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“I propose with the consent of the Council to extend an invitation under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for West Africa. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Djinnit to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2009/39, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office for West Africa. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6073 (2009) · source
“There are no further speakers on my list. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Security Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 11.15 a.m.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2009/21, which contains the nineteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Choi Young-Jin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire and head of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. I now give him the floor.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the representative of C6te d'Ivoire 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Djedje (cote d'Ivoire) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): I propose, with the consent of the Council, to extend an invitation under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Choi Young-Jim, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for C6te d'Ivoire and head of the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Choi to take a seat at the Council table.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“"The Security Council reiterates the importance of the aide-memoire as a practical tool that provides a basis for improved analysis and diagnosis of key protection issues, particularly during deliberations on peacekeeping mandates, and stresses the need to implement the approaches set out therein on a more regular and consistent basis, taking into account the particular circumstances of each conflict situation, and undertakes to remain actively seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2009/l. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.05 pm.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“"Recalling that on 15 March 2002 the Security Council first adopted the aide-memoire annexed in the statement by its President (S/PRST/2002/6) as a means to facilitate its consideration of issues pertaining to protection of civilians and recalling further that in the statements by its President of 20 December 2002 (S/PRST/2002/41) and 15 December 2003 (S/PRST/2003/27), the Security Council expressed its willingness to update the aide- memoire regularly in order to reflect emerging trends in the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the Security Council adopts the updated aide-memoire contained in the annex to this presidential statement.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“"The Security Council condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, however and by whomever committed. "The Security Council underlines the importance of safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel, and of the timely, safe and unhindered passage of essential relief goods, to provide assistance to civilians in armed conflict in accordance with applicable international law. The Council stresses the importance of upholding and respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Council reaffirms in this regard that parties to armed conflict bear the primary responsibility to take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of affected civilians and to meet their basic needs, including by giving attention to the specific needs of women and children. "The Security Council recalls the obligations of all States to ensure respect for international humanitarian law, including the four Geneva conventions, and once again emphasizes the responsibility of States to comply with their obligations to end impunity and to prosecute those responsible for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or other serious violations of international humanitarian law. "The Security Council recognizes the needs of civilians under foreign occupation and stresses further, in this regard, the responsibilities of the occupying Power.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Council expresses its deepest concern that civilians continue to account for the majority of victims of acts of violence committed by parties to armed conflicts, including as a result of deliberate targeting, indiscriminate and excessive use of force, use of civilians as human shields and of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as all other acts that violate applicable international law. The Security Council condemns all violations of international law, including international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law, committed against civilians in situations of armed conflict. The Council demands that all relevant parties immediately put an end to such practices.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his additional comments. I thank him for his presence before the Security Council today. Following consultations among the members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to the full and effective implementation of its resolutions on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and recalls previous statements on the issue made by its President. "The Security Council remains committed to addressing the impact of armed conflict on civilians.”
2009-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6066Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I thank the High Commissioner for the clarifications he has provided. Unfortunately, in certain cases antibiotics are less effective and not as quick as one would hope. I would like to thank Mr. Guterres for his presence and for the extremely useful information he 28 gave us. I think that the statements made by the members of the Council attest to their full support for the High Commissioner himself and the work of his Office and its staff. I believe that these statements also attest to our interest in having regular exchanges with the High Commissioner on the numerous challenges facing both his Office and the Security Council. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.45 p.m. 09-20310”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“Finally, and above all, I would recall that long- standing population displacements are usually linked to the fact that the armed conflicts and human rights violations that have led people to flee remain unresolved. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the situation of Palestinian refugees and displaced persons are particularly striking examples of that and testify to the importance of working for the political settlement of conflicts, peacebuilding and the implementation of national reconciliation processes that guarantee human rights in order to resolve the problem of refugees and displaced persons. I assure the High Commissioner that we are highly sensitive to that fact and to the essential role of the Security Council in that regard. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I call on Mr.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“We cannot fail to consider, for instance, the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons fleeing the fighting in Mogadishu; we cannot fail to consider Darfur, Kivu, Iraq or Afghanistan; nor, of course, can we fail to consider the current situation in Gaza. I wish in general to recall the importance which the Security Council must attach to the protection of civilians. That dimension, too, is naturally at the heart of France's actions, alongside its close partners, with respect to the situation in Gaza, as demonstrated by the presence, today and in recent days, of its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, and several of his counterparts in New York, and by its ongoing efforts.