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  1. “At the same time, as the current Chair of the governing board of the Geneva-based International Security Sector Advisory Team, we are committed to enabling timely and efficient reinforcement of the capacities for security sector reform of the United Nations system, both in training and in advisory work conducted in the field, especially in Africa. In conclusion, I would like to assure you, Mr. President, of our full cooperation with you and with other Council members in the area of security sector reform. It is a crucial component of the work of the United Nations in promoting peace, stability, development, the rule of law and justice in the aftermath of conflict or in periods of transition.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  2. “Last but not least, I would like to highlight the fact that we have recently been witnessing increased demand for assistance in the area of security sector reform, both from countries emerging from conflict and from countries undergoing democratic transitions. This presents us with new challenges and requires additional capacities. We believe it is our joint obligation to address the challenges in a comprehensive, coherent and coordinated way. I would like to invite all Member States to approach the tasks at hand in that spirit. In the same spirit, and in the context of the community of democracies, Slovakia, together with the Netherlands, is now exploring how we can best assist Tunisia to address the challenges that country has identified in the area of security sector reform.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  3. “That Group has since served mainly as an interface between the Member States and the United Nations system, especially the co-chairs of the inter-agency Task Force, and as such has proven to be useful. As Chair of the Group of Friends, we would like to take this opportunity to invite all interested Member States, especially the recipients of assistance in the area of security sector reform, to use this tool as a platform for sharing their lessons learned, articulating their needs and identifying the best ways to address them in a timely and efficient manner. We are ready to continue enabling such interactions and promoting enhanced cooperation.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  4. “The two subsequent workshops were equally useful, one for the Latin American and the Caribbean region in Buenos Aires in 2009, and one for South East Asia in Jakarta in 2010. In fact, we have recently approached another regional partner and are considering the possibility of organizing the fourth regional workshop in another important region. Slovakia is keen to continue contributing as an honest broker to building trust, further strengthening United Nations capacities for security sector reform, enhancing coherence and coordination within the United Nations system as well as with regional and subregional actors, and promoting positive synergies, while at the same time trying to avoid duplicities. That is exactly the context that led us to initiate the creation of the United Nations Group of Friends of SSR back in 2008.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  5. “It is in this very context that Slovakia, together with its close partner countries in the regions and with the assistance of DCAF - the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces - organized three regional workshops with the aim of galvanizing discussions and tangible efforts on security sector reform in the most relevant regions, facilitating partnerships and enhancing coordination mechanisms. The first such regional workshop, which we organized together with South Africa in Cape Town in 2007, contributed a great deal to the process of defining the African Union's approaches to security sector reform, as well as to enhancing the African Union-United Nations cooperation in the area of SSR.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  6. “Right next to national ownership is the essential role of regional and subregional actors, who, with their legitimacy, expertise and capacities, can significantly contribute to achieving sustainable progress in security sector-related work on the ground. Many positive results have been achieved recently in the work that the United Nations system has done in conjunction with its regional and subregional partners in areas such as developing concepts, joint training, joint assessment missions and other areas. The United Nations has worked particularly closely in this regard with the African Union and the European Union. We strongly believe in the importance of regional and subregional approaches in the related capacity- building and coordination mechanisms. We equally believe in the need to promote bottom-up and demand- driven approaches.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  7. “There is both a guidance gap on how to transform SSR principles into practice and a capacity gap in preparing personnel for peacekeeping and peacebuilding deployments. This is a challenge that police- and troop- contributing countries need to tackle. National ownership remains the key principle of the United Nations approach to security sector reform. It is not only a moral imperative but also a pragmatic consideration, because if the design and implementation of security sector reform policies and programmes are not led by national actors, they are unlikely to be successful. That is acknowledged across the board, including by concerned donors.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  8. “Much has been done in raising awareness about security sector reform, building the expertise and knowledge of United Nations staff both at Headquarters and in the field, advancing United Nations conceptual work on SSR, promoting integrated approaches, strengthening civilian capacities and, most importantly, providing more systematic and better- targeted assistance to national authorities in the whole array of activities related to security sector reform. Nevertheless, I would like to highlight the challenges that Member States face in preparing their personnel, whether police serving in United Nations missions, military contingents or civilian personnel who have a role to play, directly or indirectly, in supporting the reform, restructuring or transformation of justice and security institutions.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  9. “Slovakia is proud that the Security Council's open debate organized under our presidency in February 2007 (see S/PV.5632) set the tone for advancing the security sector reform agenda, including for the milestone report of the Secretary-General in 2008 (S/2008/39), and for the creation of the institutional framework for security sector reform. Capacity-building for security sector reform within the United Nations system has come a long way since 2007.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  10. “I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting my country to participate in today's debate. It creates another useful opportunity to take stock of essential developments in the area of security sector reform (SSR) within the United Nations system and to discuss what more needs to be done in addressing this issue in a comprehensive, coherent and coordinated way, with special focus on African experience and needs. I would like to commend Nigeria for organizing this debate and to welcome the presidential statement adopted (S/PRST/2011/19), which we see as a highly useful contribution to the ongoing security sector work in the United Nations system.”

