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first: 2015-10-14
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“In armed conflict situations, trafficking in persons is also used as a strategy to target ethnic and religious minorities. Austria continues to advocate for a victim-centred approach, with a focus on preventing trafficking in persons and protecting victims of trafficking or other serious forms of exploitation. It is also clear that States have the primary responsibility for bringing perpetrators to justice and for ending the climate of impunity. In post-conflict settings, accountability and transitional-justice mechanisms, including at the international level, are key elements for sustainable peace. It is important to recognize the links that exist between conflict, trafficking in persons and other forms of transnational organized crime.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation still constitutes more than half of all trafficking cases, and women and girls are overwhelmingly affected by it. Violence against women, sexual exploitation and forced marriage - as often displayed in conflict settings - illustrate that gender inequality forms part of the overall problem. Children are particularly vulnerable to becoming the victims of trafficking. The overall proportion of child victims of trafficking stands at 28 per cent. Thousands of children have been recruited by armed groups and are used as child soldiers. Girls are also forced into marriages and used for domestic work and sexual slavery. Boys - apart from being used in combat - are also exploited through forced labour, for example in the exploitation of natural resources.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“As a transit and destination country for the increased migration movements we see in Europe, Austria has scaled up training for immigration and asylum officers and the staff of reception centres, putting a special focus on identifying victims of human trafficking. At the same time, international cooperation in investigations into trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants has been intensified, inter alia, by establishing a Joint Operational Office against Human Smuggling Networks in Vienna as a regional platform and contact point for investigators from the countries of origin, transit and destination. Trafficking, as many have pointed out, remains in large parts gender-specific. That has been confirmed by the findings ofthe 2016 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Report on Trafficking in Persons.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Well-managed regular migration and addressing the root causes of irregular migration are imperative to efforts to prevent the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons along migration routes. In that regard, we are also looking forward to the informal thematic session on the smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons and contemporary forms of slavery, including appropriate identification, protection and assistance to migrants and trafficking victims, in Vienna later this year. The event will take place in the framework of the preparatory process leading to the adoption of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Let me first thank the United Kingdom presidency for convening this timely and pertinent open debate. Austria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. Conflict and post-conflict settings often create the kind of conditions in which civilians are more exposed to the risk of becoming victims of trafficking. People fleeing from violence might become victims of trafficking along their migration route or after their arrival in their destination countries. Armed groups are also actively engaged in the trafficking of persons in the territories in which they operate. There is much evidence that the smuggling of migrants, including from conflict and post-conflict settings, is increasingly intertwined with trafficking in persons.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“President, for making prevention and sustaining peace a priority of your presidency and of Sweden's membership of the Security Council. Let me assure you ofAustria's support.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“The United Nations and its partners must be able to address those root causes as part of a broader conflict prevention effort. In that context, the Human Rights Up Front initiative is crucial, as human rights abuses are the early warning signs of upcoming conflicts. Fifthly, where United Nations peace missions are deployed we need more proactive procedures to adapt them to changing local needs in order to prevent a recurrence of conflict after withdrawal. Partnerships between host Governments and international partners need to be strengthened when missions are phased out, in order to ensure the sustainability of peace. The current peacebuilding architecture must become much more flexible in support of such efforts. Let me conclude by thanking you, Mr.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“The Austrian chairmanship will focus its energy on using established formats as well as informal and alternative channels of communication to advance negotiated solutions to the conflicts in the region. Foreign Minister Kurz will be in New York in February to present the priorities and work plan of the Austrian chairmanship-in-office to the Security Council. Fourthly, effective prevention work needs to start at the regional and country levels. Nothing is more helpful than being in the field and knowing the actors. To that end, it is necessary to decentralize in order to further strengthen regional offices and United Nations Resident Coordinators and their teams. The root causes for conflict are often multidimensional; they may be economic, political or related to persistent violations of minority or women's rights.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“In this regard, we are heartened by the organizational changes introduced by the Secretary-General to place more emphasis in his Office on conflict prevention. Thirdly, regional organizations, under Chapter VIII of the Charter, play an increasing role in prevention and in sustaining peace. In 2017, Austria will make its contribution by chairing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As a regional organization created in the midst of the Cold War as a first platform for cooperation on a then-divided continent, it continues to play a vital role in preventing and addressing conflicts in the region. In 2017, the OSCE region faces many challenges that are exacerbated by a lack of trust and growing radicalization and violent extremism.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Allow me to focus on five areas in which the United Nations could become more effective in preventing conflict. In order to remain credible, the Security Council has a legal and moral obligation to prevent mass atrocities. We therefore encourage all its members to support the code of conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as elaborated by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group and already signed by 112 Member States. Secondly, the Secretary-General has a mandate to play a proactive role in warning the Security-Council when international peace and security are threatened. We encourage him, as many speakers before me have done, to do so proactively whenever necessary.