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2022-04-13
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2023-07-14
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  1. “In conclusion, Slovenia underlines its enduring support for the work and mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. We will continue to work with partners such as UN-Women, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Population Fund and the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund to address the needs of survivors of sexual violence in conflict and support the work of human rights defenders and activists on this matter.”

    2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “In that regard, we believe it is vital to ensure humanitarian access; the accelerated deployment of women’s protection advisers in all relevant situations of concern, in line with resolution 2467 (2019); the provision of comprehensive and tailored support to survivors of sexual violence and children born of such violence and close work with the affected communities to address stigma, socioeconomic isolation and the fear of retaliation. Thirdly, we need to encourage and facilitate the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in humanitarian, recovery, political, peace, security and development processes. That is also essential to ensuring the availability and safeguarding of gender- based violence services.”

    2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “First, impunity encourages the continued commission of such crimes, as evidenced by the fact that a sizeable majority of the same perpetrators appear in these reports year after year. Supporting and investing in strong justice systems and rule-of-law institutions are essential to prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators and those responsible. To that end, Slovenia would also support listing sexual violence as a stand-alone criterion for targeted sanctions by the relevant Sanctions Committees. Secondly, we need to resolutely address barriers to reporting, monitoring and documenting this crime.”

    2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “Ms. Jurečko (Slovenia): We thank the United Kingdom for organizing today’s debate. Slovenia aligns itself with the statements made on behalf of the European Union and the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, respectively, as well as the statement to be delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect. We welcome the Secretary-General’s annual report (S/2023/413) and its presentation. Slovenia condemns in absolute terms the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war or as an instrument of repression and intimidation, and calls for the full implementation of the commitments to end it. With a focus on the prevention of sexual violence in situations directly or indirectly linked to a conflict, we would like to underline the following three points.”

