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Kiiriisi

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2011-07-20
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2014-10-23
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  1. “Despite the lack of a formal agreement, Hungary is willing to assist the Ombudsperson with sharing confidential information on an ad hoc and as- necessary basis. Furthermore, as other countries have done as well, Hungary strongly supports the initiative to extend the mandate of the Ombudsperson to the other Committees. The fact that we are still here at 6.35 pm. shows that many countries, including Hungary, truly appreciate the opportunity to speak in the Council and the holding of open debates. In that regad, Madam President, I commend your leadership. In our view, this most welcome interaction could be further strengthened if Member States, in providing suggestions and ideas, could get some form of feedback from the Security Council on such initiatives.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  2. “Furthermore, there seems to be a lack ofappreciation for the important interrelationship between peace, security and accountability in general, and the duties of the Council in the area of accountability in particular. A look at the Council's homepage, not a word is devoted to the role ofthe Council in ICC-related proceedings. In our View, that omission has to be rectified. With regard to the Sanctions Committees, Hungary appreciates the work carried out by those bodies. We work closely with them and, when called upon, fully assists in their investigations. Having said that, Hungary is also ready to support initiatives aimed at further enhancing due process in the Committees. Hungary acknowledges the important and growing role played by the Ombudsperson for the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, as a necessary element for checks and balances.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  3. “In order to establish and nurture the mutually reinforcing correlation between peace, security and accountability, the Council must act decisively, This relates to another type of accountability, that of the Council. As pointed out by the International Law Association back in 2004, "Accountability is linked to the authority and power of an international organization. Power entails accountability, that is, the duty to account for its exercise." In our humble view, there is also a duty to account for the lack of action. That aspect of Council accountability also requires the development of a set of clear and public criteria to guide the Council's future decisions on referrals.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  4. “Furthermore, military means may only stop the perpetration of further atrocity crimes, but cannot prevent them. Prevention is best served by the perspective of inevitability, as far as bringing perpetrators to justice. However, this preventive aspect is non-existent without a coherent accountability strategy, developed and applied by the Council in a predictable and evenhanded manner. A failure to act will only invite further atrocities. To appreciate that we just have to look at the lack of action by the Council on the request for referring the situation in Syria, and the crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and other armed groups, in particular against religious and ethnic minorities both in Syria and Iraq. Those crimes most probably amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  5. “It is our firm belief that, when the Council exercises its prerogative to refer cases to the ICC, it is the Council's responsibility to follow up and ensure cooperation with ICC proceedings. While the Council has announced its readiness to do more in that regard, all seven letters of the ICC President related to cooperation have remained unanswered to date. That is hardly surprising, since the Council has no internal framework to address such issues in a systematic manner. Therefore, we reiterate our call for the creation of a permanent internal mechanism for the purpose, which should deal with all aspects of the Council's relationship with the ICC. Taking a broader View, ensuring accountability for crimes is a top priority for peace and security. As we have stated many times, there is no lasting peace without justice.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  6. “As the last speaker in today's open debate, I would like to pay tribute to Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, the members of the Security Council and the other Member States that are still here at this late hour. I also wish to thank you, Madam, for convening this open debate and for preparing a focused concept paper (S/2014/725, annex). As a member of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, Hungary aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Switzerland, as well as with the statement delivered by the representative of Liechtenstein. Let me add a few observations in our national capacity, starting with the relationship between the Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC).”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  7. “The focus of the principal body responsible for addressing security challenges should follow or even anticipate those changes. The Republic of Hungary strongly supports the work of the Security Council and further encourages the Council to maintain its vigilance over and preparedness for the security implications of climate change.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

  8. “The implications are felt everywhere, but in the most vulnerable countries, rapidly growing social tensions could quickly topple local or regional security arrangements. In fact, in all the countries affected by the Arab Spring, food prices played an important role in security issues. New analysis and guidance concerning the peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities overseen by the Security Council and other bodies might be desirable in order to prevent States and communities from lapsing into violent conflict situations. Six decades ago, when the United Nations system was first developed, security was viewed primarily in military terms. Today, the dimensions of security and the imminence of risk factors have significantly changed.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

  9. “Traditional donors will have to spend much more on their own mitigation projects and be able to contribute less to assisting stability and development in other regions. Some possible inland security consequences include an increase in the volatility of rivers, resulting in uncontrollable floods, and more powerful storms with greater destructive capability. An increasing part of countries' GDP may have to be spent on constant recovery efforts. Such factors are already taking a greater toll than ongoing wars, in both human and economic terms. Among the security issues that should be reconsidered, food security, which has already been discussed today, has never been as fragile in the past 60 years as it is today.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

  10. “In Europe alone, some 20 to 30 million people may be forced to leave their homes over the next 70 years. The overall loss of assets there could be more than the total gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union today. On a global scale, the population that would have to be relocated could be more than 300 million, and the potential loss of assets is incalculable. Degradation and the flight of capital and populations from endangered areas could happen well before such areas were submerged. Vulnerable societies, as many have indicated today, could be overwhelmed by such events. Some potential indirect threats from these factors are that fishing and mining rights could become uncertain or even challenged if territorial waters and exclusive economic zones were to change significantly.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

  11. “My country fully aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. Let me thank the President of the Council for proposing this open debate and also emphasize our full support for what President Marcus Stephen of Nauru said this morning about the magnitude of the challenges we all face as a result of ongoing climate change. I would like to voice some additional thoughts about the security implications of climate change, particularly concerning the direct threats represented by rising water levels. For certain countries, as some speakers have indicated today, their potential loss of territory could be fatal, leading to the total relocation of some nations; others can expect the extraordinarily heavy burden of having to move 4 where that is possible 4 infrastructure and economic assets.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source