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lines on the record: 99
first: 2013-01-21
most recent: 2023-07-14
sittings or episodes: 17
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“Family members spoke of the terrible circumstances in which their loved ones went missing. The Syrian Network for Human Rights estimates that at least 149,000 people remain detained or missing. That is an appalling situation for those individuals and their families left in limbo as they await news of their loved ones. We call on the Syrian authorities and other parties to release detainees and abductees, and we thank Mr. Pedersen for his work on that important issue. We listened with interest to Mr. Pedersen’s ideas on step-for-step approaches by the Syrian parties and international actors. Ireland looks forward to hearing more about what he has in mind and is willing to be helpful in whatever way it can.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“As set out in resolution 2254 (2015), the new constitution is an essential building block for a political solution and national reconciliation, which the Syrian people need and deserve. It is long past time for meaningful engagement and tangible progress on that vital task. Tragically, the vision of a peaceful future remains elusive, and the Syrian people continue to endure the horror of events such as last week’s lethal attacks in Damascus and Idlib, the victims of which included three boys and one girl killed while on their way to school. Ireland condemns those attacks, which serve to underline the importance of a nationwide ceasefire across all of Syria. Earlier this month an event took place on the margins of the General Assembly on the plight of the disappeared in Syria.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“Our collective efforts on the Council must surely be dedicated to ensuring that Syrians who have suffered through this terrible conflict can live with dignity and hope for a better future. I would now like to deliver some remarks on the political situation in my national capacity. I thank Mr. Pedersen very much for his efforts to provide new momentum to the Constitutional Committee. We share his disappointment at the lack of progress. As civil society briefer Rouba Mhaissen eloquently told us last month (see S/PV.8866), in order for any political settlement to be successful, it must focus on building local resilience and supporting Syrians, especially the voice and agency of Syrian women. Their meaningful participation in the political process is crucial to achieving sustainable peace after so many desperate years of conflict.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“That has put enormous pressure on an already fragile health system and added to the urgency of protecting access to water and sanitation. All parties must facilitate humanitarian access and uphold ceasefires in order to enable medical humanitarian teams to undertake their vital functions, including safely delivering COVID-19 vaccinations to those who need it most. In conclusion, I would like to underline our commitment to supporting the people of Syria in the face of this grave humanitarian crisis. As co-penholders, our approach continues to be informed by the words of the Secretary-General, who tells us that communities are determined to restart their lives, yet desperately need an end to the conflict, life-saving aid, early-recovery support and respect for fundamental human rights in order to do so.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“We are concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Al-Hol camp, as reported by the Secretary- General this month. The daily reality for those vulnerable people is a continuing struggle to access food, medical care, clean water, protection and other basic services, not to mention their exposure to the spread of COVID-19. It is critical that the security provided at the camp be done in a manner that neither endangers residents nor restricts humanitarian access. The past two months have seen a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in Syria. For instance, in the north-west it has been described as an uncontrolled outbreak, with the positivity rate reported to have doubled in the past month, resulting in widespread illness and death.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“The harsh winter conditions will create fresh operational difficulties for the complex humanitarian access landscape in Syria. We note the increase this year in cross-line access to the north-east. We welcome the news of a potential inter-agency cross-line convoy to the north-west, which will build upon the first World Food Programme cross-line mission, which took place in August. We also welcome the continued efforts at the large cross-border operation at Bab Al-Hawa. Thanks to the principled decision of the Council in July, that cross-border operation is continuing to provide a lifeline to 3.4 million people in need, who are now facing another winter against the backdrop of an intensification of hostilities, a deepening economic crisis, an unprecedented spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and a severe funding crisis.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“The onset of these harsh winter conditions is coinciding with increasing fuel prices and food scarcity. Tragically, lives will once again be lost this winter, and we recognize the disproportionate impact that those severe conditions and the ongoing conflict and violence have on both women and children. The extreme fragility of the situation underlines the imperative of ensuring that help can reach those most in need through the continued provision of humanitarian access and adequate funding for the winterization response. Furthermore, we must not lose sight of the need for a broader humanitarian response — including water, sanitation, health, education, shelter and early- recovery projects — geared towards providing for the immediate needs of Syrians.