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Kuzmin

lines on the record: 337
first: 2008-06-05
most recent: 2023-03-07
sittings or episodes: 60
sources: un-security-council

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“Measures to strengthen women’s economic potential, create the conditions necessary for developing women’s entrepreneurship and increase their access to financial and material resources, markets, modern technologies and intellectual property are greatly needed. The most important areas of international cooperation must be overcoming poverty, women’s development and expanding access to education and decent work. The practice of applying coercive unilateral measures against States is absolutely unacceptable. It is clear that such actions primarily affect the interests of women in the social and economic spheres. Those issues must be the focus of the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and other United Nations bodies in consistently implementing the women and peace and security agenda.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We express our gratitude to the United Arab Emirates presidency of the Security Council and you personally, Madam Minister, for organizing today’s debate. We have listened with interest to the statements by Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women; Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; and Ms. Moussokoro Coulibaly. We emphasize the relevance of discussing the role of women in social and economic cooperation as a key element of peacebuilding. Unfortunately, this area of cooperation has often been unjustifiably silenced and relegated to the background. The Russian Federation calls for additional measures to strengthen the role of women in the social and economic development of States.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we call for the broader international community to consolidate its efforts to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, without hidden agendas or double standards. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of the United States has asked for the floor to make a further statement.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“The lives of civilians in those geopolitical games are cheap. Day by day they are written off as collateral damage. It might be worth counting how many people have fallen into that category in the course of the so- called highly precise attacks by the Americans and their allies in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia and other countries — countries that have been unlucky enough to fall under the American steamroller of democratization. Today our Western colleagues once again called for compliance with human rights law and humanitarian law when carrying out counter-terrorist measures. In that connection, we would like to encourage them to begin with themselves, because for the time being there is a clear gap between their words and their deeds.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“The panicked flight of the United States and its allies from Afghanistan, leaving behind huge volumes of modern weapons and equipment, allowed terrorist groups to significantly increase their capacities. The Afghan people have had to pay for the irresponsibility of American and NATO military forces and the many self-appointed experts on the building of democracy, the rule of law and so-called Western values. They spent more than 10 years trying to build that artificial construction, which began to fall apart like a house of cards even before American troops had been completely withdraw. It could not have been otherwise: the imposition by force of cookie-cutter democratic values in the strictly Western sense could not have brought any good to those States that were being experimented on.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“There is information that in the northern provinces of Afghanistan some former Government forces — coming from the army and the special forces — are moving towards joining ISIL. This picture is similar to the one we saw previously in Iraq. There is particular concern about the substantial number of terrorists in Afghanistan who nationals of States of Central Asia. That significantly increases the risk of the spillover of terrorist activity into neighbouring countries. The Secretary-General’s report underlines the problem of a glut of weapons in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan, which could fall into the hands of ISIL and other terrorist groups.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“During this time, effective cooperation has been set up, allowing us to follow the norms of international law in carrying out work to identify and repatriate the children of Russian citizens. To date, we have been able to return around 350 minors from Iraq and Syria. One of the priorities in this area has been guaranteeing the social adaptation of these children, which is carried out, inter alia, through providing support to their relatives who have taken them on and are raising them. We also must pay attention to the worrying situation in Afghanistan. There is a local cell of ISIL/ Da’esh, the Khorasan Province, which, according to our assessments, now has more than 6,000 fighters.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“There are more than enough legal instruments to do this, including those developed by the Security Council. The question is always one of will and of genuine intention. We are paying close attention to the issue of the return of foreign terrorist fighters and members of their families. We think that terrorist attacks must be punished and that we must join the efforts of the global community to this end. We are convinced that the range of issues connected to foreign terrorist fighters and members of their families can only be resolved in cooperation with the legal authorities of the countries where they are found. Since 2017, Russia has carried out systemic work with the authorities in Iraq and Syria to return children from conflict zones.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“It is therefore difficult to call the recent operation by American special forces to eliminate the leader of the terrorists a successful one. One of the most serious humanitarian challenges has also arisen in the territory illegally occupied by the United States, namely, the Al-Hol and the Al-Roj camps, where tens of thousands of women and children are being kept in appalling conditions. The withdrawal of the occupying United States forces from Syria would allow the Syrians themselves to clear up these terrorist pustules on their territory and guarantee the security of civilians. As practice has shown, the Syrian Government would be significantly better placed to achieve these objectives. The Russian Federation supports the efforts of States that are ready to cooperate in the fight against terrorism on the basis of international law.