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lines on the record: 160
first: 1999-09-29
most recent: 2017-04-28
sittings or episodes: 14
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“Britain stands alongside our allies in making clear that North Korea must obey the United Nations and halt its nuclear-weapon and ballistic-missile programmes, disarming in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. Only then can the Council be assured of the peace and security of the region, and only then can the people of North Korea have the chance of a better future.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“While the most pressing threat is North Korea's ballistic-missile and nuclear ambitions, we must never forget the horrifying abuse the regime metes out to its own people, as documented by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2014. The Council has discussed human rights in North Korea on previous occasions, and there should be no reticence about doing so. The United Kingdom fully supports the work of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, both of which perform the crucial task of investigating and recording these violations.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“However, the United Nations Panel of Experts has shown that not every Member State is fully enforcing those resolutions. Most Members of the United Nations have yet to obey the requirement in resolution 2270 (2016) to submit a national report on their implementation of sanctions. The United Kingdom believes that all Member States should reaffirm their commitment to enforcing United Nations sanctions against North Korea. We also have no doubt that negotiations must at some point form part of the solution; but first it is reasonable to expect North Korea to make verifiable progress toward meeting its obligations to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. For, as long as Pyongyang continues to defy the Council, the conditions will not be helpful for the resumption of the Six-Party Talks or negotiations in any other format.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We urge other partners with direct influence on North Korea to use that leverage to the full, with the aim of easing tensions and ensuring compliance with the expressed will ofthe United Nations. There is a vital role for China and Russia, both of whom are neighbours of North Korea with influence on Pyongyang and are permanent members of the Council. They have a special responsibility to preserve international peace and security. The United Kingdom calls on Russia and China and other Member States to use whatever influence they possess to restrain North Korea and guide its leaders toward a peaceful settlement. Last year the Council decided to toughen sanctions on North Korea, including by restricting the regime's access to foreign currency.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“In spite of the strenuous efforts of some to obscure that distinction, it cannot be ignored or elided. The United Kingdom therefore believes it is vital for the Council to stand ready to take further significant measures to bring about a peaceful resolution. Sooner or later the North Korean leadership must realize that their isolation not only holds back their own people - if the regime really cares about its own people - but also weakens their own grip on power. The Council must be united in its demand that the present course not continue. Today, Great Britain is proud to have joined its allies to lead the enforcement of sanctions and seek a peaceful solution.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“In a nation where the entire gross domestic product is about $25 billion, and where its people have over recent decades been exposed to terrible suffering and been reduced to eating the leaves and the bark of trees, the Pyongyang regime has devoted its energy to developing nuclear weapons and the missiles to convey them. Last year alone, North Korea tested two nuclear devices and more than 24 ballistic missiles. This year we witnessed more missile tests, and I remind the Council that every one of those tests breaks seven United Nations resolutions stretching back to resolution 1695 (2006), which was adopted unanimously. Therefore we should reject, I am afraid, any claims of moral equivalence between the actions of North Korea and the defensive and precautionary measures of other nations. The latter are legitimate; the former are not.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“The Charter of the United Nations defines the supreme task of the Security Council as the maintenance of international peace and security. There could hardly be a clearer threat to world peace more demanding of a unified response than the activities of one Member of the United Nations, and that is North Korea breaking its treaty obligations, ignoring the will of the Council and making blood- curdling threats to inflict grievous harm on peoples of other countries. For decades North Korea has doggedly pursued the means to act on those threats.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/20l7/236, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. I also wish draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/150, which contains a note from the President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2345 (2017).”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7904 (2017) · source
“On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I would like to condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack that took place in London on 22 March and resulted in the death or serious injury of many innocent people. I would also like to express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims. I now invite Council members to rise to observe a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of the victims of yesterday's attack and all other victims of terrorism throughout the world. The members of the Security Council observed a minute ofsilence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea Note by the President of the Security Council (S/2017/150) The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7904 (2017) · source