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Let us make 2017 a year for peace. The Secretary-General's appeal is crisp and clear. The Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security. If it takes this responsibility seriously, it must shift its focus to prevention rather than on the management of conflicts, because when conflicts erupt, human suffering has already begun. Conflict prevention is as necessary as it is notoriously difficult. It is also thankless, as, when successful, it mostly goes unnoticed by the public eye. Since the 2015 reports on peace operations, peacebuilding, and women, peace and security, the concept of conflict prevention as an essential element of achieving sustained peace has gained more traction than ever before. The question we are all grappling with is how to put it into practice.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“With the assumption of the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2017, Austria will further put a spotlight on the interlinkages between migration and trafficking and between radicalization, terrorism and trafficking.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we fully support the Secretary-General's recommendation that Member States consider establishing jurisdiction to prosecute instances of human trafficking committed by their nationals abroad. We would like to emphasize that States have the primary responsibility for bringing perpetrators to justice and ending the climate of impunity. In post- conflict settings, accountability and transitional-justice mechanisms are key elements for sustainable peace. We also call on those States that have not yet done so to ratify or accede to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Palermo Anti-Trafficking Protocol.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“With its portfolio of technical assistance programmes, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been and continues to be a central partner in assisting Member States in implementing practical measures to combat trafficking in persons. We are also particularly appreciative of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, which, through its monitoring and reporting mechanism on grave violations against children, documents abductions of children and related violations, including human trafficking. A substantial number of radicalized foreign fighters - also from Austria - have joined terrorist groups in conflict areas and might, among other crimes, be perpetrators of human trafficking.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Conflict-related sexual violence and sex as payment for passage for women and girls on the move, as well as the sexual enslavement of and trading in women and girls by terrorist groups, are a shockingly common reality. Austria hosted an international conference in June this year, entitled "Fighting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - Grassroots Women as Agents of Change", which focused specifically on the contribution and the role of women in civil society in Syria and Iraq. We reiterate our support for the important work on that topic by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We would also like to highlight the key role and contribution of civil society in enhancing the identification and referral of victims of trafficking, including those originating from conflict and post- conflict areas. Austria is currently supporting projects conducted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development. The projects aim at building the capacities of front-line officials and at improving the identification and integration of victims of human trafficking along migration routes. We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage all States to contribute to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, as Nadia Murad and the Secretary-General have also called for today.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Close to 90,000 persons applied for asylum in 2015. Most of them came from conflict zones. Aware that persons fleeing conflict risk becoming trafficking victims along their migration route or after arrival in their destination countries, Austria has scaled up measures to enable the active screening of potential trafficking victims among migrants and refugees and to facilitate access to services for identified victims. We would like to emphasize the important need for all parts of the United Nations system to work effectively together in assisting States to tackle trafficking in persons in conflict zones and also to mainstream the awareness of such issues in humanitarian response and protection efforts.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Austria aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. We also co-sponsored resolution 2331 (2016), adopted by the Security Council earlier today. We welcome the fact that the resolution - alongside prevention and prosecution - also puts a strong focus on supporting victims in their recovery and in overcoming traumatization and stigmatization, or, as the Secretary-General said this morning, "in helping victims heal and become agents of change". In conflict and post-conflict settings, the risk that civilians can become victims of trafficking is clear. Those displaced by conflict, especially women and girls and minorities, are particularly vulnerable to that form of crude exploitation. Recently, Austria was affected by mass migration and refugee movements as a transit and destination country.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In conclusion I wish to renew Austria's commitment to actively pursuing the protection of children in armed conflicts with all partners, for the good of our children and the good of our planet. Let us always keep Ebner- Eschenbach's words in our mind: "One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world". What could be more rewarding than doing good for our children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“The third international conference on Children and War: Past and Present was recently held in Salzburg, co-organized by the Universities of Salzburg and Wolverhampton in association with the Office of the Special Representative, bringing together scholars, practitioners, representatives of governmental and nongovernmental institutions and the media. We also welcome the United Nations commitment to improve training of peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel to deal comprehensively with situations involving children. We have been cooperating with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in developing training materials on child protection for military peacekeepers and in hosting train-the-trainer courses for troop-contributing countries. Austria will continue to offer her expertise and national infrastructure for that purpose.