it develop as a stable democracy, and we are willing to take a leading role in the international community's efforts to ensure a better future for the Timorese people. The United Nations must also continue to play a robust role in supporting Timor-Leste. The United Nations should focus its resources on those areas of key concern where the United Nations can make a difference. We welcome the emphasis on support for political and community reconciliation contained in the Secretary-General's report. To ensure long-term stability, it is vital that the United Nations assist Timor- Leste in resolving political difficulties. We welcome the proposal to provide electoral assistance to Timor- Leste ahead of next year's elections.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  8. “Australia has been at the forefront of efforts by the international community to assist Timor- Leste. Along with Malaysia, New Zealand and Portugal, we dispatched troops and police to Timor- Leste in response to the crisis. We contributed 8 million Australian dollars to address humanitarian aspects. We have provided 450 million Australian dollars in development assistance to the country since 1999. We will provide an estimated 43 million Australian dollars during 2006 and 2007. That will involve a strong focus on strengthening governance institutions, including in law and justice, public administration and public sector financial management, and improving delivery of services to rural populations. And we stand ready to contribute to a new United Nations mission in Timor-Leste.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  9. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank Special Representative Hasegawa and the staff of the United Nations Office in Timor- Leste (UNOTIL) for their dedicated efforts. We also thank Ian Martin and his team, and congratulate them on a thorough and professional investigation into the situation in East Timor. We congratulate Minister Guterres on his appointment and wish him well for the future. The international community was quick to respond to the deterioration in the situation in Timor- Leste with the dispatch of an international stabilization force, which has successfully restored security and stability. We have now all had the opportunity to consider the Secretary-General's comprehensive report and must focus on moving forward, in partnership with Timor- Leste, to secure that country's future stability, security and prosperity.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

  10. “That means the force would have to assist the Lebanese Government to exercise its sovereignty and prevent Hizbollah from repeating its actions that have precipitated the current arms.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  11. “Those countries in the region with influence over Hizbollah - Syria and Iran - should exercise that influence to prevent continuation of acts of violence. By arming and supporting those extremist groups, they are threatening the wider security of the Middle East. Australia also expresses support for ongoing diplomatic initiatives, in particular the mission team dispatched to the region by the Secretary-General. We also note once again that the G-8 would welcome an examination by the Security Council of the possibility of an international security/monitoring presence. In Australia's view, any multilateral force must have a robust mandate to enable it to guarantee both Lebanese sovereignty and Israel's security.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  12. “Our priority must be to create conditions for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire. This can be achieved only through the full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), in particular those elements that address the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias and the extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory. This means the disarming of Hizbollah and control by the Government of Lebanon of the area between Beirut and the Israeli border. A long-term solution to the Middle East conflict must involve acceptance of Israel's right to exist in peace and the need for the emergence of a Palestinian State.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  13. “Australia condemns those actions and calls for the unconditional release of the hostages taken by Hamas and Hizbollah. We also call for an immediate end to the rocket attacks on Israel. Those must be the first steps towards the resolution of the current conflict. The Australian Government is extremely concerned with the deteriorating humanitarian situation. The Australian Government has already provided some $A 2 million through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for humanitarian assistance to Lebanon. The Government is also working to ensure the safe evacuation of Australians from Lebanon. We have about 25,000 people in Lebanon. We are extremely worried about the situation of Australians in southern Lebanon in particular. We call on all parties to facilitate the safe evacuation of foreign nationals.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  14. “Thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to contribute to this very important debate. Australia is gravely concerned about the escalation in violence in the Middle East, which has already resulted in a large number of casualties. Australia extends its condolences to the Governments of Lebanon and of Israel, and to the families of all of those affected. Australia recognizes Israel's right to act in self-defence. We call on both sides to exercise restraint, to avoid civilian deaths, to avoid damage to civilian infrastructure and to refrain from acts which escalate an already dangerous situation. We need to bear in mind responsibility for the current crisis. It began with the attacks on Israel by Hamas and Hizbollah, including the capture of Israeli soldiers and the launching of rockets and mortar bombs into Israel.