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Khan

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first: 1992-11-16
most recent: 2023-11-08
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“The first priority is the completion of key infrastructural elements, including the premises of the Investigative Team and the physical and technological equipment that I have referred to, which is necessary for the storage and preservation of evidence. Secondly, we must finalize the core substantive work, including our standard operating practices and the recruitment process, which we hope to be able to kick off once the budget is approved by the General Assembly.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Since its arrival in Iraq, the Team has also continued to build relationships with a broad range of Member States, many of which were initiated here in New York. We look forward to further strengthening those ties in support of our mandated activities over the coming months. The Investigative Team now looks forward to continuing preparations in Iraq with a view to commencing investigative activities in early 2019. Based on our preparatory activities to date, and reflecting the consultations held with the Government of Iraq and other key national stakeholders, I wish to highlight to the Council the following key priorities for action, which are outlined, of course, in much greater detail in the report.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“I was grateful to the Prime Minister that in that meeting, and afterwards in his public statements, he expressed in very solid terms, ifI may say so, his continued support for the resolution, the Investigative Team and our focus on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, which is to be applauded. Our presence in Iraq has provided the Investigative Team with the opportunity to continue to engage with various survivor groups, tribal leaders and other non-governmental bodies. In that regard, I recently held in-depth discussions with tribal leaders from the Sinjar region and have put in place plans to visit that region later this month, in addition to other key sites of ISIL crimes.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“We are also working on and clarifying the procedures that will form the bedrock of our activities. We have liaised productively and continuously with the relevant national security sectors in Iraq to ensure that the Team can undertake activities in a secure and safe manner. Last week, I had the singular honour and opportunity to have a meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq, during which I underlined the commitment of the Investigative Team to working in support of the domestic authorities of Iraq to ensure that members of ISIL are held accountable for their crimes.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“In those discussions, I emphasized to all, whoever my audience was at any given time, that there is no hierarchy of victims. The Investigative Team, in seeking to fulfil the mandate of the Council, will ensure that we focus on crimes committed against any human being - irrespective of ethnic group or religious denomination - who has suffered from those crimes Within our jurisdiction at the hands of Da'esh. Since our arrival in Iraq in October, the Investigative Team has continued to engage with the Government of Iraq with a view to establishing clear operational frameworks with our national counterparts. In that regard, productive discussions have already been held with the Steering Committee that has been designated under the terms of reference.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“In pursuit of the second imperative of fostering collective support for our work in Iraq, the Investigative Team has prioritized the development of cooperative relationships with the Government of Iraq itself, as well as with the multitude of religious and ethnic groups and regional entities in Iraq. We have reached out to non-governmental bodies and other key national stakeholders and, as emphasized in our written report, we consider that that work will be crucial to the successful fulfilment of our mandate. Reflecting this during my initial mission to Iraq in August, I met with senior Government officials, many survivors, civil society groups and members of Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia, Kakai and Yazidi communities.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“As I have emphasized, our adherence to those principles is not only required by dint of the resolution itself, or indeed by the terms of reference that have been approved by the Council, but is also essential to ensuring the continued support of the international community and the credibility of this work. It is a remarkable achievement, and both a sign of the unity of the Council on this issue and revealing of the criminality of the many acts carried out by Da'esh, that the Council was unanimous and the international community is in consensus that the rule of law and judicial accountability have an important and critical part to play in properly confronting the phenomena that we have unfortunately witnessed.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“In doing so, it is our fervent hope that we will also strengthen the capacity of the Team, assist in generating capacities in Iraq and deliver the mandate in an independent manner, which will, hopefully, support the long-term, sustainable efforts that Iraq is focusing on to achieve accountability. Throughout the formative period of our work over the past three months, I have consistently underlined the fundamental imperative and the absolute commitment of the Investigative Team to ensuring that its actions are aligned with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations that remain the foundation of this organ, and also that we abide by United Nations policies and best practices, including with respect to the transmission of evidentiary material for use in domestic proceedings.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“In that regard, I wish to emphasize to the Council that I am firmly of the view that the successful integration of Iraqi national professional personnel into the Team will be essential. It will enrich our capacities, allow us to operate more effectively in Iraq and, we hope, more fully and completely fulfil the responsibilities entrusted to it by the Council. At all times, Organizationur objective will be to foster a mutually supportive relationship between international and national staff and mould it into one coherent, cohesive and unified entity, united by a common principle to investigate, in accordance with the best United Nations standards and international practices, acts that may have been committed by ISIL.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“We have also spent a significant amount of time in ensuring that the admonition and injunction of the Council to avoid duplication are fully observed, and that has taken the form of reaching out to other parts of the United Nations, whether in the counter-terrorism sphere or other areas, such as the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, to ensure that we harness the capacities, the experience and the centres of excellence that are already present. All of that is to ensure that the Team operates as effectively and efficiently as possible and discharges its mandate. Thirdly, with regard to the composition of the Investigative Team, requirements have been identified with respect to both international staff and national personnel, and the initial recruitment is progressing.