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“We also call on all States with direct influence over the parties to the conflict to take any possible proactive steps that may lead to increased protection for the civilian population in Syria. Syrians are facing yet another bitter winter. With resilience levels at record lows after 10 years of conflict, Syrians are now worse off than at any time since the conflict began. In the north-west, many of the 2.8 million displaced persons find themselves living in overcrowded flimsy tents, in valleys that flood or on rocky hillsides exposed to harsh weather. Recent winters in Syria have seen many killed or injured as fires have ripped through crowded camps, storms have wreaked havoc and flooding has washed away thousands of tents and destroyed temporary homes.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“I make this statement today on behalf of the co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file — Norway and Ireland. I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing. He has set before us in stark terms the enormity of the humanitarian needs facing the people of Syria — a grim reality to which our briefer, Ms. Mounerfah Albarouki, also gave expression today, and we also thank her for her briefing. I must begin by deploring the recent uptick in hostilities in Syria, in particular in the north-west, which have resulted in more than 100 civilian deaths since June. This flagrant disregard for the lives of Syrians is frankly unacceptable. We urge all parties to the conflict to fully respect and implement their international humanitarian law obligations, including by ensuring the protection of civilians.”
2021-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8888 (2021) · source
“It is only through Syria’s real and meaningful cooperation with the OPCW that we can resolve the outstanding issues, gain assurance that its entire stocks of chemical weapons are declared and verifiably destroyed, in line with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013), and close this file. That is surely in the interest of Syria, as much as in that of the international community.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“Those include mis-declared chemical-weapon production facilities; Schedule 2 chemicals from Barzah; samples of a “neat chemical warfare agent” from large-volume storage containers; and chlorine canisters, forming part of the evidence from the 2018 Douma chemical-weapon attack, moved without informing the OPCW. Syria must engage seriously with the OPCW. We hope that the arrangements for the bilateral meeting between Director-General Arias and Minister Mekdad can be finalized soon. We encourage Syria to engage with Director-General Arias in order to break the impasse.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“That follows substantial visa delays for the command post officer in Damascus, with implications for DAT and Fact-Finding Mission deployments. Syria’s actions regarding visas are contrary to its obligations under resolution 2118 (2013), paragraph 7, to accept “personnel designated by the OPCW or the United Nations” and to provide “immediate and unfettered access”. We call upon Syria to urgently address that matter. Thirdly, the list of areas where the Syrian authorities have yet to provide credible information requested by the OPCW continues to grow.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“That contrasts with the approach of the Technical Secretariat, which has actively sought to assist Syria, with flexibility and professionalism, to resolve outstanding issues. We regret that the Syrian Government has not responded in a positive way to that constructive approach. We deeply regret Syria’s decision to refuse a visa to a member of the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT), leading to the further postponement of the DAT deployment, originally planned for May. As the report makes clear, Syria cannot select experts for missions on behalf of the Technical Secretariat. The Technical Secretariat’s invitation to Syria to send a delegation for a meeting with the DAT later this month in The Hague is a practical interim step but it cannot replace the planned deployment on the ground.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“I want to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for her detailed and informative briefing today. I would like to make three points. First, the Security Council should be united and firm in upholding the international prohibition against chemical weapons, while making it clear that the use of those weapons by anyone, anywhere, at any time is abhorrent and unacceptable. The Council should be equally clear and united in its support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and in rejecting efforts to undermine the OPCW’s essential role. Secondly, we remain deeply concerned by Syria’s lack of progress in addressing the serious and growing list of issues under its initial declaration. The OPCW reports make clear a disturbing pattern of visa delays and denials used to hold up its work on the ground.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“Ireland unequivocally condemns the smuggling, trafficking and arbitrary detention in inhumane conditions of migrants and refugees, where they are at heightened risk of sexual violence and exploitation. We support the renewal of resolution 2546 (2020) and commend the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI for its important work. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Libya.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“We are also concerned by reported visa backlogs for aid workers, whose work is crucial to providing humanitarian relief. We call on the House of Representatives and the Government of National Unity to prioritize agreement on a national budget. That is vital for the provision of services, which is hampered further by fuel shortages and disruptions in water and electricity supply. Finally, we continue to call for the upholding of international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law. Rule of law institutions and transitional justice mechanisms must be strengthened, and human rights officers must not be constrained in their ability to move freely across the country and adequately monitor human rights violations.