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Austria is also keen to support the United Nations system in its efforts to address the plight of children affected by armed conflict. I will provide just two examples. We supported the Special Representative in hosting talks at the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in May 2015, bringing together three major rebel groups in the Darfur conflict. The three non-State actors agreed on the need to exert more efforts to protect children and to adhere to existing international standards. We will continue our assistance to the Special Representative in that respect to advance the given commitments further.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“In the area of reducing the impact of violent extremism on children, we engage in a multitude of prevention projects, inter alia, awareness-raising workshops for teachers and students on religious and political radicalization, jihadism, antisemitism, islamophobia and prevention strategies, but also on peace education and tolerance towards religious and ethnic diversity. Mothers' schools empower Austrian mothers with an immigration or refugee background to work against potential radicalization of their children by engaging in constructive communication and thoughtful authority in their families. In assisting children displaced by armed conflict, especially those seeking refuge, Austria is engaging in early language support groups to promote faster language-based integration resulting in positive long-term effects.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“This is also thanks to the leadership, energy and perseverance of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. Let me take the opportunity to thank Ms. Zerrougui for her admirable work. "One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world", the nineteenth century Austrian author Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach wrote. As every child subjected to violence is potentially traumatized and thus may be a source of future violence, naturally our work for a more peaceful world has to start with our children. The issue of children and armed conflict has therefore always been a priority for Austria. As per the president's concept note (S/2016/662, annex) we want to highlight some recent activities of Austria in that respect.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, and the Malaysian presidency for organizing today's debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for briefing the Council and for the prominence he attributes to protecting children in armed conflict. He has our full support in his efforts to ensure the accuracy of United Nations reporting on grave violations committed against children. We attach great importance to the independence and integrity of his Office and regret any interventions that may have been aimed at editing the content of his annual report. Despite all setbacks and grim cases ofabuse we have been reminded of today, the work of the United Nations on children and armed conflict has made substantial progress since Graca Machel's report (see A/51/306) 20 years ago.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Let me close by assuring the Security Council that Austria will continue to work closely with all interested stakeholders to further strengthen the protection of civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We call on the United Nations to provide timely and accurate information on threats to journalists, media professionals and associated personnel in conflict situations, which is a prerequisite if the Council is to address the topic in a more coherent manner, including in country-specific deliberations. Austria also highlights the concern about the use of explosive weapons in populated areas as a major cause of civilian harm in many countries. In most armed conflicts, civilian casualties from explosive weapons in populated areas dramatically outweigh military casualties. This is a grave humanitarian problem and a severe challenge for the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Unfortunately, the negotiations at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent did not lead to the desired result. In 2015, 39 journalists were killed in the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa alone, most of them executed by the Islamic State, while a further 54 journalists were kidnapped. The high number demonstrates that armed groups in the region are ready to do whatever it takes to stifle criticism and independent information emerging from conflict zones. Impunity for such acts remains widespread and fuels further violations.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“In today's world, international humanitarian law is confronted with many serious challenges: its brutal disregard by certain non-State actors, the destruction of cultural heritage, and attacks against protected persons and institutions. The growing numbers of refugees that are currently leaving their war-torn home regions are a direct result of the constant violations of international humanitarian law. For many years, Austria has strongly supported efforts towards the better implementation of international humanitarian law and the creation of a special mechanism for that purpose, and was actively engaged in the process following the adoption of conference resolution 1 adopted at the 3lst International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2011.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We invite all members of the Security Council to sign the code of conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, which includes a pledge to support timely and decisive Council action in situations involving atrocity crimes, as well as a pledge not to vote against Security Council resolutions aimed at preventing or ending those crimes. Furthermore, the crucial role of the ICC cannot be overstated, and we call on the Council to refer situations in which crimes under the Rome Statute may have been committed to the Court. We also call on all States to fulfil their obligation to fully cooperate with the ICC. The full compliance of all parties with international humanitarian law remains of unquestionable relevance to the protection of civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We welcome the inclusion of senior protection-of-civilian advisers in all missions with such a mandate and we encourage the Secretariat to expand their presence. Despite efforts by the Council and the international community as a whole, armed conflicts still cause immense civilian suffering around the world, further aggravating the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, among other countries. To that end, it is of the utmost importance that we end the persisting climate of impunity and ensure accountability.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We fully support the recommendations on the role of peace operations in the protection of civilians contained in the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (HIPPO) (see S/2015/446), as well as the Secretary-General's report on the implementation of the HIPPO recommendations (S/2015/682). Austria agrees that, if a peace operation is so mandated, the protection of civilians requires proactive operations, which may include the use of force by uniformed personnel. Moreover, it is important to make the protection of civilians a mission-wide task, which requires adequate training and resources, including early-warning and protection-of-civilians- related technological capabilities, as well as dedicated personnel.