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Kubiš

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“Mr. Kubis: I am very honoured to brief the Security Council for the first time in my new capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Allow me to give the Council some impressions and findings based on the first two months of my work in that new capacity. First of all, 10 years after the creation of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, we face a set of ground realities that is very different from those we found at the beginning. The international military presence is gradually transferring full security responsibility in Afghanistan to the Afghan National 2 Security Forces and will finish its current mission by the end of 2014.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“Over the past several months of our intensive engagement in the area of SSR, we have had ample opportunities to hear such calls and requests, which have come both from national authorities and from United Nations and other international representatives working on a daily basis on the ground. We also believe that, including through today's discussion, the Security Council can make further important contributions in that regard. Finally, I want to assure members that Slovakia remains actively engaged in and committed to the cause of security sector reform within the United Nations framework and elsewhere. We stand ready to continue assisting in practical terms in any way 6 necessary. I can assure the Council and the Secretary- General of our full and continuing support in SSR- related efforts.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“We have also been emphasizing the importance of a bottom-up approach to SSR processes within the United Nations - processes that must be demand-driven and must always be tailored to the specific needs and conditions of the countries or regions concerned. In our opinion, that is the best way to identify effective and functioning mechanisms for United Nations support for SSR. We hope that the Cape Town workshop will be followed by similar events in other parts of the world - for example, in Asia and Latin America - to which Slovakia is ready to contribute. Let me conclude by emphasizing once again the great need on the ground for increased and enhanced United Nations support for SSR.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“The workshop was also very instrumental in ensuring a wider and more systematic approach to SSR on the part of important regional and subregional partners of the United Nations, in particular the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community, but also, inter alia, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. This was also shown during the subsequent joint Slovak-South African presentation of workshop outcomes at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, on 29 January 2008. Let me also add that the Cape Town workshop was the beginning of, and an important element in, a regional and subregional approach that we have always promoted.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“Among the many tangible results and concrete proofs of the understanding, assistance and cooperation achieved in the realm of SSR was the International Workshop on Enhancing United Nations Support for Security Sector Reform in Africa, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7 and 8 November 2007, which Slovakia organized jointly with South Africa. That event and its outcome, in the form of a Co-chairs' 5 statement, significantly contributed to the efforts aimed at developing an SSR concept within the United Nations based on specific and unique African experience. It was also very helpful in gaining a better understanding of the nature and scope of SSR among African countries, for many of which this issue is of such critical importance.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations has been the first to address the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General, within the scope of its mandate, and we note with satisfaction the fruitful discussion that it held in March. It clearly demonstrated the relevance of this topic to the wider United Nations membership as well as the challenges on the way forward. We believe that another instrumental United Nations body that will play a key role in this area is the Peacebuilding Commission, which has, commendably, included security sector reform within the integrated peacebuilding strategies for the countries on its agenda. We strongly support this.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“In February 2007, the open debate on SSR (see S/PV.5632) and the adoption of a presidential statement (S/PRST/2007/3) helped attract growing interest among Member States in the topic of security sector reform and to raise awareness about it. This was also reflected in the very positive response to the Slovak initiative to create a United Nations Group of Friends of SSR, which now has more than 30 members from all geographic regions, with various experiences in implementing SSR or supporting it in the field. Since last year's open debate in the Security Council, tangible progress has been achieved in introducing this issue into the agendas of relevant United Nations bodies.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“08-33544 All of that should enable us to work more actively and effectively for better coordination of all United Nations activities - with the central role to be played by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on the ground - and of international efforts and for better management of available international capacities, linking them more closely with national SSR strategies, policies and capacities, thus reinforcing the principles of national ownership and leadership. Therefore, while the United Nations-focused measures and approaches recommended in the Secretary- General's report are not a goal per se, they would, if supported, help all of us to be more effective and successful on the ground in addressing the realities existing there.