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Work has commenced on the development of various standing operating procedures of key activities, including the collection, preservation and storing of evidence and material, as well as information management and chains of custody. Those issues will be critical to witness protection. Initial mapping activities have already been undertaken, assisting us in identifying where key sources of existing evidentiary material may be located.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“With respect to the first aspect - our logistical arrangements - we have identified former United Nations facilities for refurbishment that will serve as our headquarters and permanent premises in Baghdad, and plans have also been developed regarding the physical and technological infrastructure that will be needed to support the material and evidence that we will receive and gather, as well. That will, we hope, ensure the effective storage of documentary, forensic and digital information, which would be the foundation of any proper investigation in accordance with international standards. Secondly, with regard to the substantive framework, progress has also been made.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“With a view to ensuring that the Investigative Team can conduct its work in an independent and impartial manner, in line with the international standards to which I alluded a moment ago, we have sought, during the first three months of our activities, to prioritize the development of core logistical, substantive and administrative frameworks, which have been reflected in the proposed budget of the Investigative Team currently under the consideration of the General Assembly.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“On the contrary, the establishment of the Team as an independent, impartial entity, and successful and meaningful engagement with the Government of Iraq and the broader populace of Iraq in its work represent, in our view, mutually reinforcing principles that, if harnessed effectively, will allow the Team to overcome the many challenges, it will face and deliver effectively on the mandate set down by the Council.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“First, the Team must operate as an independent, impartial and credible accountability mechanism capable of conducting all its work to the highest possible standards. Secondly, there is a need to ensure that our work is carried out collaboratively and cooperatively with the Government of Iraq, with full respect at all times for national sovereignty and in a manner that effectively harnesses the talents and engenders the support of all elements of Iraqi society. As reflected in resolution 2379 (2017) and the terms of reference for the activities of the Investigative Team (S/2018/118, annex), approved by the Council in February, those imperatives are not paradoxical, nor do they represent opposing weights of a scale to be delicately balanced.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Since the formal commencement of its activities on 20 August, the Investigative Team has undertaken key preparatory work, pursuant to the mandate provided by the Council, in order to provide what we hope will prove to be a solid platform for the commencement of investigative activities early next year. As a result of those efforts and based on the support of key partners within the United Nations system, including - it must be recognized - the Executive Office ofthe Secretary- General, the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Field Support, as well as the unstinting support ofthe Office of Legal Affairs, the Investigative Team successfully deployed to Iraq on 29 October. In conducting the preparatory activities outlined in our first report, we have been guided at all times by two key imperatives.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Turning to the next topic of this briefing, I take this opportunity to express gratitude to the Council and the Government of Iraq for the significant trust that they have reposed in the Investigative Team in that important mandate and to reiterate what should be obvious, which is our absolute commitment to showing fidelity to the mandate and resolution 2379 (2017) in a bid to ensure that those have committed those acts are investigated and pursued in accordance with best United Nations practices and international law so that we can deliver on our mandate.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“In addition, the Council underlined that, as Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team, I would be required to promote throughout the world accountability for the crimes of Da'esh and work with survivors in a manner consistent with now well-established human rights norms and best United Nations practices. That was for one imperative and one purpose -to ensure that those crimes are recognized within the disciplined environment of the law. That aspect is discussed in further detail in our report (see S/2018/103l), dated 16 November.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“By dint of resolution 2379 (2017), the Security Council responded unanimously with one clear voice to the call of assistance, which had been raised by the Government of the Republic of Iraq in support of its efforts to hold ISIL accountable. Noting that the terrorist acts of ISIL constituted a threat to international peace and security, the Council requested the establishment of the Investigative Team in order to support domestic efforts to establish accountability, requiring us to collect, gather, analyse and store evidence in Iraq of crimes that may constitute genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Their fortitude in standing firm and continuing is an aspect that must be recognized and be at the forefront of our minds. In that endeavour, of course, the unity and united perseverance of the people of Iraq in defeating ISIL territorially are an aspect that must be mentioned. As ISIL has been driven from its strongholds, the scope and magnitude of its heinous acts have become tragically ever more clear. Witness testimony after witness testimony has revealed unimaginable abuses and acts of depravity. Thousands of our fellow human beings - men and thousands upon thousands of women and children - have become victims at the hands ofISIL and witnesses to its deeds.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“Mr. Khan: It is indeed a singular honour and a privilege to present the first report of the United Nations investigative team to promote accountability for crimes allegedly committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da'esh (see S/2018/103l). We intend to outline today our initial strategic vision, the progress made to date in its realization and our key priorities as we now continue our preparatory work in Iraq ahead of the commencement of more meaningful and substantive investigative work early next year. I would like, however, to begin with the obvious, but something that requires us all, in my respectful submission, to have pause for thought. It is to applaud the indefatigable courage and perseverance and recognize the tremendous suffering of the survivors of Da'esh crimes.”