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“More must be done to combat those most heinous crimes. UNSMIL human rights officers must be able to carry out their critical work in safety and security, and to have the resources necessary to combat all forms of sexual violence. Ireland welcomed the opening of the coastal road on 30 July, and we look forward to the forthcoming deployment of the first United Nations ceasefire monitors to Libya — important steps in implementation of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism. The withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries, as stipulated by resolution 2570 (2021), must be completed as soon as possible and in consultation with all stakeholders. We are very concerned that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has increased this year, compounded by the coronavirus disease pandemic.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“Seventeen members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum are women, and Ireland warmly welcomes their important contributions. We also welcome UNSMIL’s efforts to empower women further, including through assisting the Libyan Ministry of Women’s Affairs in the development of a national action plan on women and peace and security. However, we are appalled at reports of violence targeted at politically active women, including human rights defenders, and we strongly condemn all such incidents. The strategic review’s recommendation to implement a surge capacity in UNSMIL’s gender advisory and human rights units must be implemented urgently, in particular the swift deployment of women protection advisers. Reports of conflict-related sexual violence against women, including migrants in detention, are deeply disturbing.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“Meeting those challenges will require leadership on the ground, and we therefore support the review’s recommendation to relocate the Head of Mission to Tripoli. The holding of national parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 December is vital to a successful, Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political transition. We were pleased that the House of Representatives recently adopted a law allowing for presidential elections. We call on the relevant authorities to urgently resolve outstanding disagreements to ensure that parliamentary elections also take place on schedule. Asma’s words to the Council today underline the indispensable role played by women, youth and broader civil society in building inclusive and peaceful communities.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Ireland. I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing and Ambassador Tirumurti for his report. Let me also thank Ms. Asma Khalifa for her powerful contribution. Her insights and testimony have informed and enriched our discussion, and her personal commitment to inclusive and enduring peace in Libya will inspire the Security Council. Her eloquent words on the need for depoliticized reconciliation resonate strongly with us on the island of Ireland. This is a pivotal moment for Libya and its people. The independent strategic review of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) paints a sobering picture of its challenges and constraints.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/716, which contains the text of a letter dated 6 August 2021 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, and document S/2021/752, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr. Kubiš; Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya; and Ms. Asma Khalifa. I give the floor to Mr. Kubiš.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya 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: Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya; and Ms. Asma Khalifa, co-founder of Tamazight Women’s Movement and the Khalifa Ihler Institute. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source
“The requirements that need to be met by the Bosnian authorities for the closure of the Office of the High Representative were agreed by the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board — the five objectives and two conditions. Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Inzko for his many years of distinguished service as High Representative.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“We view that expression of political support as an important step but not legally necessary for the decision of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board to appoint a new High Representative to take effect. We recall that the report transmitted by the Secretary-General’s on 27 April (S/2021/409) noted that, aside from the encouraging trend in Brčko district, the authorities had made no progress in implementing the 5+2 agenda, the completion of which is a prerequisite for the closure of the Office of the High Representative. We note that, last November in resolution 2549 (2020), the Council reiterated its calls on the competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to take the necessary steps to complete the 5+2 agenda.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank our briefer, Mr. Lecoq, from the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs Turković to the Security Council. Ireland supports the Office of the High Representative and believes that its role remains vital to the work of building a stable and prosperous future for Bosnia and Herzegovina. That stability is important in the reform process required for European Union accession. We therefore welcome the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board decision on the appointment of Mr. Christian Schmidt as High Representative and look forward to working with him. We note the past practice whereby the Security Council has marked the appointment of each new High Representative.