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“There is also the very serious problem of terrorist threats in the north-east of Syria. The illegal United States military personnel stationed there have not been able to restore order, or they do not want to. The atmosphere of powerlessness and permissiveness around the area occupied by the American troops has become a fertile breeding ground for all kinds of terrorists. Local fighters have become so strong and daring that they have been able to openly attack the places where their brothers-in-arms have been imprisoned. Ultimately, then, even those terrorists who it was previously possible to put into prison have been liberated. The attempts of the United States to show that they nonetheless have control of the situation on the ground have at times led to the deaths of many civilians.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. We thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Mr. Weixiong Chen for their detailed analysis of the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da’esh. We are grateful for the efforts of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Executive Directorate of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee in this important area. The report of the Secretary General (S/2022/63) draws the correct conclusion that Da’esh and other terrorist organizations have not ultimately been defeated. They continue their criminal activity in various regions around the world. Of late, the centre of their force has become Africa. It is therefore absolutely essential that we do not allow Africa to become a Caliphate 2.0.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“I thank Mr. Chen for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under- Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism; and Mr. Weixiong Chen, Acting Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2022/63, which contains the fourteenth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat. I now give the floor to Mr. Voronkov.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“Loose interpretation of international humanitarian law, as well as the invention of endless innovative constructs to fill the gaps in it that supposedly exist, lead in fact only to the erosion of established international legal norms. We must not weaken that authoritative set of rules. Likewise, we cannot allow international humanitarian law to become a tool for political manipulation.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“We strongly condemn those actions. Such irresponsible conduct turns those facilities into legitimate targets for attack under international humanitarian law. As a result, the lives of civilians are endangered. We consider the practice of using civilian objects for cover or civilians as a human shield to be extremely shameful and immoral. On the whole, we believe that the existing legal framework, such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Protocols Additional, are sufficient for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, including in urban warfare. The norms of international humanitarian law are flexible enough to ensure that the precautions taken in planning military operations correspond precisely to the context of combat and ensure that damage be minimized — urban environments are no exception.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“Currently, against the backdrop of an artificially inflated imaginary threat from Russia, Western countries continue to pump weapons into Ukraine, post military advisers there and generally indulge Ukrainian provocations, instead of forcing Kyiv to comply with the Minsk agreements endorsed by the Security Council. That means that, in the eastern part of Ukraine, women, children and the elderly — against whom the Kyiv authorities have been waging an undeclared war for years — will continue to die. Today terrorist groups participating in armed conflicts, primarily in Syria and certain African countries, pose a particular threat to the civilian population. The warring parties, militants and terrorists are increasingly using civilian infrastructure and facilities, including hospitals and schools, for military purposes.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“In general, the States members of NATO and other various coalitions for democracy have huge negative experience in the framework of the topic under consideration today. Moreover, the bombing of city blocks was often carried out not with the aim of achieving a military advantage, but for political intimidation, revenge or the punishment of undesirable Governments. We all remember the air strikes in the centre of Belgrade and other Serbian populated areas in the spring of 1999, and neither have we forgotten the root causes and methods of warfare in Iraq and Libya. Far from being the best examples of military operations in cities are the actions of the Ukrainian army against civilians in their own country.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“The task of adhering to those norms is of particular importance in situations of hostilities in densely populated areas. The specifics of military operations in cities include the fact that civilian and military objects are often interspersed within urban spaces. In that context, when planning operations, the use of the most accurate and reliable information is of particular importance. It is unacceptable to conduct strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles or other means of remote warfare on the basis of unverified intelligence. The American drone strike on 29 August last year in Kabul against a family with children is a real tragedy and a good example of what not to do. Unfortunately, the world has seen quite a lot of similar examples in recent times.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council. We thank the Secretary- General for his participation. We also thank the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ms. Al-Mutawakel for their information and assessments. Once again, we are grateful to the Norwegian delegation for its proposal to address the question of the procedure for conducting possible combat operations in urban areas. It is commendable that the theme of the protection of civilians remains in focus for the close attention of the Security Council, which has accumulated an impressive array of resolutions and statements on the issue. Minimizing casualties among non-combatants requires a responsible approach to respecting the norms of international humanitarian law.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“The persistent attempts of the ICC, which has not achieved much success in areas of investigative and judicial activities thus far, to prove its worth through creative interpretation — essentially rewriting — of norms international law cannot but cause concern. In conclusion, I would like to offer a few words about the situation in the Sudan. The Russian Federation has consistently called for the normalization of the political situation in the country. We are convinced that, against the backdrop of ongoing political instability, the main objective is national reconciliation. The ICC has done nothing to that end in all of its 15 years of work on the Darfur dossier. With regard to the provision of justice, the Sudanese — I am confident — will be able to deal with that on their own.”