2018-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8412 (2018) · source
“We at the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism through the Inter-Agency Working Groups of CTITF and United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre's capacity-building assistance, will actively support its implementation, working closely with member States and all relevant CTITF entities. As called for by the Secretary-General in his report (A/71/858), we are committed to stepping up our United Nations assistance to member States, and forging a new agenda for multi-lateral cooperation, including in countering the flow of weapons to terrorists.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“To conclude, General Assembly resolution 70/291, adopted at the fifth review of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, notes that member States should work together to: "eliminate the supply of weapons, including small arms and light weapons, to terrorists, as well as to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in said weapons, including their diversion, to terrorists" (resolution 70/29], para. 61). The existing international legal framework against the flow of weapons to terrorists provides clear guidelines for all States in that regard. Today's draft resolution is another step in the right direction.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Through the specialized CTITF Working Group, United Nations agencies and international organizations are working to improve their coordination mechanisms in emergency response to a chemical or biological weapons attack. That project has completed an analysis of existing United Nations coordination mechanisms and made recommendations for improvement, and also organized a simulation exercise that brought together 16 United Nations agencies to test their coordination in a hypothetical weapons of mass destruction terrorist attack situation.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Contributions and pledges currently add up to $44 million, or 41 per cent of the total, and we encourage more Member States to contribute to that Plan. Thirdly, the CTITF is active on addressing the threat of terrorists acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. The recent use of chemical weapons by terrorist groups in certain regions shows that such threat is not simply theoretical. The implementation of the obligations under resolutions 1540 (2004) and 2325 (2016) are vital to preventing non-State actors from acquiring and using nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. An effective response to a weapons of mass destruction attack is also crucial.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre-ODA project that I just mentioned is part of the Security Council-mandated capacity-building implementation plan for countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters that the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force has developed. Taking an "All-of-UN" approach, the Office of Counter-Terrorism has developed the Plan, which currently includes 50 mutually reinforcing capacity-building projects that address the entire life cycle of the foreign terrorist fighters, including radicalizing, travelling, financing, returning, disarming, prosecuting, rehabilitating and reintegrating. The 13 United Nations CTITF agencies participate in the plan, and the total of the project budget is $107 million over five years.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“In the case of the I-ACT for the G5 Sahel, which includes Mali, border management and the prevention of trafficking of arms will be a key component. Secondly, in the context of addressing the foreign terrorist fighters threat, United Nations Counter- Terrorism Centre and the Office of Disarmament Affairs are implementing a project, co-funded by Switzerland, which is aimed at helping States in the Lake Chad basin region address the illicit proliferation and diversion of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to non-State armed groups, including terrorist groups. Additional trainings through the Office for Disarmament Affairs would help national authorities develop capacities to identify and interdict arms flows to foreign terrorist fighters.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“That project, which developed a number of best practices, will contribute in its next phase to stronger border controls through capacity-building exercises aimed at reducing the risk of arms trafficking across borders in the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa. The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism has also launched its Integrated Assistance for Counter- Terrorism (I-ACT) initiative in key regions and countries where the flow of arms represents a key challenge. The I-ACT for the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel), as mandated by Security Council presidential statement S/PRST/2015/24, and the Mali and Nigeria I-ACTS are based on a mapping of capacity-building needs and, subsequently, the delivery of tailored capacity-building assistance against the four pillars of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“I would like to mention three specific areas through which the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorim is making a contribution. First, effective border control, especially of large, unmonitored spaces, is critical to preventing the flow of arms to terrorist groups. To help law enforcement and border control agencies prioritize, institute and implement effective measures, the CTITF Working Group on Border Management and Law Enforcement related to Counter-Terrorism spearheads a number of capacity-building projects, including the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre's Border Security Initiative, which was implemented with the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“For example, in the Central African Republic, Cote d'lvoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali and Somalia the United Nations Mine Action Service works in partnership with national authorities to provide training and equipment to mark, register and store weapons; build or refurbish armouries; and help clear and destroy explosive remnants of war, including IEDs. That prevents the potential recovery and reuse of those weapons by terrorists groups. The two constituent bodies of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism - the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre - also help address that threat through the 12 inter-agency working groups and targeted capacity-building support of CTITF.