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  15. “The third area on which the United Nations should focus is strengthening the machinery of government in Timor-Leste to ensure the continued delivery of basic services in the short term and to support capacity-building in the longer term. Finally, we would suggest that a particular area of focus is assisting the Government of Timor-Leste to identify opportunities to develop economic growth and so generate employment and address the chronic and destabilizing levels of unemployment. The United Nations and its agencies, as well as bilateral friends, can all play a part in addressing that challenge. Australia, as a long-term and steadfast friend of Timor-Leste, would be prepared to contribute to such a mission while playing an ongoing role in the stabilization of the security situation.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  16. “Close consultation with Timor-Leste's leaders will be required on the issue of interaction by a future United Nations policing presence with Timor- Leste's police force. Australia believes that there is a case for appointing a foreign national as Police Chief. As a longer-term goal, consideration must also be given to structural reform of Timor-Leste's security forces. Strong court and prison administration is an essential part of achieving a functioning justice system. There is a role for the United Nations in helping to achieve both goals. It is desirable that the United Nations should also oversee the prison system, at least S/l'V.5457 in the short term, to ensure its continued operation, irrespective of political developments.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  17. “The United Nations must also focus on helping to restore the confidence of the people of Timor-Leste. In the short term, that will include addressing the needs of internally displaced people. The international community, along with the United Nations, must also conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the recent violent events. Further, the United Nations should assist Timor-Leste to prepare for and hold free, fair and informed elections. The second key area on which the United Nations should focus its attention and efforts, in our view, is the strengthening of the Timor-Leste justice system. On operational policing, careful planning will need to go into managing the transition from the police working within the stabilization force to a United Nations police presence.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  18. “The new United Nations mission should, in our View, complement the international stabilization force and should address the key longer-term challenges facing Timor-Leste. In our view, the first area of focus for a new mission should be to establish an environment conducive to political and community reconciliation. It will be of vital importance to Timor- Leste's long-term stability that the United Nations facilitate the efforts urgently needed on the part of Timor-Leste's leaders to build political dialogue and reconciliation. It is, of course, also crucial that those leaders step up and take responsibility for achieving good governance and consolidating democracy within the framework of Timor-Leste's constitution. They must lead their country beyond the point where international assistance is necessary whenever problems occur.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  19. “The international community must build on the momentum that has been provided by the stabilization force. Australia would support a further 28-day extension of the mandate of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste, but it encourages the Council, supported by the Secretariat, to move urgently to design and implement a new mission. The new mission, we believe, should be established under Chapter VII of the Charter. In designing the mission it is important to recognize that the problems of today are fundamentally different from those faced by the East Timorese people in 1999. The issues today are of internal governance and the failure of law and order, and it was in response to those challenges that the Government of Timor-Leste requested the assistance of external military forces.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  20. “The presence of the deployment has stabilized the situation to the extent that violence is now sporadic, rather than continuing. Arson attacks have been substantially reduced. About 100 people have been arrested and are being processed through the justice system, which is again functioning. While four countries are contributing to the international deployment, there may be scope for broadening such participation on a voluntary basis and the request of the Government of Timor-Leste. We see no need for the stabilization force to be brought under direct United Nations mandate. We want the United Nations to be free to focus on, and dedicate resources to, addressing Timor-Leste's longer-term needs through a new Security Council-mandated mission.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  21. “There have been notable successes, but the recent crisis has demonstrated how fragile those successes have been and the need, again, for the international community - including, importantly, the United Nations - to help consolidate those successes. As the Security Council is aware, Australia has again been deeply involved in the international response to deliver urgent help. Along with Malaysia, New Zealand and Portugal, we have, at the request of Timor-Leste, deployed military and police to restore stability. We have deployed some 2,500 military personnel, with about 1,900 on the ground at present. We have deployed 150 police, and we are building that up to 200. We believe that that presence will be necessary for some time. The international deployment is now meeting Timor-Leste's immediate security needs.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  22. “We appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this discussion on Timor- Leste. Australia is grateful for the Security Council's prompt attention in the form of the Council President's statement of 25 May welcoming the presence of the international stabilization force. The rapid dispatch of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Ian Martin, was S/l'V.5457 also a welcome development, and we appreciated the opportunity to listen to his briefing today. Since 1999, the United Nations has, of course, been integrally involved in, first, bringing security to Timor-Leste and, then, beginning the process of nation- building.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