2022-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8948 (2022) · source
“It would be simply absurd if an external body with a limited number of participants could impose on the States Members of the United Nations its own reading of the content of United Nations documents, including those that can impact the entire international community. Resolution 1593 (2005) expressly states that States that are not parties to the Rome Statute do not have any obligation thereunder. The approach of the ICC is also confusing given that a diametrically opposite position was taken by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. That Tribunal, acting on the basis of resolution 1757 (2007), did so under the logical presumption that it lacked the authority to interpret Council documents.”
2022-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8948 (2022) · source
“The ICC Appeals Chamber, in considering the legal objections of defendant Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman regarding jurisdiction, assumed that it had the authority to interpret the provisions of resolution 1593 (2005). In that regard, we would like to recall that the ICC is an organ created on the basis of an agreement between a limited number of States. Indeed, the authors of the Rome Statute provided for the possibility of the Security Council referring situations to the ICC. However, that does not mean that the Security Council has given the ICC the right to interpret the will of the Council. Interpreting the resolutions of the Security Council is a competency that falls only to the Council itself or to a body that the Council specifically endows with such authority. That is not the case with the ICC.”
2022-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8948 (2022) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would like to thank Mr. Karim Khan. We have taken note of his information. The position of the Russian Federation on the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not changed. The authority of any judicial body is based on its openness, impartiality, apolitical nature and the legal validity of its judgments. Unfortunately, the ICC is still far from such standards. We would like to comment separately on the recent decisions of the ICC. Those decisions indicate that the ICC maintains the unacceptable practice of at-will interpretation of the norms of international law and Security Council documents.”
2022-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8948 (2022) · source
“This is a class of case that can certainly be heard by national courts Given the Security Council’s review of the activities of the Residual Mechanism framework, we call on its leaders not only to finally put together a plan for how the Court will be brought to a close, but also to firmly keep to that plan.”
2021-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8927 (2021) · source
“Turning to the work of the Mechanism, I note that it is a unique combination of bias and delay. By way of example, in the trial of Ratko Mladić, the conduct of even one independent medical examination was presented as an intractable problem. In the case of Félicien Kabuga, by contrast, several such examinations have been carried out at the court’s own initiative. Until they are completed, the accused will be held in custody in the Hague, before being transferred to Arusha, so how much time is this investigation going to take? We still do not know. We also note with concern the increasing number of cases of contempt of court. In this regard, we see an attempt to artificially extend the lifespan of the Mechanism. We are decisively against this practice.”
2021-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8927 (2021) · source
“National courts are cheaper and in our opinion many times more effective. The quality standards of national courts also compare quite favourably with the unfortunate legacy of the ICTY and the Mechanism. Incidentally, the fairness and objectivity of the ICTY are well illustrated by the trial of the Kosovo Albanian leaders brought before a tribunal created on the initiative of the European Union (EU). Those leaders are currently on trial for war crimes, trafficking in organs and human beings and other atrocities. Yet a hile ago the ICTY had no claims against those odious individuals. That is all one needs to know about the impartiality of the ICTY. Our only wish is for the EU tribunal to work more actively, because, thanks to the ICTY, those war criminals have remained at large too long.”