    2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source

  11. “In conclusion, I wish to reiterate that Slovakia remains fully committed to the cause of increasing the transparency, effectiveness and efficiency of the Security Council, a process initiated by the decision of heads of State and Government at the 2005 World Summit and put in motion by the note S/2006/507 and subsequent notes. We believe that adjusting the working methods of the Council is an important part of the overall endeavour to create and maintain effective multilateralism, and the best way to generate the broadest possible support for sustainable solutions in the area of peace and security.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  12. “The mechanism of Security Council private meetings with troop-contributing countries should be prompt, flexible and substantive, in particular in cases of important or unexpected developments while implementing mission mandates. The maximum relevance of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly should be ensured, including by making it more substantive and analytical and by holding an interactive discussion with the General Assembly on it. There should be provision for stronger interaction between bodies dealing with issues connected with peace and security, such as the Peacebuilding Commission or the Economic and Social Council, and the Security Council.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  13. “Further progress can be made in enhancing interaction between the Council and other Member States, in particular those directly affected, concerned and interested. This could be achieved through better use of private Council meetings and more regular use of Arria Formula meetings, and by the holding of regular consultations between the Council and non-members on relevant issues. We are very pleased to see that it has indeed recently become much more common for countries directly concerned to take the floor before Council members. We believe that this should be a standard practice in accordance with Article 32 of the Charter. We also appreciate the fact that representatives of regional and subregional organizations are now more often invited to take part in various forms of the work of the Council.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  14. “This progress enhances the credibility of the Security Council and the United Nations as a whole as it contributes to building the confidence of the wider international community in the Organization. We believe that working methods are one area of the reform process in which there have been considerable and commendable improvements. Of course, the time is not yet ripe for complacency, and we need to bear in mind that the full implementation of the note is a work in progress. Slovakia believes that further improvements are both desirable and possible in several areas, including strengthening the transparency and openness of the work of the Council, including and in particular regarding the work of its subsidiary bodies.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  15. “Slovakia proudly sees itself as part of the process of adjusting the Security Council's working methods to the current and future needs of the international community. In the year 2007, when Slovakia had the honour to chair the Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, we worked diligently to further the excellent work so ably commenced and carried out by the delegation of Japan in 2006. Today, we are pleased to observe the progress that has been made, particularly in terms of transparency, the involvement of non-members in the work of the Council, and the speed of its decision- making process. It is evident that a more analytical and forward-looking approach benefits the Security Council and ultimately the United Nations membership as a whole.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  16. “We strongly believe that by increasing transparency, efficiency and interaction with non- members, the Council and the whole Organization can build in Member States the necessary trust and sense of ownership of the Council's decisions and actions, which we are all bound to implement under the Charter of the United Nations. In this regard, the efficiency and transparency of the Council's work, on the one hand, and its authority stemming from the Charter, on the other, are closely linked. Therefore, the efforts aimed at the full and timely implementation of Security Council decisions should take due account of the nature of the Council's decision-making mechanisms and its systematic interactions with non-members, especially those directly affected, concerned and interested by the topics on its agenda.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source

  17. “I wish to start by commending you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Japan for having taken the important initiative to convene this open debate on the implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council of 19 July 2006 (S/2006/507), and by stating our appreciation of the inspiring and succinct concept paper prepared for this occasion, contained in document S/2010/165. I also appreciate this timely opportunity to discuss matters of profound interest to all of the Members of the United Nations. It is our duty not only to take stock of the progress made on the working methods of the Security Council, but above all to take a step towards fostering better dynamics within the Security Council in this area.”

    2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source