“1 note in particular the provision in the resolution that calls upon States to ensure that "such measures take into account the potential role of those with privileged access to areas, knowledge or information that may assist terrorists in planning or conducting attacks" (resolution 2309 (2016) para. 6 (c)) We will continue to work with the United Nations, our international partners and ICAO to strengthen standards that keep the global aviation system safe and secure.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“The resolution provides an important opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to aviation security and advance global standards so as to address the evolving terrorist threat. Resolution 2309 (2016) sends a clear message, namely, security for international flights is an issue of concern for the Security Council. The resolution calls on all States to work with the established United Nations structures to develop more effective international standards for aviation security. The resolution calls on States to urgently address any gaps or vulnerabilities and to work vigorously and swiftly to address States' concerns about threats to international flights.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“We are actively seeking more preclearance arrangements with Governments around the world, under which our customs officers are positioned overseas to screen passengers before they board flights to the United States. We encourage other nations to rededicate themselves to the matter of aviation security. As Secretary Johnson noted, we all depend on each other on this issue. We encourage increased information-sharing on aviation security best practices among nations and continued investments by other nations in aviation security technology. Through ICAO, let us continue to standardize aviation security practices. The United States of America strongly supports full implementation of the resolution that we have just adopted, and we encourage other nations to do so as well.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“Our Congress has also authorized us to donate aviation security equipment to other countries. After years during which we reduced the number of TSA officers, we have reversed that trend and are hiring more. We have converted large numbers of part-time TSA employees to full-time. We are adding more bomb- sniffing dogs to the aviation security mission. We have embarked upon a programme called TSA Precheck to encourage passengers to submit to a background check in advance of their flight. Earlier this year, despite increased air travel volume in the United States and longer lines at airport screening checkpoints, we refused to shortcut aviation security. We are seeking more agreements with other nations to accept air marshals on commercial flights to and from the United States.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“The good news is that in recent years, the international community has taken significant steps to strengthen aviation security and restore public confidence in aviation. There is still more to do. In the United States, the TSA, led by Administrator Peter Neffenger, has rededicated itselfto its aviation security mission. Our airlines have supported that effort. Two years ago, we enhanced aviation security measures at international airports for flights bound to the United States. I am pleased that other nations have adopted similar enhancements. Since last year following the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268, we have focused on enhanced security around passengers, luggage, cargo and other items brought on flights bound for the United States. We are actively researching and investing in new aviation security technology to track current threats.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“A whole new Government agency dedicated to transportation security, our Transportation Security Administration (TSA), was created as a result. Today in the United States, the TSA is the agency of our Government that interacts most with the public on a daily basis. The reality is that today there is a continuing international threat to aviation security, including the terrorist threat. Recent attacks have demonstrated that the terrorist threat to aviation security and airport security are as serious as ever. As noted in the resolution, terrorist organizations continue to regard civil aviation as an attractive target for attacks. That is fully consistent with our own Government's assessment. Terrorist organizations continue to seek to exploit perceived gaps in our aviation security.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“First, we express our appreciation to the United Kingdom and Secretary Johnson of the United Kingdom for bringing attention to this important issue on aviation security. I thank Secretary Johnson for his leadership on the issue. I also wish to commend the work of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Secretary General, Ms. Liu, on matters of aviation security. We are therefore glad that we are having this meeting, and we welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2309 (2016). I regard aviation security today as an urgent matter. The resolution that we just adopted refers to recent terrorist attacks on civil aviation as a matter of grave concern. We agree with that characterization. For us in the United States, the defining moment for aviation security was 11 September 2001.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“Doing so will involve working both nationally and internationally with our partners. We also welcome the Council's intention to remain seized of this vital matter. The terrorists will not relent in their efforts to attack civil aviation, so we must never cease to persevere together to thwart their evil desires. Air travel is one of the greatest liberators that the human race has ever known, and the resolution will help us to continue to enjoy that freedom in safety.