2021-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8927 (2021) · source
“Nevertheless, we have not seen any concrete steps to bring the Mechanism’s activities to a close. We only hear promises of work in that direction. Like the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the Mechanism is systematically prolonging all its trials and thereby artificially extending its existence. The Mechanism’s mandate stipulates that its should have a limited size and a fixed lifespan. It was created primarily to fulfil technical functions. Nevertheless, the finish line is receding further and further beyond the horizon. Year after year, the Mechanism’s financial appetite only grows bigger. This year, $90 million have been spent despite the fact that only one case is currently being tried in the first instance. That gives rise to a legitimate question — why are we spending so much money to maintain that court?”
2021-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8927 (2021) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I welcome Mr. Agius and Mr. Brammertz to today’s meeting. We have read their written reports (see S/2021/694) and listened carefully to their briefings. What can we say? Unfortunately, the situation is unsatisfactory. Justice is being administered selectively and human rights standards and humanitarian principles are being systematically ignored. There is no sign that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is winding down. New pretexts are constantly emerging to extend its activities. We would like to elaborate on certain points. Let us begin with the main point — the Mechanism is a temporary structure and was created as such. It is incorrect to consider it to be a full-fledged international tribunal.”
2021-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8927 (2021) · source
“We are confident that Syrian returnees, whose socioeconomic situation in neighbouring States is becoming increasingly difficult, will significantly contribute to the reconstruction of their country. We call on UNHCR to step up its efforts to further mobilize the international community to assist the repatriation of Syrian citizens. We are committed to strengthening the work of UNHCR regarding the return of internally displaced persons and refugees to the Nagorno-Karabakh region and adjacent areas, as stipulated in the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia of 9 November 2020 concerning a ceasefire and the cessation of all hostilities in the conflict zone. We believe that UNHCR could provide comprehensive, non-politicized assistance, with an emphasis on the purely humanitarian aspect.”
2021-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8919 (2021) · source
“We believe that the international community, in particular the traditional Western donors that have been present in Afghanistan for the past 20 years and bear the primary responsibility for the events there, should actively assist the Afghan people in rebuilding the country and preventing forced migration. In the context of a settlement in Syria, the priority is to ensure the voluntary return of refugees. In that regard, we again highlight the relevance of the Russian initiative for the repatriation of Syrian refugees. We believe that promoting favourable conditions for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of permanent residence is an absolute priority and an important step towards achieving long-term stabilization in Syria.”
2021-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8919 (2021) · source
“A successful solution to that problem lies primarily in a political settlement in the countries of origin of migrants, as well as in assisting them in socioeconomic development, State-building and combating terrorism. External interference in the internal affairs of other States must be avoided. We believe that the countries actively involved in such interference should bear the primary responsibility for the consequences of the mass influx of migrants and refugees. Of particular concern is the situation in Afghanistan, where, according to UNHCR, the possibility of forced migration has sharply increased amid extremely limited access to basic services. The significantly worsening socioeconomic situation poses the risk of mass migration of the population from that country.”
2021-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8919 (2021) · source
“The exchange of views confirmed the mutual interest in further strengthening cooperation between Russia and UNHCR. We believe that resolving large-scale migration crises requires employing multilateral cooperation mechanisms, with the United Nations playing a key coordinating role. We commend UNHCR’s part in improving the international protection of refugees and other groups of persons under its responsibility. We note the Office’s efforts to respond to the spread of the new coronavirus disease. Our country supports, including financially, the activities of UNHCR in that area. The most effective way to resolve the issue of forced migrants is to address the root causes that compel people to leave their homeland.”
2021-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8919 (2021) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are very grateful to Mr. Filippo Grandi for his very informative briefing. The Russian Federation is making a significant contribution to strengthening the international refugee protection regime and resolving migration problems. We are conducting large-scale humanitarian activities in many countries around the world and are making efforts to prevent and overcome crises. We attach great importance to strengthening cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as the main international body for resolving forced migration issues. We highly appreciate the outcome of the visit to Moscow this June by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi.”