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“At the Security Council debate last week (S/PV.6980), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict announced the launch of a campaign to galvanize concerned Governments, interested Member States and the United Nations system to end the recruitment and use of children by State forces in armed conflict by 2016. Do we dare to challenge ourselves in a similar fashion and to raise the level of our ambition?”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“We are one of a very small number of countries to publicly share the lessons we have identified i where we have done well and where we need to improve. We hope that other States will benefit from the report, which is available on our website. We will focus, too, on preventing and responding to gender-based violence in the immediate aftermath of humanitarian emergencies, including through a roundtable on 28 June in Brussels that Ireland, as current President of the Council of the European Union, will co-host. As Zainab Bangura pointed out, it is still largely cost-free to rape a woman, child or man in conflict, and sexual violence is used so widely precisely because it is "such a cheap and devastating weapon". Although there are many worthwhile initiatives being pursued to combat sexual violence, they are not enough.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“In support of Mary Robinson, Lina Zedriga and women's leaders like her from the region intend to join forces to change the national political calculus. They aim to encourage and pressure national political leaders to take ownership of the issue of sexual violence and to implement the full range of commitments they have made under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework. To help kick-start the process of engaging women, Ireland is pleased to co-fund an event in Bujumbura next month organized by Femmes Africa Solidarite'. While the greatest potential for change lies at the national level, we must all assume more responsibility and do so with a keener sense of urgency. For our part, Ireland recently published an independent mid-term progress report on implementation of our national action plan, based on resolution 1325 (2000).”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“At the event, Special Envoy Mary Robinson explored the opportunities provided by the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. In particular, she highlighted the importance of bringing together women civil society leaders as part of a regional platform for peace. At the panel discussion, Special Representative Bangura described the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework as a new opportunity to tap into the vast potential that is African women. Lina Zedriga, a civil society leader for Uganda, offered powerful personal testimony and called for women to be given the opportunity to speak for themselves, saying "We are not victims; we are stakeholders".”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“While there has been a welcome shift towards acknowledging conflict-related sexual violence as an issue of peace and security, rather than viewing it simply as a women's issue, it is undeniable that sexual violence touches women and affects women far more profoundly than men. It is therefore appropriate that women take the lead in driving the necessary national political change. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region, which might be considered the cockpit of conflict-related sexual violence, is a case in point. On 4 June, the Permanent Mission of Ireland convened a high-level panel discussion on women and peacebuilding in the Great Lakes region. A report on the event is available on our website.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Council members should also ask themselves whether the maximum pressure possible is being applied to the 32 parties named and shamed in the annex to the Secretary-General's March report (S/2013/149). Despite the broad range of activities and efforts under way, the scourge of sexual violence remains pervasive in many conflict and post-conflict situations. How does impunity for those crimes persist? What explains the reluctance to take decisive action to address that impunity - to send a definitive signal that sexual violence will no longer be tolerated? The Secretary-General and Special Representative Bangura have long emphasized that a radical challenge to impunity can only be delivered at the national level. The real imperative in that regard is the assumption by national political leaders of ownership of this agenda.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“I want to thank the United Kingdom for its leadership on this important issue. We were pleased to sponsor resolution 2106 (2013). Ireland aligns itself with the statementjust made by the observer of the European Union. Significant progress has been made across the women and peace and security agenda, with a steady spotlight now being shone on rape and other forms of sexual Violence in conflict. But progress has been uneven and inadequate. The Secretary-General's most recent report (S/2013/335) makes a series of further useful recommendations, but we are disappointed to see little evidence of progress regarding the very first recommendation, that is, that the Security Council should identify ways to target suspected perpetrators with sanctions and other measures in countries where no sanctions regime applies.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Protecting civilians in the extreme environment of armed conflict is both a daunting challenge and a grave responsibility. It falls to all of us, the wider United Nations membership led by the Council and the United Nations family itself, to work together to better discharge that responsibility. We owe it to all civilians who have died in conflict for want of protection to learn the harsh lessons and to ensure that we do much more to protect vulnerable civilians in Syria, Mali, the astern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all areas afflicted by conflict.