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“If the United Nations wants to deliver better and to be able to adequately respond to the numerous requests that it receives from individual Member States, it needs to strengthen its own capacities and to ensure that it can deliver better and in a highly professional manner in the most critical areas. We see the path towards that goal mainly in strengthening the inter-agency approach, including by creating an inter-agency SSR support unit.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“As the Secretary-General rightly pointed out in paragraph 48 of his report, this could "ensure that peacekeeping operations and United Nations country teams engaged in reform receive practical guidance and assistance", which they so often call for on the ground. We believe that such principles and guidelines should be elaborated on the basis of existing best practices and lessons learned. The Secretary-General's report provides us with a very good basis and, indeed, with the outline of a framework for this. It is now up to us, the Member States, to further elaborate principles and guidelines and to achieve consensus on them. Fourthly, there is a need for continued United Nations capacity-building.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“Secondly, there is a need for a holistic, coherent and comprehensive United Nations approach to SSR. The United Nations has been involved in various SSR-related projects and activities for many years. But what is still missing is a systematic, comprehensive and well-coordinated United Nations approach to SSR. We should spare no effort in order to achieve that goal. We believe that we are on the right track, but much more remains to be done, both by the Secretariat, by other members of the United Nations family and by Member States. Thirdly, there is a need to define basic United Nations principles and guidelines for SSR.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“Based on our experience of promoting the issue of security sector reform within the United Nations 08-33544 system and studying specific cases of carrying out SSR programmes, I would like to use this opportunity to highlight several security sector reform-related principles that we consider particularly crucial. The first is national ownership and leadership, which simply cannot be overemphasized. SSR always has to be a nationally-owned process that is rooted in the particular needs and conditions of the country in question. National authorities must be involved in all aspects and phases of SSR and must be in the lead. It is the sovereign right and the primary responsibility of the country concerned to determine the national approach and priorities of SSR.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“SSR is often a crucial component, if not the crucial component, of an exit strategy. To accomplish this, we believe that there is a growing need for adequate capacity within the United Nations system to be able to respond more effectively to the requests of individual Member States for support in the area of security sector reform. In this context, we strongly support the recommendations of the Secretary- General to establish clear field mechanisms for the coordination and implementation of security sector reform mandates, as well as a United Nations inter- agency security sector reform support unit to provide technical guidance and training, and to promote best practices and a holistic and coherent United Nations approach to security sector reform.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“We believe that both the General Assembly and the Security Council and their relevant subsidiary bodies should address the report within the scope of their prerogatives under the United Nations Charter. Reforming the security sector, particularly in post-conflict environments, is critical to consolidating peace and stability; promoting poverty reduction and economic and social development, the rule of law, justice and good governance; extending legitimate State authority and civilian management of the security and justice sectors, centred on people's needs; and preventing countries from relapsing into conflict. SSR is often one of the most critical elements of long-term efforts to lay the foundation for peace consolidation, which could subsequently, among other things, enable the timely withdrawal of international peacekeepers.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“I also extend my warm thanks to Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for introducing in person his report entitled "Securing peace and development: the role of the United Nations in supporting security sector reform" (8/2008/39) and for his valuable remarks. Slovakia is very pleased with the comprehensive nature of the Secretary-General's report presented today and believes that it is an important milestone in systematizing and strengthening United Nations support for SSR. We are convinced that the report is a good basis for further discussions on this issue among United Nations Member States. In this context, we are pleased to note that, as expected, the report has been issued with two symbols and is thus a document both of the General Assembly and of the Security Council.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“Allow me at the outset to express my deep gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for organizing today's meeting on security sector reform (SSR) - which we deem to be a critical topic for the entire United Nations system i as well as for giving my country, Slovakia, an opportunity to address the Security Council on this topic, which we adopted as our horizontal priority during our work as a Security Council member in 2006 and 2007. I hope and believe that today's Security Council meeting will prove to be yet another useful opportunity not only to discuss this issue but also to provide new impetus and guidance in promoting it.”