2021-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8919 (2021) · source
“The absence of specialized national legislation should not adversely affect the implementation of the mandate of the Investigative Team established by the Security Council. We are convinced that granting Iraq access to evidence will expedite the process of holding the perpetrators of international crimes accountable.”
2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8914 (2021) · source
“We hope that UNITAD maintains that momentum, but not at the expense of the quality of its work, particularly as the advanced technological tools used by the unit make that possible. The Team successfully collects and analyses evidence, drawing on new technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and others. The Russian Federation recognizes and encourages the use of modern technological innovations in investigations to the extent that it does not compromise the criterion of relevant and admissible evidence. We hope that the Iraqi authorities will soon be able to access the collected evidence, as prescribed by resolution 2379 (2017). That text specifies the relevant Iraqi authorities as the main recipient of the evidence collected by the Team.”
2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8914 (2021) · source
“We welcome the completion of the case brief on the investigation into the mass execution of Shia Muslim prisoners at Badush prison in western Mosul, which was seized by ISIL militants. The crimes committed there are inexcusable. All those responsible for them must be punished as they deserve. We note the good pace of investigations into the development and use by terrorists of chemical and biological weapons. There is no doubt that they were used by terrorists. ISIL fighters have acted in a similar way in other countries beyond Iraq. The Russian delegation welcomes the significant developments in the investigations of crimes against the Sunni, Christian, Kaka’i, Shabak and Shia Turkmen communities.”
2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8914 (2021) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council as you usher in the Council’s winter season. I take this opportunity to also thank the entire team of Mexico for its very successful presidency in November. We welcome Mr. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD). We hope that, under the new leadership, the Investigative Team will redouble its efforts to ensure the objective and impartial collection and analysis of evidence of crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq. We have carefully reviewed the Investigative Team’s seventh report, and we appreciate the informative briefing.”
2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8914 (2021) · source
“A decade passed before Libya could detect any positive signs in its complicated political settlement process. Libya’s general elections are scheduled for 24 December. We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint so as to enable the long-suffering Libyan people to exercise their legitimate right to elect and be elected.”
2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source
“In general, the approach of the ICC on the Libyan file remains discriminate, whereby all guilt is placed on only one of the parties to the conflict. We have yet to see any cases opened regarding ostensible crimes committed by militants or the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham. The Court has not even tried to investigate NATO’s illegitimate air strikes on the territory of Libya, which caused numerous civilian casualties. We regret that Libyan statehood has been razed to the ground for the sake of the ambitions of Western States. That once prosperous country still lies in ruins and needs to be progressively rebuilt. As for the civilian population, whom the do-gooders from NATO tried to protect, it had to suffer the terrors of an all-out civil war, utter chaos, total disorganization and devastation.”
2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome Mr. Karim Khan in his new position as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. We hope that his accession to the Court will lead to the correction of the significant imbalances consistently highlighted by our delegation and bring the Court closer to at least partially recovering its badly tarnished reputation. Some positive developments are already in sight. For the first time, the Court’s report on the investigation of the situation in Libya has something we can truly appreciate: honesty. The Office of the Prosecutor openly states that there is a lack of any significant progress in this matter. That is what our delegation has been saying for a decade and is pleased that the ICC has finally stopped pretending to engage in intense activity and admitted the obvious.”