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Examples include the increased use of unmanned aerial systems to enhance situational awareness to the benefit of improved protection of civilians, the mission deployment of more women peacekeepers to increase reach into local communities and a greater focus on preventing crimes being carried out against civilians through early warning and decisive early positioning. Finally, the reports published over the past two years by the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka and by the Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka have cast the tragic events in Sri Lanka into sharp relief. But while we seek to learn from that particular failure, we also know that the failure to protect civilians has cost countless lives across many conflicts.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“From Syria, too, there are reports of the deliberate targeting of medical personnel, vehicles and facilities; of doctors prevented from accessing hospitals; and of attacks on patients and those seeking medical treatment. Access to medical care and facilities is a matter of life and death for civilians. We call on all parties to the conflict to honour their legal obligations. Even at a time of severe resource constraints, there are smart approaches that relatively small peacekeeping missions can use to better cover their sometimes vast areas of responsibility and to enhance their protection of civilians.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Last month, Ireland joined 56 other countries in calling upon the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. We repeat that call today. We believe that a referral to the Court, signalling clearly that atrocities will not go unpunished, would be a dynamic element that could potentially save lives in acting to deter future atrocities. An imperative in any armed conflict is respect by the parties for international humanitarian law and for humanitarian workers. Ireland is deeply concerned by the plight of Syrians living in areas worst affected by the fighting, who have been unable to receive sufficient humanitarian assistance. Ireland's commitment to the Syrian people is steadfast and underscored by our humanitarian support, which amounts to almost $9.5 million over the past 12 months.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Yet we are encouraged by the work in other places of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, to foster the necessary cultural change and encourage the political ownership and leadership at the national level that are crucial to tackling conflict- related sexual violence. States also bear the primary responsibility for ensuring accountability at the national level for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. The Secretary-General's 2012 report urges the Council to identify ways to encourage and assist States to ensure accountability at the national level. But where that is not forthcoming, the Council must be prepared to act.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“There are also situations where a State is able but may be less than willing to discharge its responsibilities or to cooperate fully with the peace operation on the latter's protection mandate. In that regard, Ireland is concerned by reports that the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur has repeatedly been prevented from accessing areas in northern Darfur. We call on the Government of the Sudan to allow the mission unhindered freedom of movement throughout Darfur in accordance with the status of forces agreement. For various reasons, many States do not take sufficiently resolute action to deal with the crime of sexual violence in conflict situations. We are deeply distressed by the finding of the International Rescue Committee that many Syrians identified rape as a primary reason that their families fled the country.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“I thank the Republic of Korea for scheduling this debate and for the concept note (S/2013/75, annex). I will make a number of comments pertaining to the Secretary-General's report of last year (S/2012/376). Ireland associates itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, and I will abbreviate my remarks to respect the time limit. A full version of our statement will be circulated in the Chamber. It is States that bear the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Where States are willing but unable to discharge their primary responsibility to protect civilians, peacekeeping missions can play an important role in building up State capacity and institutions.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We as Member States, our training institutes and the Secretariat need to work together to achieve this. Finally, as one who has worn the blue beret himself, I would like to conclude by paying tribute to the service of the dedicated men and women deployed on peace operations and to honour the sacrifice of those who have given their lives in this noble calling.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“For example, in addressing security sector reform, military and police trainers and mentors must be properly equipped for this role, including in aptitude for the context. Mechanisms such as standing and rostered capacities can support the rapid deployment of specialists to support early planning or to fill critical gaps. We welcome efforts to improve the deployment of civilians with the right skillsets - including, importantly, from the global South * through the civilian capacities initiative. Predeployment and in-mission training are critical to ensuring that all components - military, police and civilian - understand what the others are doing in the field. We encourage ongoing efforts to develop and implement peacekeeping training in a coordinated and complementary manner.