    2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “Slovenia has a long tradition of supporting efforts to protect children affected by armed conflicts. Our Government has been financing various projects in that regard, including for the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war and for reintegration, rehabilitation, health-care and psychosocial services for children from Ukraine, Moldova, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, South Sudan and Afghanistan. We are pleased that today we were able to hear a young girl’s voice in the Security Council. Allow me to take this opportunity to encourage the Council to continue providing space for children to have a voice in peace processes and to prioritize child protection in all areas of its work.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “Global initiatives such as the Paris Principles and the Vancouver Principles, the Safe Schools Declaration and the recently adopted Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and Other International Crimes can provide additional tools to protect children’s rights and strengthen child protection. We encourage all Member States to further their commitments by endorsing those instruments. We are worried about the report’s findings stating that the use of explosive devices and their remnants represent some 26 per cent of the methods used in the killing and maiming of children. In that regard, we call on Member States to enhance efforts for clearing explosive remnants of war and to invest more in explosive-ordnance risk education.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “We are appalled by the information on the systemic violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. In that regard, we call on all parties to conflict to uphold their obligations and respect for international law. Combating impunity and ensuring accountability remain our priority. In that respect, we encourage cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other international justice mechanisms and call for child-rights expertise within those mechanisms.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  8. “The independent, impartial and credible Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism, together with Working Group of the Security Council and the annual report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/363), form essential pillars of that framework as well. Despite all those efforts, children continue to be disproportionately affected in armed conflicts. We welcome the Secretary-General’s annual report and are deeply concerned about increasing number of children affected by grave violations, as well as the higher number of situations in which violations are occurring. We are particularly concerned about the situations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel and the State of Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Yemen, where the highest numbers of grave violations were reported in 2022.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  9. “Ms. Jurečko (Slovenia): I would like to thank the United Kingdom for convening today’s important open debate, and the briefers for their statements. Slovenia aligns itself with the statements made on behalf on the European Union and the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. A lot of progress has been made since the United Nations began its consideration of children and armed conflict agenda for the very first time. The development of a vast set of tools led to the creation of a strong normative framework for the protection of children. We underline the importance of this annual open debate and the children and armed conflict mandate in the United Nations peace and security architecture.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  10. “We believe that the right of the veto represents a power that should only be used with the greatest responsibility, accountability and transparency, as it affects the efficiency and effectiveness of the Security Council’s action on behalf of the international community. In that regard, Slovenia supports the French-Mexican initiative on the suspension of veto powers in cases of mass atrocity, as well as the use of the ACT code of conduct. We call on Member States that have not yet done so to join those important initiatives.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  11. “However, the quality of working methods and their implementation alone cannot offset the effects of geopolitical realities on the Council’s ability to fulfil its mandate to maintain international peace and security. In that regard, Slovenia believes that reform of the Security Council is long overdue. The Council should be made more representative and reflective of realities in the international community, as well as more accountable. Slovenia supported and sponsored the General Assembly’s recently adopted resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”, as an important step towards more accountability.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  12. “We also welcome the efforts to increase interaction and engagement with the United Nations membership, with the resumption of in-person participation in open debates by the wider membership and engagement in the form of interactive presentations of priorities and monthly wrap-up sessions by the presidencies. Our collective experience in recent years has shown how important it is to be prepared for unexpected global events during which the Council might not be able to function normally. The pandemic facilitated innovative solutions and adaptations so that the Security Council was able to continue its work, and we join the call for codifying those best practices. The constant development of the working methods and their implementation are a key part of ensuring that the Council’s work is more effective and transparent.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  13. “We encourage further efforts towards ensuring that the Council’s working methods are conducive to greater transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in its work, including in the implementation of presidential note S/2017/507 and all subsequent notes by the President. In that regard, we welcome the practice of monthly working-methods commitments by the Security Council presidencies. We see the use of shared thematic commitments to the women and peace and security agenda, initiated by Ireland, Kenya and Mexico — three elected members of the Council — as an important and innovative step towards promoting its implementation. That approach could be considered a useful way to advance other issues on the Security Council’s agenda as well.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  14. “Ms. Jurečko (Slovenia): At the outset, we would like to thank the Albanian presidency for organizing this important and timely debate, and we thank the briefers for their insightful remarks. Slovenia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group. We commend the work of Albania as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, and we welcome the progress made in recent years in advancing the working methods of the Council.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  15. “Slovenia also supported the response of the International Committee of the Red Cross to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are appalled by the growing numbers of atrocities and war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied territories of Ukraine. We condemn the conflict-related sexual violence that has been reported in Ukraine. It is barbaric and uncivilized. It is a war crime and a crime against humanity. It is our duty and responsibility to step up efforts to ensure full compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law and accountability for violations of those laws. That will help to create a more equal world and one that is closer to being free from violence and impunity.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  16. “We must create conditions for victims and survivors that facilitate the reporting of sexual violence and enable them to relay their experiences without judgment or stigma. Deploying women’s protection advisers to peace operations is therefore crucial. Slovenia has reaffirmed its commitments to the global initiative of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies. We are committed to advocating for gender equality, as well as preventing and responding to gender-based violence. We continue to finance projects on gender- based violence in emergencies. For the period from 2020 to 2022, we have allocated €400,000 to support a humanitarian project focused on gender-based violence and awareness-raising about child marriage.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  17. “A survivor-centred approach to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence is essential. Access to sexual and reproductive health services and psychosocial and economic support must be part of the comprehensive assistance to victims of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict. Such an approach also calls for the full and meaningful participation of women and survivors in decision-making processes. Discriminatory practices are always precursors to violence, and more should be done to eliminate them entirely, including by eliminating multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in times of peace. Existing inequalities are only further deepened in times of conflict and at such times access to information is of the utmost importance.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  18. “The reports of persistent sexual and gender-based violence in conflicts and the low level of compliance with the international norms by the parties to those conflicts are therefore deeply alarming. We need to do more to bridge the divide between the normative practices and the state of play on the ground. There is a climate of impunity, associated especially with State collapse, that sadly has persisted, and accountability for crimes committed remains low. Every State has a responsibility to prevent conflict- related sexual violence and ensure accountability for such acts. We need to strengthen knowledge about conflict-related sexual violence, even before armed conflicts emerge, in order to ensure a better rendering of justice and assistance to survivors.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  19. “Ms. Jurečko (Slovenia): I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate and the briefers for their briefings and testimonies. Slovenia aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union and the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security (see S/PV.9016), and would like to make some additional remarks in its national capacity. The international normative framework on conflict-related sexual violence is clear. The Security Council condemns sexual violence in conflict, which presents a threat to international peace and security when used as a tactic of war.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source