2008-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5889 (2008) · source
“I believe this is an area that is underdeveloped; we need to do more about it when speaking about the role of the United Nations. I would like to conclude my statement by once again stressing our allegiance, both as a member of the OSCE and as a Member of the United Nations, to the work of the OSCE, and our support for the OSCE chairmanship of Spain. I wish Mr. Moratinos good luck in his endeavours. 5”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“Therefore, I would again like to repeat here the words of the Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Moratinos, in highlighting the importance of the candidature of Kazakhstan for the OSCE chairmanship. My country supports such a chairmanship not only because of our bilateral relations, but also because of the importance of having a representative of one of the Central Asian nations members of the OSCE chairing the organization. Our work with other partners for cooperation is important, and Afghanistan is an area where our work together to help the stabilization and development processes in that country is very valuable. On one last specific point, as regards OSCE added value, I would like to mention cooperation with other international organizations, including the United Nations family, and also with non-governmental organization (NGOs).”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“Political and military affairs and confidence- and security-building measures are another area where the OSCE plays a trailblazing role and where we work very strongly. It too is something on which we can work together with the United Nations. I would like to echo the words of Chairman-in-Office Moratinos when he spoke about the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The Treaty is the cornerstore of European security, and we in Slovakia highly value it. I hope that we will find a solution to the current challenges to the CFE Treaty. The OSCE provides a good forum for consultations and cooperation among equals, and it is a forum of inclusiveness.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“Just to highlight one thing, I would like to mention the work of the OSCE that is being very strongly promoted by the current chairmanship in the area of combating intolerance and working to instil understanding among cultures and religions, because this is, indeed, a task for all of us, not only for today but for tomorrow as well. 07-52101 Another area that I consider to be extremely important in the work of the OSCE is that of field missions. I have mentioned Kosovo, but there are many others. Again, in this respect, the OSCE is a very good partner for the United Nations family. Various offices of the United Nations and the broader United Nations family are present in parts of the world where the OSCE also operates.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“The second area is that of new threats and challenges, many of which were mentioned by the Chairman-in-Office. I would like to mention only one: the experience of the OSCE in the area of small arms and light weapons. Here, we in the OSCE set an example for the wider international community, and I am very glad that the example was taken up; many of the lessons learned from the OSCE experience are being implemented in other regions of the world. The third area is that of human rights, respect for minorities, the building of democratic institutions and all that falls under this particular umbrella of the core business of the OSCE.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“OSCE expertise is irreplaceable and could bear valuable fruit in the area of cooperation with other multilateral sectors, including - soon, we hope - the European Union. In addition to the new ideas and concepts mentioned by Chairman-in-Office Moratinos, I would like to highlight some of the more traditional areas and experiences from which we, working in the OSCE, benefit. First of all, I would like to highlight conflict prevention as such. I very much hope that the efforts of the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could benefit from the experiences of the OSCE. I can say that, as a member of both the OSCE and the United Nations, we will work towards linking the two organizations as much as possible, including in this area, so that they can work better and, to the extent possible, jointly.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“I would also like to commend the efforts of the Chairman-in-Office to achieve the peaceful settlement 07-52101 of protracted conflicts still present on OSCE territory. The appointment of a Personal Representative by the Spanish chairmanship was the right and proper reaction to the August incident in Georgia and is, in our opinion, worth following in other situations of that kind as well. The effort to strengthen dialogue and to eliminate aggressive rhetoric between hostile parties to all frozen conflicts is also noteworthy. But it is not only protracted conflicts that command our attention. I fully agree that it is necessary to strengthen the role of the OSCE in Kosovo. That will be very important in the days, months and even years to come.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“This year, for the first time, the OSCE is experiencing its work in the three-committee structure. Slovakia has the privilege of chairing the work of the first of these, the Security Committee. I can now confirm that our cooperation in this capacity with the Spanish chairmanship is very good and effective. Slovakia came up with a proposal to prepare an OSCE review of the organization's basic norms and principles in the field of security sector and governance reform. As Security Council members know, this was also the topic for Slovakia's presidency of the Council and gave an impetus to the work of the United Nations and will, I hope, soon lead to the submission by the Secretary- General of a report on security sector reform. I am particularly grateful to the Spanish chairmanship for understanding and strongly supporting that idea.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“I would like to thank Mr. Moratinos for his statement and for a very interesting insight into the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) under the Spanish chairmanship. Indeed, what the OSCE needs at present is this kind of realistic attitude that we are finding in the day-to-day performance of the current chairmanship. The approach that Spain applies is based on the principle of the three Ps - priority, perseverance and patience - which has shown its effectiveness. I especially welcome the active discussion of the OSCE priority themes initiated by Spain well in advance of the Ministerial Council. I believe that the results, when reviewed at the end of the year, will show the Spanish chairmanship to have been very successful.”
