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Kim Bong-Hyun

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2008-05-20
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2013-01-21
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  1. “One Korean infantry battalion with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has also successfully conducted its surveillance and civil-military operations since being deployed in 2007. My delegation stands ready to continue our multifaceted contributions to the noble cause of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, with a view to a more secure and sustainable peace around the globe. The Security Council has made great strides in streamlining that process, and its momentum must continue. We look forward to working within the Council on multidimensional ways to make, keep and build peace.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  2. “Women are essential partners in any peaceful society and contribute to the three pillars of sustainable peace, namely, economic recovery, social cohesion and political legitimacy. Since joining the United Nations, in 1991, the Republic of Korea has participated in 19 missions. Recently, our engineering contingent in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti was redeployed home after having successfully fulfilled its mandate of recovering and restoring national infrastructure following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. In March we will dispatch another engineering unit to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to implement the mandate to build UNMISS's capacities for early peacebuilding and reconstructing the horizontal infrastructure in South Sudan.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  3. “Fourthly, it is not practical to apply the same strategies to all missions. There is no one-size-fits-all set of peacebuilding priorities that is good for every peacekeeping mission. Tailored strategic assessment is crucial in configuring any peacekeeping mission. Their mandates should therefore be clear and feasible. Fifthly, the protection of civilians, especially women and children, under imminent threat of physical violence must be taken into account in the early phases of mandate drafting and throughout the life cycle of United Nations peacekeeping missions. Lastly, women must be included as active participants at every stage of peacebuilding, peace agreements and development programmes, including in decision-making roles.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  4. “In short, the aim is to balance long-term goals with the short-term realities on the ground, harmonizing the two whenever possible. Thirdly, the significance of national ownership cannot be overemphasized in sustaining peace, security and development. The Republic of Korea has learned the importance of national ownership through its own experience. Immediately after the war in 1953, the Korean people, with a strong sense of national ownership, worked hard to achieve security, peace and development with United Nations assistance, and have come a long way during the past half century. This is why we believe that the peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts of the United Nations should be designed to strengthen the sense of national ownership of the people affected by conflicts.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  5. “We encourage the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to closely cooperate with development actors when it drafts a peacekeeping operation plan for a specific country. Secondly, before laying out specific mandates for a mission, the resources of the United Nations country team and civilian sector should be taken into account in order to properly determine the scope of a mission and the capacities it requires. The available expertise and capacities of other national and international partners, including regional and subregional organizations, should also be taken into account. Doing so will help reduce potential duplication of work and ensure the continuity of peacekeeping, peacebuilding and the development of the host country.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  6. “Having said that, I would like to emphasize the following. First, an international development cooperation mechanism should be considered and incorporated into multiple dimensions of peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping operations can learn lessons from the principles and guidelines of the international development cooperation regime that has been developed and agreed upon by the United Nations funds and programmes, agencies and other development institutions. In particular, development cooperation strategies for fragile States, which are now being developed and applied to several States by the Development Cooperation Directorate of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, can be included in the planning process of peacekeeping operations.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  7. “Our commitment to these operations is firm, and our goal of ensuring their relevance for the future is clear. To succeed, we must build an integrated framework that can encompass the changing realities of the conflict and post-conflict landscape. We can identify important elements to be considered in making the integrated framework: fragile post- conflict situations, potential relapses into conflicts, and the international development cooperation mechanism. While peacekeeping mandates in the most traditional sense are still valid, the modern realm of United Nations peacekeeping activities should overlap with that of peacebuilding and development cooperation. It is therefore timely that the Security Council should take stock of the instruments of peacekeeping, clarify its multiple dimensions, and decide on its future.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  8. “The mandates of modern-day peacekeeping missions have become more diversified and multidimensional to meet the changing demands on the ground since the first mission in 1948. In this regard, I duly recognize the strengthened structure of United Nations peacekeeping operations under the initiative of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. My country, the Republic of Korea, experienced a devastating war between 1950 and 1953, and has developed from being the beneficiary of an early United Nations military intervention and the recipient of development assistance to being a contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations and a new donor of development cooperation with many developing countries. Out of this unique peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding process in my country, I would like to offer my own perspective on this issue.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  9. “It is my distinct honour and privilege to attend this open debate and to address one of the most important issues in the work of the Security Council. Today's thematic debate, under the agenda item "United Nations peacekeeping: a multidimensional approach", is timely and appropriate, since maintaining international peace and security nowadays requires more integrated and comprehensive approaches to peacekeeping, post- conflict peacebuilding, and development. The Republic of Korea warmly welcomes you, Sir, in presiding over this meeting, and commends the leadership of the Government of Pakistan for organizing today's open debate. My delegation also extends its high appreciation to the Secretary-General for his presence and informative briefing. The scope of United Nations peacekeeping activities has continually expanded.”