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“At the same time, we continue to witness the perpetration of the most heinous violations against women and children on a large scale, including sexual and gender- based violence. Austria therefore fully supports the efforts to enhance the effective implementation of the agenda on women and peace and security, including the recommendations contained in the October 2015 global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), entitled Preventing Conflict, Transforming Justice, Securing the Peace, and the agenda on children and armed conflict, which should be taken into account when addressing the protection of civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“First of all, I would like to thank Uruguay for convening this open debate. The protection of civilians in armed conflict has always been of great importance to Austria. We remain engaged in efforts to strengthen the safety and security of civilians by supporting and complementing the work of the United Nations, including through dedicated training courses in close cooperation with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The prevention and peaceful solution of conflicts remains the most effective method for ensuring the safety and well-being of civilians and strengthening human security. In that context, women's participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution is crucial for achieving inclusive and sustainable peace.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Austria commits to intensifying efforts to achieve the goal of a 10 per cent proportion of female soldiers within the Austrian Armed Forces and to creating the organizational structures needed for the institutionalized integration of gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment within the Ministry of Defence and the Austrian armed services. Finally, Austria will continue to further strengthen its training activities on resolution 1325 (2000), in particular in pre-deployment training for peace and humanitarian operations, which is now provided for civilian and military experts from around the world in Austria, as well as in its national training courses.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Austria commits to realizing concrete results at the policy level by earmarking at least 15 per cent of all our peacebuilding spending by our development assistance agency, Austrian Development Cooperation, for programmes and projects aimed at furthering women's empowerment and gender equality. Civil society efforts are also a critical element for the effective implementation of resolutions on women and peace and security. Austria, through its Development Cooperation, will spend more than 61 million in the next 3 years on its cooperation with civil society activists in that field. Austria will also follow up on the recommendations developed at the symposium entitled "Enhancing Women's Share in Peace and Security", held in November 2014 in Vienna.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“In that respect, Austria, together with Finland, Turkey and Kazakhstan, will continue to push for the adoption of an action plan on women and peace and security by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), as many other international organizations have done before. We call on the Russian Federation to join in that endeavour. It would be a timely deliverable for the OSCE ministerial meeting in December in Belgrade. Austria supports the work of UN-Women and will continue, on a voluntary basis, to support its activities in the field of women and peace and security.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Austria would like to use this occasion to join other Member States in pledging support to women, peace and security. These are the following pledges. We are committed to completing a review of the Austrian national action plan, originally dating from 2007, by the end of 2016 - with the broad participation of civil society and women's organizations - which will reflect findings of the United Nations high- level review. Our inter-ministerial working group on resolution 1325 (2000), which was established under the national action plan and works with civil society and women's organizations, will organize at least one big public event per year. Together with other interested Member States, Austria will continue to work on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the subsequent relevant resolutions in all regional organizations.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We must also empower and support the work of women activists and women human rights defenders. Therefore, a conference in Austria in June 2016 will bring together local women leaders with political representatives and discuss ways forward in tackling sexual violence in armed conflict. Austria believes that a dedicated body on the Security Council and regular briefings on matters related to resolution 1325 (2000) would increase the Council's capacities to take timely and consistent action. Gender expertise, at adequate levels, needs to be included as well into all peace and security related work of the United Nations. We also need champions that take the lead. Austria would therefore support the idea of reviving a women leaders network and would be ready to work together with other interested Member States in this endeavour.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We welcome the launch of the global study that was made public earlier today and which Austria has supported from its inception. This exercise was not only necessary in terms of taking stock, but it also provides us with important lessons learned. Austria is alarmed by the current spread of brutal and systemic violence, which is not only causing unspeakable suffering to civilian populations, but has also triggered the biggest wave of refugees and displacement in recent history. We must develop answers on how to deal with the growing spread of violent terrorism and extremism, which are marked by unprecedented levels of sexual violence, abuse, and violations of women's and girls' rights. The perpetrators must be held accountable for their acts before the International Criminal Court.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“At the outset, let me thank President Rajoy Brey and Spain for taking the lead in organizing this open debate, marking 15 years since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Allow me also to thank the Secretary-General and his dedicated staff for their efforts in making a difference for women and girls in conflict situations. Austria aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union. In its national capacity, Austria commends the extensive review exercises that have been carried out in parallel, on the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), involving the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, United Nations peace operations and the women, peace and security agenda.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source