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2012-10-17
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2015-10-14
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  1. “The resolution has always been adopted by consensus and sponsored by a large number of countries. I look forward to the day when resolutions such as 1325 (2000) and others concerning equal participation, which have been so widely recognized and supported, will become obsolete because all their principles have been fully and globally implemented and are, of course, fully respected.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  2. “In recent years, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, we have implemented a number of projects in more than seven countries, including Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Palestine and Egypt, focused especially on protecting women's rights and on enhancing their participation in public life. The study comprehensively demonstrates that the participation of women at all levels is the key to the operational effectiveness, success and sustainability of peace-process, peacebuilding and peacekeeping efforts. That is one of the reasons why the Czech Republic has negotiated several times in Geneva a resolution on equal political participation that urges all States to eliminate the barriers that limit the full and effective participation of all segments of society, including women, in political affairs.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  3. “In the field of humanitarian aid, we pay special attention to the victims of gender-based violence. Gender perspective continues to be taken into account also as a cross-cutting target within projects in countries such as Iraq, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Syria and Ukraine. In addition to traditional means of foreign policy, the Czech Republic uses a financial instrument aimed at supporting democracy and human rights, the so-called transition promotion programme, which makes use of our recent experiences with the social transition and democratization of the country. Gender mainstreaming belongs to the cross- cutting principle reflected in that programme.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  4. “Internationally, the Czech Republic became the lead nation of a programme requested as part of a partnership for cooperation in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), with a focus on training female Jordanian soldiers in explosive ordnance disposal. In more general terms, the Czech Republic seeks to strengthen women's position in society through development cooperation and humanitarian aid. The goal is enshrined in our strategy of multilateral foreign development cooperation, and in fulfilling those priorities we cooperate with the relevant United Nations agencies, in particular UN-Women, the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  5. “The Czech Republic takes the agenda in resolution 1325 (2000) very seriously, and we have tried hard to implement it, both nationally and internationally. At the national level, our Government recently approved its first long-term framework document for gender equality, and the Czech Ministry of Defence adopted an action plan to implement resolution 1325 (2000), which will require a considerable effort on the part of the Ministry, both to meet its obligations pursuant to the resolution and to inform experts from the public and the organizations concerned about the measures adopted to implement the resolution.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  6. “Ms. Hrda (Czech Republic) (spoke in Spanish): I would like first of all to thank the Spanish Presidency for organizing this debate, which is so important to all of us here today. For there to be more than 110 names on the list speaks for itself. I would also like to thank all those who participated in the preparatory process. (spoke in English) Resolution 1325 (2000) was definitely a visionary document, which perfectly recognized the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, in peace negotiations, in peacebuilding and peacekeeping, in humanitarian response and in post- conflict reconstruction. We have before us, 15 years after its adoption, a global study on its implementation that shows remarkable progress according to specific indicators and identifies gaps to be filled, emerging trends and priorities for action.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  7. “In the course of the Universal Periodic Review we regularly raise the issue of the free and unhindered work of journalists, along with the rule of law, of which the safety of journalists must be an inherent part. We welcome the shared examples of best practices for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of crimes against journalists. We hope that the concerted efforts rallying behind the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity will bear fruit, whether through UNESCO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe or other regional organizations. We owe it to the survivors of attacks and threats, the families of those killed and to journalists whose work will always remain the ultimate mirror of our democracies.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  8. “Journalists have the strength to bring perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses in remote areas of the world into broad daylight - suddenly, in the blink of an eye - through print, television or the Internet. Thanks to modern communication technologies, anyone who is brave enough can now become a citizen journalist, documenting human rights violations and abuses. And anyone can be targeted as such. The systematic and comprehensive work at the global and regional levels to raise awareness, set standards and share best practices must be met by the same resolve and commitment at the national level to reverse the entrenched impunity. The Czech Republic supports, through concrete projects, the strengthening of democratic media and open, independent and professional journalism.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  9. “The Czech Republic aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and would like to thank the Lithuanian presidency for bringing up this very important topic. We echo the widely shared regret over the unacceptable and rising number of j ournalists who have been harassed, threatened, attacked and killed, whether by State or non-State actors. And we deplore the impunity that prevails for crimes against journalists, which engenders further violations. Working journalists today represent part of everyone's freedom of opinion and expression. They are the catalysts of the free flow of information and ideas - we all use the results of journalists' work. Far too often, those brave individuals continue to pay the highest price for making sure that human suffering in conflicts does not go unseen and unheard.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  10. “We would also like to recommend that the cost of future referrals be covered by the United Nations, as has been done for the Ad Hoc Tribunals. It is essential that the Security Council work with a consistency that would then produce a preventive effect as well.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  11. “Applying a double standard can adversely affect the promotion of the rule of law and international justice. However, the Court has so far not received the support it needs from the Council to enable it to fulfil the missions referred to it under resolutions 1593 (2005) and 1970 (2011). We regret the absence of any effective follow-up from the Council on its referrals and hope that members will hear this open debate as a call to act on the matter. We urge the Security Council to establish a mechanism to follow up on situations it refers to the ICC. Specifically, such a mechanism should benefit from the Council's power to enforce its resolutions and ensure that States cooperate with the Court. Moreover, the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals should be given thejob of dealing with issues pertaining to ICC referrals.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  12. “The ICC's role in the fight against impunity is really irreplaceable, and we stand ready to support it wherever possible. Nevertheless, we believe that the issue of cooperation with the Court goes far beyond its relations with the States parties to the Rome Statute, and that it must be addressed within a much broader spectrum of relevant actors, involving the United Nations and in particular the Security Council. In our view, the Security Council has in that regard a special responsibility to close the impunity gap by making referrals to the ICC. In that context, we should emphasize that some situations, chiefly internal armed conflicts where the most serious crimes of concern to the international community have been or continue to be committed today, should be referred by the Security Council to the ICC.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  13. “The Czech Republic would like to express its gratitude to the Argentinian presidency of the Security Council for conducting this very important open debate, and to both briefers, not only for today's briefings, but also for their tremendous work. As suggested in the concept paper (S/20l4/725, annex), we wish to focus on one of the possible ways of improving Security Council's work, which is the relationship between that main organ of the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Czech Republic is strongly committed to the idea of international criminal justice, in particular the ICC. Due to our country's historical experience with the perpetration of serious crimes under international law and serious human rights abuses during the Second World War and the post-war era, we very much appreciate the Court's existence.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  14. “In conclusion, I would like to stress the active participation of the Czech Republic and Czech experts in several Common Security and Defence Policy missions, whose mandate included SSR - in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and Mali. My country is also undertaking particular efforts to implement resolution 1325 (2000), on women, peace and security, as well as resolution 1612 (2005), on children affected by armed conflict.”

