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Koba

lines on the record: 47
first: 2021-11-09
most recent: 2022-10-20
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-security-council

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“We need to redouble our efforts to increase women’s meaningful participation in advocating the peace agenda within the United Nations system. Indonesia remains steadfast and stands ready to support the United Nations in advancing the women and peace and security agenda. Investing in women’s resilience and leadership is indeed investing in a sustainable and peaceful future.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Only 12 of 37 United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions are led by women. As the Secretary-General says in his report (S/2022/740), the need for women’s leadership is important, especially in areas such as Afghanistan where there are major issues related to the protection of women. Indonesia shares and supports the view that a specific and targeted focus on women’s empowerment and protection in Afghanistan is needed. They must be better heard. One way to ensure that would be to create a United Nations function or position focused on Afghan women that could help everyone better understand the unique circumstances facing Afghan women and find practical, long-lasting solutions to those problems.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Together with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Indonesia is working to help empower women and young people in Myanmar’s peace and development process. In Afghanistan, the Afghanistan-Indonesia Women’s Solidarity Network aims to empower Afghan women as agents of peace at all levels, particularly at the grass- roots level. Of course, lasting change can come only from the people themselves and cannot be implanted from the outside. Any assistance should be geared to what the people need to establish a peaceful, stable and prosperous nation. Finally — and this is my last point — we must amplify the substantive role of women’s leadership in order to foster long-lasting and sustainable peace. Women in United Nations operations are still underrepresented in most leadership roles.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In less than a year, we issued a ministerial guidance to ensure the implementation of the presidential regulation at the national and subnational levels. Since then, the implementation of the agenda has advanced significantly, resulting in a large increase in Indonesian women’s participation in peace and security programmes. Secondly, we must establish platforms and bolster human capital. In 2020, Indonesia initiated the establishment of the Southeast Asian Network of Women Peace Negotiators and Mediators. The Network has grown stronger through the exchange of best practices and the capacity of the women of South- East Asia for peace negotiation and mediation has been strengthened.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that context, Indonesia supports the proposal set out by the Secretary-General on the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) to insist on women’s meaningful participation in all peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The meaningful contribution of women should be present across the peace continuum, from prevention and conflict resolution to peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development. To realize that notion, allow me to put forward three points. First, we must ensure the highest political commitment and support. That principle has always guided us. In 2014, a presidential regulation was signed to provide the highest political basis for the protection of women and children in conflict situations.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by commending your initiative, Madam President, to hold today’s debate on the women and peace and security agenda. We thank the briefers for their briefings. Strengthening women’s resilience in emergency and complex situations is essential to the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. However, as highlighted by the briefers, we witness how challenges remain, both in protection efforts and in the participation of women, and how compounding factors intertwine to create a perfect storm against the collective efforts to implement the women and peace and security agenda. Such extraordinary challenges require extraordinary efforts.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That is not enough, however, and it never will be. The only way to end Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land and oppression of the Palestinian people, and to achieve just and lasting peace, leading to the realization of the self- determination and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, is a committed and comprehensive political process. It is our responsibility to keep shining a light on the ongoing efforts to realize the international consensus based on the existence of two States, Israel and the State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within internationally recognized borders, a goal that we have all long sought.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“As a long-standing supporter of the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Indonesia believes in the crucial role of the Agency’s ongoing services, including in the areas of education, health and social protection for Palestinian refugees. As the Agency has continued to experience a shortage of the funds it needs to carry out its humanitarian work in this calendar year, it is important that Member States work to strengthen their political and financial commitment in support of UNRWA’s work. Indonesia also supports the renewal of the Agency’s mandate and deplores any deliberate attempts to delegitimize its work. It is essential that immediate steps be taken to lower the tensions that undermine the prospects for peaceful solutions between the two States.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“A few days ago, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People convened a virtual conference focused on Palestinian youth in East Jerusalem under occupation, issues of identity and resilience in East Jerusalem and empowering young people to promote change. However, at the moment there can be neither change nor a future for Palestinian children, who often bear the brunt of the costs of ongoing conflict, including indiscriminate killing and the excessive use of lethal force against civilians. The Security Council should prioritize and address the issue of the protection of civilians as a matter of vital importance, since the ongoing violent acts constitute grave violations of international law, including humanitarian law and human rights law, and of numerous relevant resolutions.