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, over the past two years the Security Council has taken a series of steps to counter the terrorist threat. Just as the danger has evolved, so has our response. We have sought to counter the emergence of Daesh. We have taken steps against the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters. We have tried to block, or otherwise disrupt, the many channels of terrorist financing. The resolution represents another significant step forward in that common struggle. It provides a comprehensive approach to safeguarding civil aviation from terrorism, and it shows the determination of the entire international community to keep our citizens safe. The United Kingdom looks forward to the full implementation of the resolution after this Council's unanimous show of support.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“By adopting the resolution today, the Security Council has delivered a resounding call to action for the entire international community. The resolution provides for specific arrangements to be consistently applied. It also makes clear that precautions should be adapted in response to the changing tactics of the terrorists. The resolution encourages all countries to observe the security standards laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organization. And we recognize that, if all nations are to meet this challenge, assistance will often be required. Targeted capacity development, training and other technical help will all be needed. I believe that such assistance should be provided with the full knowledge that protecting civil aviation represents a vital objective for all of us.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“The attacks on airports in Brussels and Istanbul, the destruction of the Russian Metrojet aircraft over Sinai last year and the explosion on board a Dallo Airlines flight from Mogadishu in February. All of those outrages posed a serious threat to international peace and security. All were stark reminders of how civil aviation faces an evolving danger from terrorists, who probe relentlessly for chinks in our collective armour. And there is one reality that none of us here can escape - we all depend on each other to provide a secure aviation environment. No country alone can safeguard what is by its very nature a global activity. That is why action here in the Security Council at the global level is so important.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“I am most grateful to Ms. Fang Liu for her comprehensive briefing on behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The United Kingdom wholeheartedly welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2309 (2016) thanks to the strong and united action of the Council. This is the first resolution ever to focus on the threat posed by terrorists to civil aviation, and it demonstrates our joint resolve to protect our citizens from an escalating danger. We have come a long way since the first scheduled commercial flight took off from Florida over 100 years ago. Today, over three billion passengers reach their destinations by air every year, and it is those lives that we are acting to protect today. We only have to remember some of the recent tragedies to see the urgency of our task.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“Let us face it. Sometimes, the hour is darkest before dawn. What I really want everybody to think about today is this. If in a year's time we are here again in anger and there are still bombings, killings, slaughter and massacres going on in Syria, then I am afraid that the responsibility for that will lie overwhelmingly with the people broadly represented in this place and above all with the Al-Assad regime and its sponsors.”
2016-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7774 (2016) · source
“But above all, we must use this moment - in particular, the general debate of the General Assembly - to keep whatever impetus is left for this precious forward momentum in the Kerry-Lavrov process. Once again, I pay tribute to both Mr. Kerry and Mr. Lavrov for their efforts to get this done and move it forward. We can do it. The people here in this Chamber can do it. They can help to produce a ceasefire; they have proved that before. They can get talks going, and we can approach these issues in a spirit of compromise. But we cannot have that spirit of compromise, talks or ceasefire without the will - as Foreign Minister Garcia Margallo rightly said in his statement - and the good will of the people in the Chamber. I believe that it is possible and that there is the scope for compromise. I think that it is pretty gloomy now.”
2016-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7774 (2016) · source
“I hope very much that the truth will soon emerge about what exactly happened. However, more importantly, laying aside recrimination, I hope that we will learn that the court of international opinion will not continue to tolerate this slaughter. Ithink the world is looking to us to do more now than just mouth the empty platitudes of resolution 2254 (2015), but to actually put it into practical effect and get that peace process and those conversations going again in Geneva. I think there is scope to build on the vision for a future for Syria, as laid out by the negotiations committee, of an open, pluralistic, democratic Syria, with respect for all minorities. And there is space, as the President rightly said, to compromise, and there should not be too many red lines.”
2016-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7774 (2016) · source
“That means recognizing that there can be no political process unless there is a genuine ceasefire, and that there can be no genuine ceasefire unless there is a genuine political agreement that we can have a transition away from the Al-Assad Government. It is the Al-Assad Government that is responsible for the vast majority of the 400,000 deaths in Syria, and that continues to drop barrel bombs on its own citizens, including two incidents, documented by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, of the dropping of chlorine gas. How can we sit by and let burning, blistering, barbaric chlorine gas be dropped on innocent people? As for the monstrous bombing of aid convoys and medical facilities that we have seen just in the last day or so, as Mr. Kerry rightly said, there are only two possible culprits.”