    2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source

  15. “The Secretary-General's report of August 2013 (S/2013/480) clearly outlines the progress within the United Nations system on SSR, but it also shows that there is need for further improvement. In our view, SSR requires a holistic approach and all activities should be dealt with in a coherent and comprehensive manner. It is crucial to involve all parts of the United Nations system in this area. We therefore we welcome the creation of the inter-agency Security Sector Reform Task Force, which covers all important departments of the United Nations Secretariat and its programmes. We also note other ways of deepening this cooperation by involving specialized United Nations agencies in the Task Force.”

    2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source

  16. “The Czech Republic fully aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, and I would like to add the following remarks in our national capacity. We consider SSR to be a key step in the transition from conflict to sustainable development. Successful SSR is possible only by adhering to the principles of national ownership and deepening cooperation with regional and subregional organizations and civil society. In this context, SSR emerged as a relevant concept addressing the core deficiencies of the State with the aim of improving not only State security but, in a broader sense, human security - that is to say, the security of every single human being within the society.”

    2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source

  17. “The Czech Republic fully shares the views expressed in the concept note (S/2014/238, annex) for today's debate. We thank the Nigerian presidency for having brought this critical issue to the attention of the Security Council and hope that the Security Council will continue to hold open debates on security sector reform (SSR) on a regular basis. We therefore welcome the draft resolution on SSR and hope that it will be adopted today. The Czech Republic would like to join others in announcing our co-sponsorship of the draft. We agree that it is the responsibility of the Security Council as the body primarily responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security to ensure that the necessary priority be afforded to this critical role of the United Nations.”