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Indonesia urges the Council to take decisive action and immediately put in place accountability measures to ensure that Israel ends its occupation and reverses its policies, including the building of settlements, the siege of the Gaza Strip and the forced transfers of the Palestinian population in Jerusalem, Masafer Yatta, the Jordan Valley and other areas. Indonesia also welcomes the collective action and efforts of the United Nations Human Rights Office to conduct a preliminary investigation into the killing of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and urges Israel to bring those responsible to justice.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Within the framework of this quarterly meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, I would like to draw the Security Council’s attention to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the situation in East Jerusalem, which is worsening on a daily basis. The continuing occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, the 15- year blockade of Gaza and long-standing discrimination are the reality that Palestinians continually face. Israel’s occupation is a grave breach of international law, including resolution 2334 (2016), which explicitly calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror. Israel needs to end its illegal occupation immediately.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That has enabled Indonesia to continue to stress to the current political authority the need to ensure the protection of women’s and girls’ rights, even during the current difficult times. That includes our continuous interaction with the authority on the need to ensure girls’ right to education. Our experience has shown that women and girls hold promising capacities and can be a tremendous asset for international peace and security. Against that backdrop, Indonesia calls on the United Nations to intensify its partnership with such women’s regional peace networks.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That initiative focuses on the participation of girls and young people in sustaining peace and related challenges in the region. Such initiatives can be important complementarity and building blocks to global initiatives on women and peace and security. Thirdly, the Council should continue to support close interregional initiatives on women and peace and security. Based on our experience, cross-regional cooperation on women’s involvement in peace has great potential to accomplish the women and peace and security agenda. Since 2019, Indonesia has been consistent in strengthening dialogue with Afghanistan on the women and peace and security agenda, including with the participation of Afghan women.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Indonesia believes that positive approach will be impactful to motivate and encourage the wider implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Secondly, regional initiatives are important building blocks of the global initiative. Regional organizations are best placed to understand the culture, needs and challenges related to implementing the women and peace and security agenda in the region. In South-East Asia, for example, women and girls constitute almost half of the total population, while among the total population of women more than 280 million are young women. Therefore, the women and peace and security effort must take into account and encourage the meaningful participation of both girls and young women. Indonesia is one example of the Peace Village initiative.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Over the past several years, we have witnessed many success stories in the implementation of women and peace and security initiatives at regional and national levels. Regional initiatives can often take the lead on global work on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. For example, in our region in 2020 Indonesia established the Southeast Asian Network of Women Peace Negotiators and Mediators. Today we are working under that umbrella with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar to help empower women and youth in Myanmar’s peace and development process. We believe the Council can play an important role in promoting good practices of the Secretary-General’s women and peace and security initiative.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank Albania for convening this debate. I also thank all the briefers for their informative briefings. The role of regional organizations and mechanisms is vital in supporting the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Three months ago in this Chamber, Indonesia highlighted the need for the Security Council to enhance its engagement and collaboration with regional initiatives on the women and peace and security agenda (see S/PV.8989). I am happy that today we are able to do that. Allow me to highlight the following points. First, it is important to promote and accentuate the significant achievements and progress of the women and peace and security agenda at the regional level.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We also call on all Member States to ensure that the resolution is fully implemented. In conclusion, I want to emphasize that protecting innocent civilians in armed conflict is a matter of basic principles of humanity. We need to work together to strive always for peaceful solutions to conflict. We therefore urge all Member States to uphold the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of refraining from the use of force and respecting territorial integrity. It is our duty to ensure that civilians are protected in armed conflict, and it is our shared responsibility to preserve humankind.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“To that end, we urge Member States to pay their financial contributions in full, on time and without conditions, and the Secretariat to settle any outstanding reimbursements for troop- and police-contributing countries without delay. Thirdly, women’s empowerment must be at the centre of policies on the protection of civilians. As agents of the protection of civilians, women bring a unique perspective and approach that enable them to gain wider access to communities. That is essential to the trust and confidence-building that contributes to the peace process. As the initiator of resolution 2538 (2020), Indonesia believes in the important role of women peacekeepers in community engagement and by extension in the protection of civilians. We are therefore committed to increasing the numbers of female peacekeepers.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Comprehensive strategies to protect civilians should be strategic, inclusive and anchored in a people-centred approach. Local communities must become part and parcel of the development and implementation of the strategy. It should be tailor-made, and we must listen to the needs of the communities affected. In that regard, Indonesia would like to commend the approach taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, South Sudan and Abyei in incorporating community engagement to improve the protection of civilians. As a major troop- and police-contributing country, Indonesia is cognizant of the expectation that peacekeepers should do more to protect civilians. But such expectations should be accompanied by adequate resources for them to do so.