YouSaid · the spoken record

Huitfeldt/Ms. Heimerback

lines on the record
9
first
2022-01-18
most recent
2022-01-18
sittings or episodes
1
sources
un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

  1. “There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, with the concurrence of the members of the Security Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.10 p.m.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  2. “I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Flashing lights on the collars of the microphones will prompt speakers to bring their remarks to a close after four minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Japan.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  3. “If the worst happens, we must ensure an adequate response. We should consider sanctions and other deterrent measures, and we must demand accountability. Earlier today, Norway participated in the launch of a new funding mechanism that aims to provide protection. That is a safety net, and it can provide assistance when needed. Too often women are told that security comes first before their participation, resulting in neither participation nor security. It is a false trade-off. If peace and security really are the aim and protecting women is the aim, participation is the only way to achieve those aims. Therefore, we must protect participation. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  4. “With that in mind, Norway wishes to make three recommendations. First, women’s participation must become the new normal. Participation is the long-term game-changer. When women can directly influence decisions about peace and security, they shape protection measures that work for them and their families and communities. Secondly, we must provide the resources needed to support women peacebuilders and human rights defenders at all levels of society and ensure that relevant United Nations entities are set up to do the same. Thirdly, there must be zero tolerance for threats and reprisals that target women in peace and security processes, including by engaging with the Council. However, women will continue to participate despite the risks they face. We see that in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, Mali and many other places.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  5. “While we may disagree on some areas, we all agree that women have a fundamental right to participate in peace and security. It is not because women by nature carry some magical solution to end all wars or because we are much more peaceful than men — but because women carry unique perspectives and experiences in their communities. When women participate, peace lasts longer. However, far too often taking part means becoming a target. Whenever women speak up, we risk more than men, and women peacebuilders and human rights defenders risk more than anyone. Where they should receive recognition, they get threats and violence instead. That means that we must find better ways to strengthen our prevention and response measures in order to protect and empower women and promote and safeguard their right to participate.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  6. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. I would like to start by thanking the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for briefing the Security Council today and providing the context for this important debate. I thank Ms. Yaftali for her powerful intervention. It is very important for the Council to hear first-hand accounts such as hers. I also thank Ms. Asoka for her coalition’s guidance on how we can improve the situation for women peacebuilders and human rights defenders, as well as the more than 50 civil society experts who convened to discuss the issue of reprisals last week. Their recommendations will be shared and will guide our work going forward. I also thank all Council members and the broader United Nations membership for engaging in this difficult topic.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  7. “Before we begin with our speakers list today — recalling the Security Council’s latest note by the President (S/2017/507) on its working methods — I wish to encourage all speakers, both members and non-members of the Council, to deliver their statements in five minutes or less. Note 507 also encourages briefers to be succinct and focus on key issues. In that spirit, briefers are further encouraged to limit their initial remarks to seven to 10 minutes. Everyone is also encouraged to wear a mask at all times, including while delivering remarks. I wish to warmly welcome the ministers and other high-level representatives. Their presence here today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. I now give the floor to Ms. Bachelet.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  8. “Kaavya Asoka, Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2022/22, which contains the text of a letter dated 10 January 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source

  9. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Ms. Zarqa Yaftali, Executive Director of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation; and Ms.”

    2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949 (2022) · source