2016-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7774 (2016) · source
“I would like to say to Secretary Kerry that I do not think that the people of the world are remotely fooled by what is going on in Syria. They know that this is not just a civil war; it is a barbaric proxy war, a conflict that is being fed, nourished, armed, abetted, protracted and made more hideous by the actions and inactions of Governments represented in this Chamber. They are looking to us - grown-ups, people with families, people who know about the world, people with university degrees - to set aside our differences and any selfish sense of strategic national interest and to put the people of Syria first.”
2016-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7774 (2016) · source
“It is a sign of the strength of the international cooperation on Libya that we were able to come together so quickly to agree it. Together, we have shown our collective commitment to the people and the authorities of Libya and ultimately to all of us who want to live in a world free of chemical weapons. The United Kingdom is committed to making this world a reality, including through our permanent seat here in the Security Council. What we have done today is a good example of the role of the United Nations in tackling global challenges. It is also an example of the United Kingdom's continued determination to play a leading role, through the United Nations, together with our partners in the Security Council.”
2016-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7743 (2016) · source
“This is my first my Visit to the United Nations as Foreign Secretary, and I am delighted that it has coincided with the unanimous adoption of resolution 2298 (2016), which marks an important step forward for international peace and security. I recognize that this excellent work goes on day in and day out, and I am delighted today to be part of it. The resolution marks the beginning of the end of the Libyan chemical weapons programme. It grants the legal authorization necessary for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to remove the chemical precursors of those weapons, so that they can be destroyed in a third country. In doing so, we have reduced the risk ofthose weapons falling into the hands of terrorists and fanatics. I would like to thank Council members for their role in making the resolution possible.”
2016-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7743 (2016) · source
“Challenging the threat of foreign terrorist fighters remains a daunting task. Progress has been made, but we still have much to learn from each other. I remain optimistic and encouraged by the cooperation of United Nations States Members to detect and defeat today's enemies of peace, security and decency. Since the adoption of resolution 2178 (2014), we have increasingly shared our vision for countering this threat, and the tools to do so. The time to take action is now. I look forward to hearing from those around the table about their efforts in this shared task.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The Internet is a tool that we can use to help parents, friends and religious leaders to save people from turning to terrorism and violence. We need to engage and challenge extremist ideas online and in our communities in order to counter the ability of terrorists to recruit foreign terrorist fighters. It is imperative that we, as ministers of the interior, regularly and systematically track our efforts to fulfil our obligations under resolution 2178 (2014). I urge those present today to participate in the United Nations Counter- Terrorism Committee's special meeting in Spain in late July. That event will bring together experts - on border management, countering recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters, prevention, criminalization and prosecution - from all around the world.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“I encourage all of us to continue to invest in addressing the conditions that lead to violent extremism. The Department of Homeland Security is building partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies, community leaders and private institutions that are in a position to deter those who may turn to violence. As part of that effort, I have personally met with community leaders in Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and here in New York. Last February, my Government hosted at the White House a summit on countering violent extremism. Many of the countries represented here today attended. Groups like Daesh use the Internet to radicalize people to violence, but the Internet does not belong to them.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The development of the global travel assessment system is one such step, but we encourage other Governments and the United Nations to take action. For instance, it is important that the United Nations system and donors move expeditiously to provide capacity building and technical assistance to the most affected States in order to fill critical gaps in countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters. Close work between CTED and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office can contribute to this effort. July's high-level special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, to be hosted by Spain, as well as CTED's technical sessions leading up to it, provide another opportunity. Ministries of the Interior and security services need to lead efforts to address this evolving and unprecedented threat.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“That global travel assessment system will be made available at no cost to the international community, for both commercial and Government organizations, to use maintain, customize and enhance as needed. In order to maximize the adoption and accessibility of that system, it will be developed on free and open-source platform technology and optimized to operate on low- cost community hardware or cloud infrastructure. Once the initial software is released to the international open-source software community, Member States will be able to make software enhancements and contribute software code to the project. More broadly, all Member States need to work more closely to take steps that will increase security, particularly with respect to border controls.