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We have been briefed many times in the Council on how armed conflict and the pandemic are worsening humanitarian conditions. In order to save the lives of innocent civilians in situations of armed conflict, the cessation of hostilities and ceasefires constitute the most essential preconditions. There is no other option, as only then does lasting peace stand a chance. Safe passage must be guaranteed without impediment for civilians wishing to evacuate and for humanitarian personnel to deliver assistance. At the same time, respect for and full compliance with international humanitarian law must be restored and dialogue and negotiations must be intensified. Secondly, community engagement is essential for protecting civilians.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the United States for convening this open debate and thank all of our speakers for their poignant briefings. We are witnessing more civilians losing their lives to armed conflict. The use of explosive weapons, especially in urban and densely populated environments, has resulted in devastating consequences for civilians. Homes, schools and critical infrastructure that provides livelihoods are completely destroyed, leaving those who survive in devastating conditions. Once again, the world wishes to see the Security Council exercise more of its moral weight to protect civilians in armed conflict, especially women and children. Allow me to underline three points. First, we must amplify our calls for the cessation of hostilities and a global ceasefire.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Security Council must assume an effective role to revive the peace process to end Israeli occupation and realize a two-State solution based on internationally agreed parameters. Lastly, I would like to reiterate that Indonesia remains steadfast in its commitment to the people and the State of Palestine. In that vein, earlier today, Indonesia initiated an open-ended extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the headquarters of the OIC in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque. We stand ready to mobilize in support of the Palestinian people and efforts towards achieving lasting peace in Palestine.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council must not lose sight of the plight of the Palestinian people. The current situation and crises elsewhere must no prevent the Council from taking decisive action in ending the Israeli occupation, which has been going on for more than five decades. We must show the same resolve and conviction in addressing the Palestinian issue as we have in addressing the issue in Ukraine. We concur with the Secretary-General that there must not be a double standard when it comes to peace and ending human suffering. As the cycle of violence has continued for so long, it is necessary to pursue a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the question of Palestine.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Secondly, we must put an end to the illegal occupation and illegal actions by Israel. Illegal occupation and territorial expansion by a State Member of the United Nations is a violation of international law, whether in the Middle East or another part of the world. The response of the international community must therefore be consistent. Moreover, violence and the seizure and demolition of Palestinian property, as well as human rights violations based on ethnicity, which many have referred to as amounting to apartheid against the Palestinian people, must stop. Those illegal acts constitute a serious challenge to the realization of a two-State solution based on United Nations resolutions and internationally agreed parameters. It is important to send a clear message that such acts will not be left unchecked without accountability.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Despite the repeated calls by the international community, Israel’s acts of aggression continue unabated, in violation of national law and numerous relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016). Those actions have added to the root of the violence in the region. In that regard, allow me to emphasize three points. First, it is crucial to immediately defuse tensions and prevent the worsening of the situation. We call on all parties to exercise restraint and prevent further escalation. The Special Coordinator must take urgent action to de-escalate the situation and to ensure protection for Palestinian civilians. We also call on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to stop its use of excessive force against Palestinian civilians.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Indonesia is alarmed by the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, which continues to deteriorate. We strongly condemn the excessive violence perpetrated by Israeli security forces, particularly during this holy month of Ramadan. We call on Israel to uphold international law and respect the status quo of the holy sites. We recall the call by Pope Francis and the Chair of the Al-Quds Committee on the important role of Al-Quds/Jerusalem as a city of tolerance and mutual respect and the need to preserve its future as a city of peaceful coexistence. We are extremely concerned about the continued human rights violations by the occupying Power, including illegal settlement expansion, oppression, violence and forced displacement.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Lastly, international cooperation plays an important role in strengthening States’ capacities in ensuring accountability and justice for sexual violence in conflict situations. In this regard, Indonesia stands ready to support efforts aimed at building the capacities of States, especially through triangular or South-South cooperation. Innovative financing, including through the Bretton Woods system, and regional cooperation are also important avenues to be explored.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“As we progress in discussions on the women and peace and security agenda, we are also faced with many challenges to women’s equal participation, including in the peacekeeping missions. Today, four United Nations peacekeeping missions have specific mandates to help address sexual violence in countries with conflicts. However, the representation of female peacekeepers in those missions remains low. From the reports of the Secretary-General, we can see that the number of female peacekeepers and the numbers of sexual-violence cases in the missions are inversely proportional. We call on the Security Council to pay attention to this trend, taking into consideration the linkage and connectivity between the presence of female peacekeepers and the number of sexual-violence offences.