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Kaja Kallas

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2021-02-23
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2021-06-29
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  1. “I am confident that today’s discussion will leave a mark on Security Council history as we address the issues that will be all the more relevant for maintaining international peace and stability for years to come. Our digital future will be secured only if we follow common rules of the road.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  2. “Global efforts also need to be accompanied by regional activities and capacity- building. In this respect, we highlight the important work done by regional organizations to enhance confidence and advance cooperation. Estonia also prioritises efforts to close the digital divide, which must go hand in hand with capacity-building in cyberresilience, and with the protection of human rights online. We must also recognize that we tackle cyberthreats together with the private sector, civil society and academia. Companies in particular have an important part to play by investing into cybersecurity and helping to eliminate vulnerabilities.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  3. “To ensure the protection of civilians and civilian objects in situations of armed conflict in particular, which the Security Council also regularly discusses, it is vital that any use of cybercapabilities in this context would be subject to obligations deriving from international humanitarian law. The 11 norms of responsible State behaviour that we have agreed on reflect the expectations of the international community and set important additional guidelines for State activities in cyberspace. This spring the international community delivered a very powerful reaffirmation of this normative framework. We are encouraged and guided by the successful consensus outcomes of both the latest Group of Governmental Experts and the Open- ended Working Group. Implementing this framework is a major goal for the international community.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  4. “During the last decade, Member States have agreed on an effective normative framework for cyberstability and conflict prevention. This consists of existing international law, 11 voluntary non-binding norms of responsible State behaviour, confidence-building measures and capacity-building. Estonia holds the strong view that existing international law, including the Charter of the United Nations in its entirety, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, applies in cyberspace. Let me emphasize that States are accountable for any acts committed contrary to their obligations under international law.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  5. “For example, imagine what would happen if in the middle of a drought, a country’s water supply chain stopped operating or during the cold winter months, a nation’s power grid was disrupted. Over the past year, we have seen how harmful cyberactivities targeting the health-care sector can pose a real and tangible threat. The humanitarian effects of tampering with critical infrastructure could be devastating. While we can put up high fences and guards around our power plants and other critical infrastructure, this can never be part of the solution in cyberspace. Instead, we must collectively take on the role of guardians. Finally, how to address these threats: fortunately, as our distinguished briefer Ms. Nakamitsu also outlined, we have a solid basis from which to work.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  6. “Steve Jobs described it well: “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them”. As a thriving digital society, Estonia has experienced this first-hand. A free, open, stable and secure cyberspace is part of our lifeblood. We have saved an extra 2–3 per cent of our gross domestic product every year thanks to moving most government services online. Our routine public administration has been paperless for more than 15 years now. Estonia has also produced the highest number of technology unicorns per capita. Second, threats: we must recognize that there is also a dark side to rapid digitalization. Malicious actors can use cyberspace as another domain through which to wreak havoc.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  7. “The United Nations was created with the future in mind. Even as we face a number of new challenges, the values and principles agreed upon in the Charter of the United Nations 76 years ago remain just as valid today. Upholding them in our increasingly digital future has become one of the most pressing global tasks. Today, I want to talk about opportunities, threats and the mechanisms we have in place to address them. First, opportunities: the last year and a half of remote working, studying and living has demonstrated clearly that our dependence on digital and communication technologies will only grow in time. We are responsible for building a future where all actors follow certain obligations in their behaviour in cyberspace. This is why today’s debate is not about technology, but about how cyberspace can be used.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source

  8. “There is no doubt that climate change is making the world a more dangerous place. Who other than the Security Council needs to pay due attention to that and build momentum before the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  9. “However, borders are quick to close, even for data. For an effective policy, we need more than just correct data; we also need to be able to share it and use it. This means that data needs to be globally comparable, accessible and interoperable. And we need political leadership.S/2021/198 That is why Estonia recently launched a new cooperation initiative. We are proposing the Data for the Environment Alliance — the DEAL. The DEAL will be a coalition of State and non-State actors that will support the United Nations Environment Programme in developing a global environmental data strategy by 2025. It also aims to improve national data-management capacities across the globe. I hope that everyone, including the Council, can see the value of high-standard modern data management. I thank all those who have already shown interest.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  10. “We must direct resources to local women’s groups at the front lines of climate change. We must recognize that women have an equal right to access, use and control land and resources. This is the way to build resilient communities not only for women, but also for everyone. Estonia has chosen to cooperate with some small islands and least developed countries in green technology solutions and know-how transfer. We have supported adaptation and emergency communication systems in the Pacific region, drinking water monitoring systems in the Grenada Island river basin and the development of solar energy solutions for rural areas in Myanmar. But in addition to individual projects, we need joint actions at a global level. The coronavirus disease crisis has taught us that emergencies do not respect borders.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  11. “Today the German Foreign Minister will present proposals by like-minded countries for the way forward in the Security Council. We fully support his message. We need to acknowledge that the climate emergency can pose a danger to peace. And we must make it a part of our security policy planning and discussions here. The Security Council must do more to fully understand climate-related security risks and integrate this knowledge into all aspects of its work. The Secretary-General needs to receive a mandate to collect data and coordinate policy to this aim. As always, we must not lose sight of the most vulnerable. We know how women and children suffer in conflicts. But research confirms that women and girls are also disproportionately affected by climate change. We must help empower women.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  12. “Although critically important, this was not an easy decision to make — not least for Estonia, where energy production has traditionally relied on our national resource, oil shale, which is a fossil fuel. However, my Government is firmly committed to contributing to global efforts. We have established a clear timeline for phasing out oil shale by 2040. The overlap between climate and security challenges was made painfully clear during a public discussion of the Security Council last July (see S/2020/751). Seven out of the 10 countries most vulnerable, and least prepared, to deal with climate change host a United Nations peacekeeping operation or a special political mission. The Member States of the Security Council cannot ignore this nexus between climate and security any longer.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  13. “Let me start by thanking the United Kingdom for convening this meeting at such a high level. I hope that the world does not need any more convincing that climate change poses a real threat, including to our shared security. But the world surely needs leaders to shape concrete actions, plans and targets and carry them through in order to fight climate change. We warmly welcome the United States back to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and stand ready to cooperate in every possible way in this field. I am proud to say that the European Union is leading the way. Our commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 will soon be written into law, and our every step will be geared towards meeting this goal. By 2050 we aim to achieve climate neutrality as a national target as well.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source