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“The duty of peacekeepers to protect civilians - whether through direct activities, such as protecting against conflict- related sexual violence or working to build local capacities, such as through the training of the security sector - are central to the restoration of security and moving towards a healthy civil society. This is a central pillar ofpeacebuilding. We also know that peacebuilding processes involving the participation of women are more likely to succeed. Peacekeeping missions can play a strong role in fostering such participation, including through the work of gender advisers and role models. Identifying these multidimensional challenges generates the requirement to provide the training and expertise to address them. We need to identify, recruit and deploy people who have the right skills.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“In building national capacity, we have readily identified the need for inclusive and transparent political mechanisms and processes. We have increasingly also realized the imperative of evolving national institutions and good governance, which can minimize and, it is to be hoped, eliminate corruption. Nothing is more corrosive to the progress of peacebuilding. To ensure that this erosion does not eventuate and that international aid is deployed to maximum effect, missions must focus on supporting accountability measures from the outset. Two areas that we believe are central to peacekeeping and peacebuilding are the protection of civilians and women, peace and security.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“This can help avoid serious compromises to the standing of a mission. An example would be the failure to provide the logistic requirements to support proper management of detainees and the corrections sector, along with ensuring that due process issues are catered for. Of course, all these types of activities must be guided by the fundamental principle of national ownership if they are to be sustainable in the long term. The ultimate aim ofpeacekeeping missions, as it is with development, is that they must constantly be focused on their own redundancy. Missions will often result in international capabilities being provided to address critical points of weakness. Such measures must not create dependency but be focused from the outset on the means by which transition to national capacity can be initiated and advanced.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“As has been stressed, all missions have unique characteristics, but we have had sufficient experience to tell us that there are generic aspects that recur time and again in areas such as the establishment of public security, the management of the displaced, transitional justice, political transition, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, and security sector reform. Often, transitional justice will include the need to defuse tensions over land and property disputes and resource equity. Each situation is unique. The key, then, will be doing the necessary analysis to tailor responses to the cultural and specific context. Acknowledging the relevance of such issues to a mission means that proper allowance can be made in the way a mission is structured and the capabilities provided.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“That is exemplified by the important step forward of designating the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations as the joint global focal point for the rule of law. Australia is in the process of developing its own integrated approach to strategic frameworks and planning through the establishment of the Australian Civil Military Centre. We look forward to sharing experiences as we all strive to evolve towards true integration. The draft resolution (S/2013/27) should provide those engaged in planning missions with a convenient list of considerations.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“That includes those organizations that are not formally part of peacekeeping missions but play a critical role in moving situations towards stabilization and development by supporting short- and long-term economic issues, the rule of law, good governance and local capacity-building - including funds and programmes, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, bilateral donors and civil society. In that respect we welcome the work within the Secretariat to enhance integrated mission planning and execution, including the establishment of integrated strategic frameworks and the clarification of roles and responsibilities.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“The draft resolution (8/2013/27) we will adopt today serves the important purpose of not only identifying the broad range of military and civilian capabilities that are required for peacekeeping missions to achieve successful peacebuilding outcomes, but also ofthe need for the true integration of those efforts. That includes not only in the ways and means by which different mission components cooperate and coordinate on the ground, but in the critical planning and preparation phases. That has implications for the way that civilian and military actors conceive of each other and the roles they play.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his comments. Australia welcomes the evolution in the approach to peacekeeping over the past decade, which has seen a recognition of the complex, multidimensional issues that can be associated with such missions. That recognition has in turn led to a concerted international effort in providing the guidance, training and capabilities required to meet those challenges. Given that trend, it is timely that the Council set out the broad themes that will help direct our efforts in current and future missions.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source