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“In terms of the United Nations response, a number of United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities - including, as we have just heard from Under-Secretary-General Yury Fedotov, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Counter-Terrosirm Executive Directorate, ODA and INTERPOL, all of which are members of CTITF - are implementing valuable programmes to address that threat. As we also heard from Under-Secretary-General Fedotov, UNODC is working to address illicit arms trafficking, the association between terrorism and different forms of organized crime and the need to strengthen cross-border cooperation, and soon my colleague from INTERPOL and CTED will address members of the Council in regard to that same issue. Other United Nations entities are also working in that field.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Our focus, therefore, must not only be on preventing the illicit trade in arms, but also on ensuring that terrorist organizations cannot acquire essential components through legal or illegal commercial channels. While the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has experienced challenges in acquiring high- quality equipment for weaponry because of sustained military pressure and shrinking income sources, they maintain some in-house ability to manufacture rocket launchers and IEDs on a very large scale. ISIL is also using commercially available drones in a variety of ways, from filming propaganda videos to observing targets to drop small-scale ammunitions.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“The diversion of weapons from Government stockpiles, either through theft, pilferage or capture of depots, constitutes an important source of supply of weapons to terrorist groups and other non-State actors. In addition, terrorist organizations and foreign terrorist fighters rely on legal and illegal supply chains to procure parts, including for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The illicit online trade in weapons through the use of the dark Web on the internet is particularly worrisome. Over the years, terrorists have also improved their capabilities to design and manufacture IEDs out of commercially available dual-use components.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“For that reason, we welcome the consideration of today's draft resolution (S/20l7/659) on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, and we wish to congratulate the President for putting forward that initiative. It goes to the heart of the Secretary- General's efforts to make prevention the core mission of the United Nations. If we are to survey the threat, according to recent assessments made by Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) entities, the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Al-Qaida, the illicit manufacture and uncontrolled flow of arms, including their parts and ammunition, contribute significantly to terrorism and armed violence.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“In proposing the establishment of the Office, the Secretary-General expects that we should strengthen our coordination efforts, in particular by promoting the "All-of-UN" approach to countering terrorism. The Security Council-mandated bodies, specifically the CTED; the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Al-Qaida; and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) Expert Group will need to play a key role if we are to be successful in supporting Member States in implementing the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy in a balanced manner. The spectre of terrorists acquiring lethal technologies and new weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, poses a serious threat to international peace and security.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“As this marks the first occasion on which the Office is briefing the Security Council since it was established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/291, allow me to thank all 15 members of the Council for their strong support for this very first United Nations reform initiative instituted by the Secretary-General. As the Council is aware, the Secretary-General has appointed a highly experienced and very distinguished diplomat, His Excellency Ambassador Vladimir Voronkov, as the Under-Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, and we look forward to working under his leadership. Two weeks ago Under-Secretary-General Voronkov met with the President of the Security Council and agreed to work closely on countering terrorism.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Mr. Khan: I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having organized today's meeting. I would also like to express my gratitude for the excellent leadership shown by the Arab Republic of Egypt of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. I am sincerely grateful also to Assistant Secretary-General Jean-Paul Laborde, who has just left the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), for his very effective stewardship of CTED, with which the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism enjoys an excellent relationship. We look forward to working closely with his successor.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“With your able leadership, Madam President, I am certain and hopeful that this debate will generate further significant momentum on the issue of women and peace and security.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In that regard, we need to ensure their access to educational service, in particular for children and girls in particular. We need to help improve their effective livelihoods. We also need to increase strategic educational programmes that can support women's capacities and skills so as to benefit them in the post-conflict phase. Despite the myriad challenges, displacement can enable women to take on new roles and bring about positive change in the family and community, provided they obtain the right and adequate support. We therefore need to continue building women's resilience and strength to support their empowerment, strengthen their protection and promote their meaningful participation in all decisions affecting their lives.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In that regard, sensitization about gender, humanitarian law and human rights should form a coherent part of predeployment training. Secondly, recognizing that women and girls have distinct needs, specific assistance and protection should be arranged. That includes ensuring that women and girls have equal access to all forms ofhumanitarian assistance, providing specific basic services such as reproductive health and protection from gender-based violence, and ensuring women's participation in the administration of shelter and in the formulation and implementation of assistance programmes. Thirdly, to effectively ensure that women and girls can thrive as survivors and leaders in time of emergency situations, we have to empower them.