2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source
“Those and other issues should be at the heart of the work of the Security Council’s Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security, the Peacebuilding Commission and other United Nations bodies, with a view to making a positive contribution to the progressive development of the women and peace and security agenda and to achieve genuine consensus on that topic. For its part, the Russian Federation wishes to reaffirm its readiness to interact constructively with all interested Member States to promote women’s issues in the Security Council. At the same time, we advocate an equal and mutually respectful dialogue, taking into account alternative points of view in the spirit of the democratic foundations of the United Nations and in accordance with the principles of its Charter.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“The use of coercive unilateral measures and politicized economic sanctions is absolutely unacceptable, as the victims of such sanctions are, first and foremost, women. Measures are needed to strengthen women’s economic capacity and to expand women’s access to financial and material resources and modern technology. Women’s empowerment, the elimination of poverty and increasing opportunities in the area of education are key priorities. Special attention should be paid to protecting families, mothers and traditional family values, which are the moral foundation of any society and the key to the successful development of present and future societies.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“A routine expansion of bureaucratic structures in the absence of a conflict or situation vulnerable to conflict can hardly be justified. All approaches should be tailored to the specific situation and must not be one-size-fits-all. The most important thing is the result, not the appearance of work. Women themselves must be effectively involved in the search for a solution to existing problems. In that regard, we express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his personal commitment to improving women’s participation in peacekeeping operations, peace negotiations and political processes. At the same time, we call for additional measures to increase the role of women in the social and economic development of States in situations of armed conflict or in the post-conflict recovery stage.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“The General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission are actively involved in work to promote the role of women, protect their rights and ensure gender equality. As for us in the Security Council, we should focus on situations that pose an imminent threat to international peace and security, in accordance with the prerogatives of the Security Council. Often during this discussion, the importance of developing regional and national strategies and plans, and of establishing national structures for the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, has been stressed. We are convinced that such measures must be adopted only when there is an objective need arising from the existence of an armed conflict or a post-conflict settlement situation.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Petersburg, the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Putin, said: “Women’s active participation in seeking solutions to global and local challenges, coupled with their proactive participation in all spheres of life, is in the public interest and helps to tap into human potential to the greatest extent. Today, that is undoubtedly a key factor in progress, in moving forward and in bringing concrete changes throughout the world, both within individual States and around the globe.” The report submitted to the Security Council by the Secretary-General (S/2021/827) underscores the significant progress made in many areas in terms of implementing the women and peace and security agenda. At the same time, we consider it extremely important to avoid duplication in the work of the different bodies of our Organization.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Secretary-General António Guterres for presenting his assessments of the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We listened most attentively to the statements made by our guests: Under-Secretary- General Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women; the African Union Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Diop; and Ms. Umenza Velasco. Today’s discussion confirms the relevance of resolution 1325 (2001), which was adopted more than 20 years ago. An important task of the Security Council in implementing that document is to ensure the full and effective participation of women in peace processes and in efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts. Speaking at the third Eurasian Women’s Forum, which was held earlier this month in St.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Sanctions are not commensurate with the principles of international cooperation and restrict it unnecessarily even in those areas where there is a real need for and tangible interest in pooling efforts to combat contemporary challenges.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“Unfortunately, the increased use of politically motivated unilateral sanctions has become a modern reality. This spiteful practice, especially the use of various secondary restrictions, including extraterritorial ones, infringes on the sovereignty of States and interferes in their domestic affairs. The use of unilateral sanctions to overthrow so-called undesirable regimes through economic strangulation or by fomenting political unrest in countries is particularly reprehensible. Such actions demonstrate an archaic bloc mentality and lead to the intentional build-up of purely confrontational potential in international relations.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“Against that backdrop, some States have sought to prosecute suspects on their territory on the basis of the concept of universal criminal jurisdiction. We have always been very cautious about the widespread use of that concept, which, as experience shows, is subject to abuse. It is precisely for that reason that lengthy discussions on this subject in the United Nations have been unproductive, without a hope of ever reaching consensus. In these circumstances, we believe that the main role in eradicating impunity should be played by the national judicial systems of the States where the alleged violations took place, and the accused should be prosecuted in accordance with the severity of the crime. Ending the vicious practice of sanctions and blockades is key to overcoming humanitarian crises.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“It is unacceptable for medical and humanitarian organizations to support terrorists directly or indirectly, thereby undermining international counter-terrorism efforts. In that connection, resolution 2462 (2019) remains relevant in that it dictates that, when implementing relevant measures, States should take into account only humanitarian activities carried out impartially and in strict conformity with the requirements of international humanitarian law. We have promoted accountability for crimes under international law. Unfortunately, the experiment of the Security Council referring situations to the International Criminal Court has been a failure. The same is true of the practice of establishing ad hoc tribunals.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source