  23. “If such a mission is agreed, Australia would of course consider making a contribution. As I have said, the goal of the international community in Timor-Leste should be the people of Timor-Leste taking full control of the country's own affairs. Australia recognizes that the international community has made a considerable investment in Timor-Leste's progress as a nation. We would encourage Timor-Leste's many international supporters to maintain their bilateral and other forms of multilateral assistance in order to ensure Timor-Leste continues along its path to a stable and sustainable future.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  24. “That should continue to be the guiding principle in determining how we might best continue to assist. Australia is aware of the diversity of views held by members of the Security Council and the core group about the best way to deliver continuing assistance to the Timorese people and how the United Nations might best manage its engagement with Timor-Leste. It is clearly not the preference of Timor-Leste that the United Nations conclude a Security Council-mandated presence at the current time. We should consider those wishes carefully. If the Security Council decides that a specially mandated successor mission to UNOTIL is required for a limited time, that mission should be focused and properly staffed to complement ongoing cooperation. It should be funded from the regular budget.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  25. “It is essential to recognize that those challenges are domestic in nature, and our assistance should be focused on helping the people of Timor- Leste to develop sustainable institutions and policies that support Timor-Leste's new democracy, its political stability, the rule of law, the future security of its people and economic growth. It is important, both symbolically and practically, that the United Nations and the international community stand beside Timor- Leste in that work. Australia has been a long-time supporter of international efforts in Timor-Leste and of United Nations involvement and assistance to the Timorese people. Through that commitment, Australia has always sought to provide a foundation upon which the Government and the people of Timor-Leste might assume control and management of their own affairs.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  26. “Once ratified, Timor- Leste would reap billions of dollars in extra revenue, which could be employed to improve the lot of all its citizens. Similarly, Australia has been greatly encouraged by the ability of Timor-Leste to resolve issues that have arisen along its border with Indonesia. Indeed, both Indonesia and Timor-Leste should be commended for their commitment to building a productive and harmonious relationship. I now turn to the future of United Nations involvement in Timor-Leste. As discussed in the Secretary-General's end of mandate report for UNOTIL dated 20 April 2006 (S/2006/251), it is important that the international community remain willing to assist Timor-Leste in facing the many challenges ahead.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  27. “We believe that there continues to be a role for the United Nations in assisting the world's newest nation. Timor-Leste continues to be a major development partner for Australia. In 2005 and 2006, Australia provided more than $30 million in bilateral development assistance, including working with our Timorese partners to improve health, provide basic services to rural areas, improve governance and strengthen the justice sector. Australia has provided policing assistance, including through training and other means of practical support, and is committed to a significant defence cooperation programme with the country. In January 2006, Australia and Timor-Leste successfully concluded a bilateral treaty on maritime arrangements in the Timor Sea.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  28. “As all present at today's meeting would acknowledge, the role of the United Nations in Timor- Leste - from stewarding the country towards independence to assisting it in the early stages of nation-building - has been a significant success. However, the challenge of nation-building for new States and those emerging from conflict is difficult and ongoing, as recent events have illustrated. Australia has been at the forefront of international efforts to support Timor-Leste's transition to an independent and secure State. We have contributed to all United Nations missions in Timor- Leste, and we are currently contributing both military liaison officers and civilian police advisers to UNOTIL. Through these missions, the United Nations has helped establish a foundation on which the people of Timor-Leste can build a nation.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source

  29. “Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and for the work of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). I would also like to thank my friend Mr. Ramos-Horta for attending today's meeting as Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste and for his statement. His frank acknowledgement of the recent violent incidents and instability is important, as is his communication of his Government's commitment to a fair and just solution. I also thank him for his personal efforts to seek a resolution of those difficulties.”

    2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source