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Yet according to the CTED report, only 51 States employ this vital tool. I encourage additional countries to use travel information like advanced passenger information and passenger name record data to identify both known and previously unknown foreign terrorist fighters. We recognize that the use of such information may be new to some of our partners, and some may looking for ways to facilitate the adoption of those interdiction mechanisms. My department is committed to helping our partners better use traveller screening information. Within the next twelve months, the Department of Homeland Security, through our customs and border protection component, will be developing a new passenger data screening and analysis system.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“At the Department of Homeland Security we are continuously evaluating, modifying and enhancing our security measures in order to stop them, working in cooperation with our foreign partners. Last summer, example, the department required enhanced screening at certain overseas airports with direct flights to the United States of America. The United Kingdom and other countries followed suit in order to further enhance the security of global aviation. It is essential for countries to cooperate more in that area. As outlined in resolution 2178 (2014), the collection and analysis of travel data is an important instrument for border control and aviation security. It provides the basis for countries to work together to counter the movement of foreign terrorist fighters, or their supporters and financiers.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Alongside our State Department, justice personnel are providing technical assistance and expertise to our partners in reviewing their investigative tools and their law enforcement and prosecution legislation for compliance with resolution 2178 (2014). More than 30 countries have updated their laws since the adoption of resolution 2178 (2014). Others are reviewing them. More needs to done to strengthen legal systems Where needed, particularly in order to criminalize the intent to travel as foreign terrorist fighters to commit terrorist acts, as well as to counter acts such as training and facilitating terrorism activities. And we must do that as expeditiously as possible. Terrorists are always looking for ways to circumvent border security and security at airports.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“We also continue to share information on a case-by-case basis with partners with whom we have had longstanding relationships. Our Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to aggressively pursue counter- terrorism investigations in the United States. United States Departments of Treasury and State are working closely with foreign partners to disrupt access by foreign terrorist fighters and their support networks to the United States and international financial systems to finance travel. United States designations trigger asset freezing against those providing supports to terrorist networks. The international community must continue to develop and update countermeasures to deprive our enemies of resources. We are eager to assist our international partners in their own efforts.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Two United States personnel will soon be assigned to the INTERPOL foreign terrorist fighter fusion cell in Lyon, France, as part of a programme funded by the United States Department of State. I urge all of our partners to consider actively exchanging information with the foreign terrorist fighter fusion cell and to provide financial or in-kind contributions to the cell. The United States Government has also established over 80 bilateral arrangements with 45 partner countries to share information on known and suspected foreign terrorist fighters for use by law enforcement, border authorities and security services. It includes important information on those we believe to be radicalized to violence by terrorist groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Other countries have taken their own national measures. Our safety and security is inextricably tied up with theirs. Therefore, my Government regularly consults with other partners concerning foreign terrorist fighters in an ongoing effort to prioritize the threat, assess vulnerabilities and adapt measures to prevent and interdict. We are also encouraging greater law enforcement cooperation through INTERPOL's notice advisory system and foreign terrorist fighter database. As the world's largest international police organization, INTERPOL has a vital role to play in foreign terrorist fighter interdiction. Through INTERPOL, United States authorities are sharing information in real time. During the past year, the United States has shared a dramatically increased number ofterrorist identities via mechanisms offered by INTERPOL.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“We are therefore focused on improving border and aviation security, bolstering legal and prosecutorial capacity, improving information-sharing and addressing the underlying conditions conducive to terrorism, thereby preventing the problem by countering violent extremism. It is encouraging to see that many countries have taken steps to respond to threats from foreign terrorist fighters. The threat is truly global and involves crossing borders. At the United States Department of Homeland Security, we are expanding the security of our visa-waiver programme to bolster the screening of citizens from even our closest partners and friends and supporting the expansion ofpre-clearance processes that screen travelers en route to the United States. That will protect travelers of all nations on flights to the United States.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“That new challenge requires a new response and our response must include stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters and their facilitators and identifying and helping those that are disillusioned before they succumb to violent extremism ideologies. More than 22,000 foreign terrorist fighters from over 100 nations have travelled to Syria since the beginning of the conflict there, including at least 4,000 from the West. Over 180 Americans have travelled, or attempted to travel to Syria. Governments all over the world are mobilizing to deal with this new threat and the United States is eager to work closely with all of our partners in doing so. President Obama has directed all elements of the American Government to focus on the problem.