    2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source

  18. “Awareness-raising aimed at the public sphere, as well as the judiciary, is a key prerequisite in ensuring effective protection of the rights of women in countries in transition or post- conflict situations.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  19. “Through the project, the Czech Republic has shared its experience with its Georgian partners, particularly concerning the legal counseling to victims of domestic violence and, importantly, in the broader context of assistance. The Czech Republic also provides long-term support to women Victims of sexual Violence in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The support - amounting to over 32 million Czech koruny today - ranges from providing first aid and comprehensive medical, psychological and legal assistance, to providing shelter and livelihood support for women and their unwanted children who have been excluded from local society, as well as organizing awareness campaigns for medical personnel and the public in the affected areas.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  20. “Since 2005, the transition promotion programme of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs - a unique financial instrument aimed at democracy assistance - has supported projects of civil society organizations that are working to strengthen democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights by empowering civil society, including women's organizations, throughout the world. For example, a recent project has been implemented by the Czech NGO ADRA - which deals with the capacity-building of civil society in the protection of women's rights - in Georgia. Its aim is to achieve the highest standard of protection in the context of providing services to victims of domestic violence.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  21. “The rich jurisprudence of the international criminal tribunals has recognized rape as a powerful tool of war used to intimidate, persecute and terrorize the enemy. The Czech Republic believes that the effective prosecution of the perpetrators of such crimes is an important element of lasting peace and justice. As part of its human rights promotion activities, the Czech Republic takes into consideration gender aspects and the protection of women in post-conflict situations, as well as in countries in transition, including by supporting projects of Czech and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  22. “The Czech Republic fully endorses the relevant rules of international criminal law regarding "rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, enforced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity". The Rome Statute qualifies these as a war crime, both in the context of international and non-international armed conflicts and - when it forms part of a widespread attack against a civilian population - as a crime against humanity. It is our conviction that the international community should put particular focus on preventive efforts, namely in the case of those violations of international law that belong to the core crimes included under the concept of the responsibility to protect.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  23. “Let me thank the Azerbaijan presidency of the Security Council for scheduling this important debate and the Secretary- General for his report (S/2013/525), as well as today's briefers for their updates. We highly welcome the adoption today of resolution 2122 (2013) and align ourselves with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union. The protection of human rights, including the rights of women, belongs to our foreign policy priorities. The Czech Republic takes an active stance in promoting the strengthening and effective realization of the rights of women and in preventing gender-based violence in various multilateral forums. We also raise the issue within the universal periodic review mechanism.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  24. “During the past decade, there have been some situations, mostly internal armed conflicts around the world, that involved the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, as set out in the preamble to the Rome Statute. In our opinion, those cases could have been referred by the Security Council to the ICC, including some situations where these crimes continue even today. There is a need for consistency in the Security Council's practice, which would also have a preventive effect. We would like to recommend that the costs of future referrals be covered by the United Nations, as is done for United Nations ad hoc tribunals. In a world based on the rule of law, there should be no authority without responsibility, and vice versa.”

    2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source

  25. “We were encouraged by resolutions 1593 (2005) and 1970 (2011), although we regret that the ICC has not yet received the Security Council support that it needs to fulfil its mission. Specifically, this principal United Nations organ has the power to enforce its own resolutions and ensure that States cooperate with the ICC. In that context, we hope that today's open debate will be taken as a call by the United Nations membership to act on this matter. Impunity is not a solution. We commend the Security Council for having adopted the aforementioned resolutions referring certain situations to the ICC. In that respect, we believe that two referrals during the Court's 10-year existence cannot be qualified as an overuse of this tool.”

    2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source

  26. “Consequently, we believe that its role in the fight against impunity is irreplaceable, and we stand ready to support it wherever possible. For that reason, last month here in New York, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic joined the informal ministerial network on matters related to the ICC that was established by Lichtenstein. Until the universality of the Rome Statute is achieved, the ICC will not be able to deal with crimes without a link to its States parties, either the commission of such crimes on their territory, or by their nationals. During this period, the Security Council has, in our view, a special responsibility to close this impunity gap by making referrals to the ICC.”

    2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source

  27. “Mrs. Hrda (Czech Republic) (spoke in Spanish): The Czech Republic aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union (EU). I should like also to touch on a few points in our national capacity. (spoke in English) The Czech Republic is strongly committed to the idea of international criminal justice, in particular with respect to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The history of our country - where serious crimes under international law and serious human rights abuses were perpetrated during the Second World War and, after that, during the Communist era - constitutes an argument for the Court's existence. Such crimes must not happen again, and the ICC is one of the means to achieve that goal.”

    2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source