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Just yesterday, the Government of Indonesia enacted its law on the protection of women and girls against sexual violence. However, for Indonesia, this understanding has guided us for a long time. In 2014, reflecting the highest political commitment of the country, a presidential regulation was signed to provide instruction on the protection of women and children in conflict situations. This regulation came at a moment when the global community had been struck by the increasing reports of sexual violence in conflicts, especially since the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. In less than a year, ministerial guidance was also published to ensure the implementation of the presidential regulation at the national and subnational levels. Focus on women’s participation is crucial.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank the United Kingdom delegation for convening today’s meeting. We also thank all the briefers for their briefings. Sexual violence should never be used as a weapon in conflict. Based on the reports we have heard, it is important to make sure the use of sexual violence must stop. This is the first step to fulfilling our commitment to saving lives. Indonesia supports the United Nations in its multifaceted efforts aimed at ending the cycles of sexual violence in conflict. We must support nationally developed, home-grown and reliable justice and accountability capacities. We believe that there is no immediate way to fight and end impunity to sexual violence in conflict. Every effort to end sexual violence, especially in conflict settings, must be built based on strong national and local willingness and ownership.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the regional level, while establishing the Southeast Asian Network of Women Peace Negotiators and Mediators in 2020, Indonesia witnessed the huge capacity of women mediators in the region. In 2019, through Indonesia’s close communication with Afghan women in preparing to establish the Afghanistan- Indonesia Women’s Network, we also saw the same great potential. Those promising capacities of women mediators are a tremendous asset to be utilized by the international community. Against that background, Indonesia calls on the United Nations to intensify partnerships with such networks of women peacekeepers and peacebuilders.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Secondly, with regard to the strengthening of women’s role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, more efforts are needed to strengthen women’s role and capacity in peacekeeping missions, guided by resolution 2538 (2020), and to emphasize the importance of establishing an institutionalized and sustainable peer-to-peer framework for women peacekeepers and potential women peacekeepers to share their knowledge and experience. Such a framework will equip and prepare future women peacekeepers for their missions. One of the necessary skills, among others, is community engagement. Finally, with regard to engaging regional and national women’s networks, as laid out in the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, partnership within the United Nations and women’s networks at global and regional levels plays an imperative role.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The convening of this open debate is also timely, as it coincides with the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. With this year’s theme, we can look closer at how climate change, disasters and environmental degradation can exacerbate the crises faced by women in conflict areas. In that way, collaboration with United Nations organs can be explored through, among other things, the strengthening of the capacity of United Nations peace missions to reduce, respond and mitigate the risk of disasters.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, Indonesia encourages and supports the Security Council’s efforts to meet those unmet commitments by first, among other things, supporting the Security Council’s initiative to intensify cross- cutting dialogue and collaborate with relevant United Nations organs. While pertinent, we also acknowledge that the women and peace and security agenda is multidimensional and interdisciplinary in nature. Therefore, we share the view that the Security Council cannot be the only forum in which to pursue the implementation of the agenda. The contributions and views of other relevant United Nations organs are especially needed, based on their mandates, focus, coverage and expertise. It includes issues such as economic inclusion and public- private partnerships.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to start by wishing all women in the world a happy International Women’s Day. Without their strength, persistence and resilience, where would we be now? I would also like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this March and to extend my gratitude to all briefers for their presentations, which have laid the foundation for the open debate we are having today. In our wish to pursue achievements, we should be mindful not to allow ourselves to backslide. In reality, many of the milestones that have been set have yet to be completed, which could potentially draw us back from the hard-won achievements on women and peace and security.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Lastly and most importantly, the Council must support and actively revive the stalled peace process under the auspices of the Middle East Quartet in order to achieve a just, comprehensive and durable resolution, based on a two-State solution and in line with internationally agreed parameters. It is high time for the Security Council to take action to restore and ensure a political horizon for this long-standing crisis. I hope that this meeting, held at a high level, will result in such concrete action. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm Indonesia’s unwavering commitment and support for the people and the State of Palestine. We stand ready to support the Palestinian people and all efforts to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to this issue.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Secondly, the Security Council must ensure that Palestinian civilian populations are protected. It must take concrete steps to ensure the safety of the Palestinian people and to safeguard the status quo of the holy sites. It is also imperative to continue to ensure unimpeded humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. Indonesia calls for the complete lifting of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, which has resulted in a grave humanitarian situation and the continued suffering of Palestinians. We also urge the international community to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with sustainable and predictable funding.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We have urged the Council on many occasions to uphold its responsibility and act decisively to address the core of the problem, which is the Israeli occupation that has gone on for more than half a century. I am here today to reiterate that call and to highlight three points. First, we have repeatedly heard about the ongoing aggression, provocations and violations perpetrated by Israel. The Security Council must put a stop to them. Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) clearly states that settlement activities constitute a flagrant violation of international law. They also undermine the prospects for a just peace. As we continue to witness this, the Security Council must resolve to bring it to an end, including by ensuring Israel’s accountability for its actions. It is the only way to dispel the perceptions of impunity.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to begin by conveying my appreciation to Norway for holding this open debate of the Security Council at the ministerial level. The fact is that the reality on the ground continues to be concerning and warrants the highest level of attention. We are saddened by the fact that the Palestine issue remains the longest-standing issue on the Security Council’s agenda and that despite many efforts and resolutions, the people of Palestine have yet to realize their inalienable right to independence and self-determination. We deplore the continued violations by Israel, the occupying Power, including demolitions, evictions, violence and policies that have deprived Palestinians of their legitimate rights.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Indonesia, through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has been working tirelessly in implementing the Programme of Action on Small Arms. The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the annual meeting of the ASEAN Association of Heads of Police are among the few examples in our region. On a broader scale, enhancing cooperation among regional organizations is needed to sharpen the global effort against illicit SALW. Allow me to conclude by reiterating Indonesia’s support and commitment in combating illicit SALW, including through the Security Council in exercising its mandate.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source
“Identification and prioritization in disarmament measures are important, particularly to support a nationally driven security sector reform. Disarmament measures could also benefit peacekeeping operations in effectively and efficiently exercising their mandates. In the context of sanctions, our principled positions remains that it is a last resort and only a means, not the objective. It should always be a part of broader political and peacebuilding strategy to address the situation. Similarly, in the context of sanctions related to SALW, this principle should also be upheld. Thirdly, regional mechanisms are important owing to the complex and transborder nature of many ongoing conflicts and SALW issues.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source
“Through the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action and the Review Conference, measures and challenges towards the effective implementation of the Programme of Action were discussed. Over the years, we have noted differences among States Members of the United Nations with regard to the Programme of Action, including its scope and relation to other instruments. Nevertheless, we should focus on the points of convergence and continue to effectively implement it. In that regard, we would like to reiterate our principled position that regulations on SALW should not hinder the development of national capabilities, especially for developing countries. Secondly, in discussing the issue of SALW, the Security Council should focus on the very pertinent work of its mandate.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source
“We wish to convey our sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important meeting. Indonesia remains concerned by the negative impacts caused by illicit small arms and light weapons. As has been correctly pointed out, such weapons contribute to the exacerbation of conflicts. In that regard, allow me to emphasize the following. First, international cooperation based on universally accepted instruments is essential. The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in All Its Aspects remains a fundamental basis for mobilizing political will.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source
“Harmonious coordination in exercising their distinctly unique mandates is critical to the work of the Security Council, the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies in order to address drivers of violence or other aggravating factors in conflicts. As a member of Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, Indonesia will continue to work together with all States in halving global violence. In conclusion, Indonesia would like to reiterate its strong commitment to being a part of the collective effort to strengthen joint efforts in maintaining international peace and security, including through addressing the impact of exclusion and inequality in conflict-affected countries.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Therefore, Indonesia is of the view that peacekeeping operations can support their host countries as they embark on their security sector reforms, especially through the protection of civilian and police training sessions. In that context, Indonesia has been including community engagement training as an essential part of predeployment for our peacekeepers. Thirdly, concerning the importance of synergy and partnership, inequality also applies to the capacity of States to deal with their internal challenges. Partnerships, including regional and triangular partnerships, play an important role in bridging the gap through capacity- building. To that end, all United Nations bodies need to effectively and efficiently exercise their respective mandates.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Any peacebuilding effort would be futile if it were to leave any part of the society behind. As we have learned from Indonesia’s experience, promoting peaceful dialogue among different groups within a society is essential to build such an inclusive approach and ensure a sustainable peace. Secondly, with regard to strengthening the rule of law, in order to support peaceful dialogue and nurture trust within society, the rule of law is critical. Indonesia underscores that a nationally owned and led security sector reform is critical to sustaining peacebuilding efforts, including to curb injustice and inequality in conflict-affected countries.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Mexico for its initiative in convening this meeting. We note the growing influence of rising inequality in conflict-affected countries, which poses the risk of their relapse into crisis and presents challenges to international peace and security. On that note, allow me to share the following points. First, with regard to promoting inclusivity to bring about a tangible impact on the ground, a lasting peace starts with the affected community. In order to end inequality, we need the involvement of all segments of society. The international community should work hand-in-hand to enhance a nationally owned and led peacebuilding effort. Indonesia firmly believes that all elements of the community have a stake in strengthening peacebuilding efforts. That is especially important in a diverse and plural society.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source