2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source
“Time will show how we can deal with the climate change issue within the Security Council and where a consensus of the international community will be reached to address climate-related factors of instability and security risks.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“There is, in our opinion, an indisputable role for the Security Council in conflict prevention and in contributing to other United Nations organs and agencies, where appropriate. Notwithstanding what the other forums, including the General Assembly, already deal with, the Security Council is well positioned to incorporate that new dimension of threat perception into its considerations and ad hoc discussions, while remaining within its mandate. My delegation would like to suggest that the Security Council request the Secretariat to include in its future regular reports, under mandates provided by the Council and where reasonable and substantiated, an additional note on possible threats in the framework of the subject of such a report that would be considered to be a security implication of climate change.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“We have to continue to support investments in the innovation of new low-carbon technologies, and there are also ways to consider nuclear energy as a cleaner choice if we are to meet our carbon targets. 3 Those are some of the reasons why Slovakia has approved the respective decisions taken at last March's European Council meeting on energy, which established binding European Union commitments coping with carbon dioxide emissions and on greater use of renewable sources of energy. Security is only one of the factors to be considered under the overall agenda for climate change, but in this case it is well in line with Security Council resolution 1625 (2005) on comprehensively addressing the root causes of armed conflict and political and social crises, as highly stressed societies tend to be more violent societies.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“Slovakia is, in that respect, strongly committed to working with the world's industrial countries and emerging economies to reach emissions reduction targets after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ends in 2012. We believe that emissions trading is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing carbon emissions. The emissions trading scheme in Europe is of great importance to overall targets in that respect, and the establishment of the carbon-trading market is a substantial achievement and will change the way thousands of businesses think about their energy use. A world-wide network of such schemes could push its positive effects even further. Other options exist for providing a stimulus for the development and more extensive use of renewable energy.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“Such threats and growing social stress can be properly addressed only through international agreements and their consistent implementation. Only concerted action by Governments around the world can successfully address the long-term challenge of fighting climate change and stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, while preventing severe global economic and political strains and sustaining economic growth. The 1987 Montreal Protocol, addressing the challenge posed by the hole in the ozone layer, has shown how quickly a global environmental problem can be reversed once targets are agreed.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“It is important to underline the scale of the implications for the developing world. It is not difficult to imagine the security, stability and health problems 07-30908 that will arise in a world in which there is increasing pressure on water availability; where there is a major loss of arable land and consequent food shortages; and in which there are large-scale displacements of populations as a result of flooding and other climate change effects. And those factors will compound each other. The poorest countries in the world will suffer most from severe weather events, longer and hotter droughts and rising oceans. Over the coming decades, the Arctic, sub-Saharan Africa, small island States, low-lying coasts, natural ecosystems and water resources and agricultural production in certain regions will be at particular risk.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“This is thus a good time to consider the policy dimensions of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has already finalized a new report that assesses the current and future impact of global warming and explores opportunities for proactively adapting to them. The report concludes that the world's rivers, lakes, wildlife, glaciers, permafrost, coastal zones, disease carriers and many other elements of the natural and physical environment are already responding to the effects of mankind's greenhouse gas emissions. The security implications of further climate change entails, inter alia, the possible humanitarian crises resulting from unusual weather changes, including drought; energy shortages; possible migration pressures; and overall societal stress in those States that are heavily affected by climate change.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“We welcome the fact that the Security Council has reached a point at which it is openly recognizing the significant security risks that the wider implications of climate change will pose in future. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the United Kingdom to introduce this theme into our agenda. Slovakia fully associates itself with the statement that will be delivered later by the Permanent Representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. That is why I will limit my statement to some specific comments. The complexity of the climate system makes it difficult to predict, but there is now an effective consensus among the world's leading scientists that there is a discernible human influence on climate and a link between the concentration of carbon dioxide and the increase in temperature.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. sharp. The meeting was suspended at 1 pm.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Before concluding, I wish to stress the importance that my country attaches to the need for a comprehensive and systematic approach to the implementation of all aspects and requirements of resolution 1540 (2004). We believe that such an approach can provide for an adequate system of protection and prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction at the national and global levels. Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to all members of the Security Council for their contributions and active participation in the preparation of the text of the presidential statement affirming our determination to promote increased multilateral cooperation towards the full implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006). I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“We would like to underline the fact that legislative measures to counter proliferation remain primarily the responsibility of the States Members of the United Nations, and that, ultimately, the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) is a national function and responsibility. Slovakia therefore considers that the importance of national ownership of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) might be best reflected in national action plans or road maps to achieve such full implementation. We are of the view that national plans of action would not only help to better prioritize the steps leading to the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), but could also help to identify, for donor countries and countries providing technical assistance, those areas in which assistance is needed or requested.