    2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source

  10. “The Republic of Korea is willing to contribute to the world's peacebuilding efforts and the further development of the peacebuilding activities of the United Nations. It is our sincere hope that the United Nations will continue its considerable success and facilitate peace throughout the world.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source

  11. “The United Nations should not spare its efforts to make non-financial contributions available at the locations where they are needed. In this regard, my delegation would like to see the Organization further develop its partnerships with regional organizations and civil society in order to allow them to be fully engaged with peacebuilding efforts. Their role would be even more critical in ensuring rapidly deployable and skilled civilian capacity for real field work. Finally, national ownership should be highlighted to avoid moral hazards and solidify post-conflict peacebuilding efforts on the ground. In that context, we believe that the United Nations should encourage and strengthen a national Government to actively participate in the process of recovery and reconstruction of its own post-conflict nation.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source

  12. “My delegation reiterates that as the Commission fulfils its mandates and proves its worth, Member States will recognize its achievements by increasing their contributions to the Peacebuilding Fund. However, the Fund is designed to cover initial financial needs of post-conflict countries, and the international community should consider how to effectively help those countries in financing their long-term peacebuilding needs. My delegation would like to advance its view that the United Nations should first develop a standing contact mechanism with international financial institutions with a view to facilitating the mobilization of peacebuilding funds. Non-financial contributions such as technical assistance for capacity-building in a post-conflict country should also be considered a necessary resource for peacebuilding.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source

  13. “That approach will enable us to collect the best available peacebuilding experiences and secure future participation from Member States. There is no doubt that strong and effective leadership in the United Nations field missions is necessary to meet the need for more coordinated peacebuilding efforts. On that note, my delegation would like to commend the Security Council for its creation of an integrated field office with peacebuilding mandates in Sierra Leone through its resolutions 1620 (2005), 1734 (2006) and 1793 (2007). My delegation supports the Security Council in the extension of peacebuilding mandates to other United Nations field missions and their heads. The peacebuilding strategies recommended by the Commission cannot be accomplished without sufficient funds.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source

  14. “We also appreciate the Commission for bringing all relevant actors together into a single forum to develop peacebuilding strategies for post- conflict countries. In this regard, my delegation hopes the Commission's working method will be further developed so that more post-conflict countries will benefit from its valuable work. To ensure the Peacebuilding Commission's comprehensive approach and maximize its synergistic effects, my delegation would like to stress the importance of communication among the United Nations, its field missions and Member States. The United Nations should play a central role in maintaining such triangular communication so that Member States are fully informed and remain connected to the field.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source

  15. “Let me join previous speakers in thanking the presidency of the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of my delegation to convey our sincere condolences to the peoples of China and Myanmar for their suffering due to the recent natural disasters. My delegation would like to underline the successful operation of the Peacebuilding Commission's three country-specific meetings, on Burundi, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau. My delegation commends the Commission for addressing the challenges of post-conflict peacebuilding and development simultaneously, which we believe will contribute to solving the root cause of the recurrent nature of conflicts.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source