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Kanchanalak

lines on the record: 12
first: 2015-10-13
most recent: 2020-01-09
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-security-council

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“Let us join hands to uphold multilateral diplomacy and use it to its best capacity. Through our firm commitment to multilateral diplomacy and the agile application of the United Nations Charter, this principle will continue to guide us through this turbulent world and ensure that it is not only the dead who have seen the end of war.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“It is therefore an injustice to people who already suffer under a given regime. While the United Nations Charter remains essential, we need to revitalize its tools in order to effectively address the international peace and security questions of the day. The tools at the disposal of the Security Council are abundant, as outlined in Chapters VI and VII of the Charter. Furthermore, given the multidimensional nature of today’s challenges, it is necessary for the Security Council to engage even more with other United Nations bodies such as the Economic and Social Council and its specialized agencies. This engagement will make the Security Council’s efforts and undertakings more relatable to those specific issues. Thailand believes that a peaceful solution to any conflict is not just the best option; it is the only option.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“It constitutes the race to the bottom, where there is no winner. Fourth, despite all the technological advancements in communication tools brought to us by the fourth industrial revolution, nothing can replace diplomacy and dialogue, most importantly face-to-face. Fifth, as wars become less conventional and global conflicts have become multifaceted, preventive measures and crisis management tools will have to be recalibrated to be more adeptly effective and consequential. Sixth, the United Nations peace and security endeavour will be greatly aided if it is carried out in a concerted effort with regional cooperation. The growth and expansion of regional organizations and the proliferation of nuclear weapons have made such collaboration a necessity. Seventh, sanctions lead only to the suffering of the people and rarely to regime change.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“As George Santayana wisely said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. There are at least seven factors we should keep in mind as we ponder the future relevance and effectiveness of the Charter of the United Nations for international peace and security. I shall be brief. First, great Powers always write the rules and then break them. They resort to multilateralism only when it serves their first interest, which may or may not be their best interest. And unilateralism seems to answer to the first interest and the schadenfreude mindset faster, unless there are consequences. Second, when one nation is pushed against the wall disproportionately, it will resort to any means, no matter how short-sighted and dangerous, to get out of the jam. Third, violence begets violence and good sense gives way to fanaticism.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“I would like to commend Viet Nam for holding this open debate, which has come at a very timely moment when our world is facing immensely sobering security challenges everywhere, and most recently in the Middle East. At the outset, Thailand wishes to associate itself with the statements to be made by the representatives of the Philippines, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and of Azerbaijan, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, respectively. Today, the world’s security landscape bears no resemblance to that of 1945, which was different from that of 1920, when the League of Nations was created after the First World War. What remains a constant is us, the peoples, whose nature barely changes. That is why, in order to move forward with our exercise, it is important that we step back and understand history.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Another area that we feel requires immediate attention is data collection and building a body of evidence to keep the international community abreast and thereby strengthen their good efforts in promoting the role of women in peace and security globally. Lastly, I would also like to associate Thailand's statement with the statement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to be delivered by Viet Nam.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“In the past few months, Thai Government agencies have undertaken the rigorous process of drafting a national action plan on women and peace and security. A draft of that plan is currently undergoing a public- hearing process. We have conducted one large public hearing in the capital, and a few more will be conducted in the provinces, so as to ensure that our national action plan is relevant and beneficial and gains local support and awareness, and that it will be effective. We hope that, in just a few months' time, this draft will be able to undergo the final approval process and will be duly launched.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“In my national capacity, allow me briefly to impress upon the Council a few important points. Much too often, we focus on the view of women and girls as victims of violence. In fact, however, they are also effective agents of change who contribute to peace processes at all stages, including to rebuilding their societies after conflict. That is already evident, but imagine if they were supported to do more. Imagine if they were given more opportunities to participate in processes that have a direct impact upon them. As Member States, we can help to give them that opportunity. Member States can do more to help women and girls make a real difference by promoting women's participation in peace processes in concrete terms. That also means investing in women's capacity to lead, mediate and play a pivotal role in peace and security.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Civil society, including grass-roots women's organizations and networks, play an important role in providing assistance to the victims and survivors of sexual violence. The empowerment and participation of women is essential to any conflict prevention and protection response. As such, strategies for the effective integration of a gender perspective should be pursued, so as to promote women's empowerment and participation. The importance of women's participation in peace processes as well as in peacekeeping operations was underlined in resolution 1325 (2000). We call for greater recognition and support for their participation during all stages of conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation processes, so that peace agreements can be reached and will be more likely to last.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The Network also calls for greater efforts to promote, protect and respect the human rights of women and girls and to strengthen efforts to address gender-based violence through a people-centred approach. Specifically, that can be done by ensuring and implementing strategies that protect women's integrity, by promoting women's representation at all decision-making levels and through mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. Effective measures and immediate actions should be taken to end impunity and to prosecute and punish those responsible for the violation of human rights, especially for crimes against women and girls in conflict. We find it crucial to include a gender- responsive approach and to strengthen efforts aimed at providing life-saving and non-discriminatory response services.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Women have a great stake in peace processes and conflict prevention, since they still suffer the most painful wounds in any given conflict, whether or not they were participants in the conflict itself. The positive role of women in the processes of conflict prevention and resolution is often ignored rather than utilized. As a group of countries promoting human security, the Human Security Network would like to emphasize that women's security is essential for human security. The Network welcomes the Secretary-General's request for a global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and will carefully study its findings and recommendations. The Network calls upon Member States, United Nations entities and regional and subregional organizations to support Member States in their efforts to implement resolution 1325 (2000).”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“It is an honour for Thailand to speak, as the current Chair of the Human Security Network, on behalf of Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Panama, Switzerland, Slovenia, South Africa as an observer, and my own country, Thailand. I would like to thank Spain for organizing this important debate and all speakers for their valuable input into today's deliberations. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the world has experienced a rapid increase in conflicts, violent extremism and humanitarian crises whose effects have fallen heavily on women and children. The involvement of women continues all too often to lag behind that of men in peace and security issues, particularly in political and decision-making processes, and women are also the target of sexual and gender- based violence.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source