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“My delegation fully appreciates the offers of assistance provided directly by several international organizations and arrangements and recognizes that other such bodies provide assistance of significant relevance to the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). Since this is the Security Council's first opportunity to meet with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the World Customs Organization since it decided to extend the mandate of the 1540 Committee in April 2006, we wish to thank those bodies for the detailed updates on their activities in connection with the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Technical assistance is one of the dominant issues in the context of the interaction of the Security Council Committee with States Members of the United Nations. Slovakia wishes to stress that broad-based cooperation with States and international and regional organizations in capacity-building and assistance is critical to effectively addressing this issue. Here we believe that the contribution of international, regional and subregional organizations and arrangements relevant to such efforts can make a real difference in advancing the implementation process. For those reasons, Slovakia is grateful to the Governments of Germany and of Norway for having organized, along with the Security Council, a donor States' workshop on the assistance provided for the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), to be held in April this year in New York.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Thus, while the year 2006 was dominated by efforts to increase awareness of the significance of resolution 1540 (2004), we strongly believe that this year the Security Council must concentrate on ensuring that further progress is made in the implementation of all aspects of resolution 1540 (2004) and resolution 1673 (2006) and in facilitating cooperation and the exchange of information on national experiences and best practices in addressing the requirements of resolution 1540 (2004), including with respect to further actions needed from States and on technical assistance needed and offered. My delegation is convinced that outreach activities must be sustained by a sound strategy on assistance that has to be developed and implemented in the long run.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“My delegation notes with satisfaction that through the support of individual Member States, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international and regional organizations, the Security Council has succeeded in creating a strong momentum in the implementation process, which must now be utilized for the strengthening of a global response, through further practical measures, to the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Slovakia. Slovakia aligns itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. That is why I shall limit my statement to the following comments. My delegation is pleased to note that there is growing awareness of the importance of resolution 1540 (2004) for global and regional security and for the national security of United Nations Member States. Since the adoption of that resolution, significant progress has been achieved in the implementation of its provisions in various regions. At the same time, we recognize that there are still many challenges to be addressed in achieving the full implementation of all aspects of resolution 1540 (2004) worldwide.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“I now give the floor to Mr. Gustavo R. Zlauvinen, representative of the 5 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the United Nations.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“I now call on the Director- General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Rogelio Pfirter, Director 07-24806 General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; Mr. Gustavo Zlauvinen, Representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the United Nations; and Mr. Michael Schmitz, Director General of Compliance and Facilitation of the World Customs Organization. Finally, I should like to welcome all delegations that will be speaking today, and I look forward to a fruitful and productive discussion. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I should like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Speakers with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in the Chamber and to deliver a condensed version when speaking.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Our intention is to concentrate on the most urgent issues which are discussed in particular at the meetings of the 1540 Committee. We expect that today's meeting will be used to look at the possibility of providing assistance to those States which have not yet submitted their national reports. Given that some countries still have gaps in their national legislative systems controlling sensitive goods and technologies, we also anticipate a discussion about areas of cooperation with those invited organizations that are mentioned directly in resolution 1540 (2004) and regularly participate in the outreach activities of the 1540 Committee. It is therefore my pleasure to welcome among us Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs; Mr.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“Based on the experience we acquired in holding the chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), our underlying motivation for organizing this open debate on the issue of cooperation between the Security Council and international organizations in the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006) was to create an opportunity for States Members of the United Nations and the relevant invited organizations to share experiences and lessons learned in the areas covered by resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006). Establishing and enforcing sound and effective measures to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery is a challenge that requires the international community's ongoing attention.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“The Security 2 Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I should like to draw attention to document 8/2007/84, which contains a letter dated 12 February 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Slovakia addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. Allow me to start the deliberations by making some introductory remarks. It is an honour and a privilege for me to open, for the second time this week, a Security Council debate convened by Slovakia - this time on the issue of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which is at least of the same importance as the debate on security sector reform that took place on Tuesday.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I am pleased to invite the following participants under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council: Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka, Under-Secretary- General for Disarmament Affairs; Mr. Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; Mr. Gustavo Zlauvinen, Representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the United Nations; and Mr. Michael Schmitz, Director of Compliance and Facilitation of the World Customs Organization. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Uruguay and Viet Nam in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635 (2007) · source
“As there are still a number of speakers on my list, I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.05 p.m. 074sz”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source