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“First, we must criminalize the travel and attempted travel of foreign terrorist fighters and certain forms of support; secondly, adopt effective border controls and issue secure travel documents, as well as the corollary need to exchange operational information concerning terrorists; thirdly, expand criminal investigations and prosecutions; fourthly, counter violent extremism; fifthly, encourage a greater role on the part of the United Nations and its counter-terrorism bodies such as the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. In recent years, however, we have witnessed an unprecedented flow of foreign terrorist fighters to conflict zones, including Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Iraq.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Terrorists of today have considerable resources and use sophisticated communications technologies. They are increasingly mobile, adaptable and brutal. Terrorist organizations include foreign terrorist fighters travelling to participate in other people's conflicts. The threat increasingly includes people carrying out attacks where they live, after returning home. Much more work needs to be done. We must fulfil the provisions of resolution 2178 (2014) in five general respects.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The resolution creates a new legal and policy framework for international action against an emerging threat to the security of our homelands. In making the case for resolution 2178 (2014), my country's President Obama, said, "we must come together as nations and an international community to confront the real and growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters" (S/PV7272, p. 3). Our task, today, is to assess how we are coming together and building the capacity to confront this phenomenon and to make sure that when we reach the one-year mark we have achieved substantial progress on the actions called for in resolution 2178 (2014). Recent events in Libya, Denmark, Tunisia, Yemen, France, Belgium and elsewhere reveal the way in which this global terrorist threat has evolved.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“It is an honour to address this distinguished group of leaders. This is an unprecedented event - a meeting of the Security Council convening key interior ministries. I express my appreciation to Lithuania for its leadership is convening this event, as the President of the Council, and its efforts as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter- terrorism. It is an important and timely gathering to review our progress against foreign terrorist fighters. Our Ministries are responsible for domestic action to address the foreign terrorist fighter issue and we know the importance of working together across our Governments and across borders. It has been eight months since the adoption of Council resolution 2178 (2014).”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“As an international community, we cannot afford to see the newest country in the world fail. UNMISS and all of us have only one option, and that is to try to help South Sudan take the right course, consolidating peace and building the foundation for democracy and respect for fundamental human rights.”
2013-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7062 (2013) · source
“The compact is now well on track to lead to an agreement between international partners and South Sudan on 3 December, although agreement on an International Monetary Fund staff-monitored programme is expected to precede the compact, and time is very tight to agree on that before the end of November. To assist that process and the core priorities, and pursuant to resolution 2109 (2013), UNMISS and the United Nations country team are conducting an analysis of their respective comparative advantages to further synergies, complementarity and collaboration. While significant challenges continue to confront the world's newest country and impede progress on several fronts, as noted in the Secretary-General's report, recent developments still give reason for cautious optimism. South Sudan is at a crossroads.”
2013-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7062 (2013) · source
“At the economic partners forum held in Washington, DC, in April, the Government committed to entering into a compact of mutual accountability with its international partners, focusing on a set of key State-building and peacebuilding priorities. The United Nations, together with key donors, is part of the steering committee that has guided the New Deal process in South Sudan. Consultations have been held in all 10 states to enable members of civil society, the media, state legislatures and Government to voice their views. UNMISS has supported that process.”
2013-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7062 (2013) · source
“The needs assessment mission has formulated recommendations on the scope and nature of United Nations support to facilitate electoral preparations. Donor programmes are also being launched to provide support for elections. Time is running short, however, with regard to election funding and the necessary preparations. The Government also has to decide whether elections can take place without a census, as the census preparations have already fallen behind schedule. That would require an amendment to the Transitional Constitution. As Council members will recall, South Sudan has volunteered to be a pilot country for the so-called New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States.”
2013-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7062 (2013) · source
“A key determinant for developments on this front will nevertheless be the management of divisions within the ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). The way the preparatory process for the national convention of the SPLM. is being handled will give an indication of this. Consultations within the SPLM. on the convening of the party organs preparing for the Convention are still ongoing. The internal party dynamics will need to be monitored very carefully. Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2109 (2013), the United Nations undertook an electoral needs assessment in September. Public debate and the announcement on 15 November by the President indicate that South Sudan is committed to holding the national elections in 2015, as constitutionally mandated.”
2013-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7062 (2013) · source