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Hence, it is imperative to ensure that women and girls can continue to enjoy full and effective participation and leadership at all levels, including during humanitarian emergencies. Allow us to share our view on how United Nations missions can deliver on their mandates in armed conflict situations, specifically with regard to internally displaced women and girls in times of war and during the post conflict period. Allow me draw the Council's attention to three aspects: prevention, specific assistance and protection, and women's empowerment. First, with regard to prevention, integrating the gender perspective for a more effective and equitable humanitarian and development assistance response to displacement and early recovery is important. We should also continue to promote gender mainstreaming among peacekeping contingents.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that women and girls make up half of the refugees and internally displaced persons in the world. They face certain risks and vulnerabilities, particularly a heightened risk of discrimination and violence. Therefore, the theme of today's discussion - the situation of displaced women and girls - should be guided by the principles set out in international humanitarian law. There is ample evidence that conflict may serve as an opportunity for women to assume leadership in the community when men are either in combat or are recruited into war. Nonetheless, when peace gradually emerges, so does the return of the gender status quo.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Indonesia takes positive note of the Secretary- General's latest report on women and peace and security (S/2014/693), which provides valuable insights on how we can further improve the United Nations presence and performance in armed conflicts, including in peacekeeping operations, to the benefit of women and girls, particularly the survivors of the horrors of conflict and those displaced by armed conflict. Indonesia has supported various initiatives that are complementary to Security Council resolutions that protect and empower women and girls in armed conflict situations, including by being one of the countries to champion the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Indonesia associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Viet Nam on behalf of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian nations. Allow me to convey our highest appreciation to you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on an issue that is of high importance to Indonesia. Allow me also to thank today's briefers for their informative briefings made this morning. As I speak before the Council today, Indonesia continues to encourage the implementation on the ground of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“While the role of the Security Council and its representatives in addressing areas of potential or existing conflict is appreciated, we would like to stress that the early engagement of the Secretariat in the prevention of the potential conflicts must not interfere in the internal affairs of States. Finally, Indonesia wishes to reiterate the importance of financing cooperation and of capacity-building support to regional and subregional organizations in support of efforts to peacefully settle local disputes through regional arrangements.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Indonesia supports such a holistic approach, as well as a greater role by the Peacebuilding Commission to further strengthen the United Nations system's work to prevent conflicts and help forestall their relapse, in accordance with the agreed mandates. It is indeed necessary for the Council to make further use of the advisory, advocacy and resource-mobilization roles of the Commission. All peaceful conflict-prevention methods, such as mediation, negotiation and conciliation, require trust and confidence.My delegation therefore reiterates that all United Nations conflict-prevention measures should involve consultations to reach consensus among Member States and related parties. Transparency on these approaches should be fully upheld.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“We are of the view that the Security Council can be more proactive in forestalling conflicts, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Council's related resolutions. We therefore welcome the adoption of the resolution 2171 (2014) on this issue. Indonesia agrees with the emphasis by the Council that conflict prevention is the primary responsibility of States, and actions undertaken within the framework of conflict prevention by the United Nations should support and complement the conflict-prevention roles of national Governments, as appropriate. We also agree that peacebuilding must be an important component of a comprehensive prevention strategy, along with tackling the root causes of conflict.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“We are fully aware that in the current globalized world potential sources of conflict are multilevel and multifaceted. They are therefore dramatically changing the nature of conflict as you, Mr. President, rightly point out in the concept note (S/2014/572, annex). Those sources of conflict of course introduce various key political capacity resources and operational issues that need to be addressed by the United Nations system, in particular the Council in consultation with all Member States. Considering the range and strategic nature of conflict factors and the solution mechanisms, it is vital that open dialogues like today's continue. Maximum common understanding and ownership and the utilization of different conflict-solving tools should be sought.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“In our region, South-East Asia, Indonesia, together with other States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), contributes to international peace and security by addressing any potential conflict in a timely fashion in accordance with ASEAN's main principles. We wish to expand our positive contribution and be part of the solution to global security challenges. In that context Indonesia hosted the ASEAN-United Nations Workshop on Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy in Djakarta in April 2013. The workshop enabled frank, candid discussion among actors. They examined various cases of conflict prevention and preventive diplomacy and identified various tangiblejoint activities in that regard.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's important debate. My delegation hopes that today's meeting will be fruitful, as the subject continues to deserve our serious attention and commitment. We wish to offer thanks to the Secretary- General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their respective briefings. Indonesia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Indonesia has always been a strong supporter of the notion of preventing conflict.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source