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“Like UNHCR, France attaches great importance to respect for humanitarian space, which is necessary to ensure access to populations in need and the safety and security of humanitarian personnel. With regard to the issue of humanitarian access, the adoption of resolution 1844 (2008) on Somalia has allowed us to sanction those who hinder the delivery of humanitarian assistance. We welcome the partial reiteration of the text of that resolution with respect to the sanctions regime for the Democratic Republic of the Congo defined by the recently adopted resolution 1857 (2008). The issue of humanitarian access in general is, of course, critical in helping us better to address the problems of refugees and displaced persons.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“Who could forget the acts of sexual violence used as weapons of war that victimize so many in the Kivus, Darfur and many other situations? In this context, the Council has decided to include in the mandates of peacekeeping operations the responsibility to protect civilians, in particular refugees and persons displaced by armed conflict. That is seen in mandates such as those of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). While cooperation between peacekeeping operations and humanitarian actors is essential, we cannot confuse humanitarian action and peacekeeping.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“We therefore attach the highest importance to the effective implementation of the responsibility to protect. We have undertaken that commitment and we owe it to those populations, who are suffering. In this regard, the Security Council has a specific role to play, since the displacement of populations is often the direct result of threats to international peace and security and could contribute to destabilizing entire regions, and since displaced people are vulnerable and could be subjected to grave violations of international law and of international human rights and humanitarian law, including in the camps that take them in. The Security Council has the responsibility to prevent and put an end to such violations.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“In order to ensure what is commonly called transition, France supports the establishment of comprehensive strategies to ensure sustainable returns. We also support the adoption by UNHCR and the lead agencies of a sectoral approach to protecting internally displaced persons, and we recall in this regard the importance of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The primary responsibility for the protection of and assistance to displaced refugees falls, of course, first and foremost on States, and the international community must, within the United Nations framework, assist States in protecting such populations. When national authorities are clearly not guaranteeing the protection of their populations, the international community must intervene.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“But the question of refugees represents a huge humanitarian, political and security challenge for Afghanistan and its neighbours. We encourage the strengthening of regional cooperation in order to create conditions for the dignified, lasting and voluntary return of refugees, with the support of the international community. We are concerned about the serious obstacles to the return to Abkhazia and South Ossetia of those displaced by the conflict in Georgia. We would like to recall here that the International Court of Justice has ordered the parties to refrain from any acts that would impede their freedom of movement and from taking any discriminatory measures. In this regard, and more generally, the link between emergency humanitarian responses and short- and long-term development and integration strategies is too often lacking.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“The international community must commit to lightening the burden of the host countries, including by undertaking efforts for the return of refugees who are particularly vulnerable. In this regard, France welcomes the choice of the issue of long-term refugees as the theme of the upcoming 2009 session of the UNHCR Executive Committee. France also welcomes the progress achieved in finding lasting solutions to the plight of refugees, whether through voluntary return when the security situation allows it, as for example in Angola, Liberia and southern Sudan, or through local integration, as in Tanzania, Nigeria, Serbia and Central Asia. France further welcomes the large-scale return of Afghan refugees that has been taking place since 2001.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“France is deeply concerned by the increasing number of refugees and of displaced persons as a result not only of conflict but also, as indicated by the High Commissioner, of a number of other factors that give rise to political tensions, including extreme poverty, lack of access to natural resources, the food and fuel crises and the consequences of climate change. The international community must ensure that these populations are protected, as is their right. We are also, along with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), very concerned about the situation of long-term refugees. More than 5 million refugees around the world have been living in exile for longer than five years.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of France. First of all, I would like to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for having accepted the Security Council's invitation to give us a briefing today. The previous meeting that the Council had with the High Commissioner was in 2006, and France would like to express the hope that such meetings will occur more frequently in the future, since we find them to be particularly useful for both bodies. I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for his very useful and informative briefing and for his tireless work and that of his Office in circumstances that are often difficult.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Guterres to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, whom I welcome on behalf of the members of the Council and to whom I now give the floor.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6062 (2009) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.50 pm. 09-20163”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I now give the floor to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, His Excellency Mr. Paul Badji.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I now give the floor to the representative of Malaysia.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Paul Badji, Permanent Representative of Senegal, in which he requests to be invited, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Paul Badji. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Badji to take the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to request all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes, in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Iceland, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take part 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. At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took seats at the side of the Chamber. The President (spoke in French): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 7 January 2009 from His Excellency Mr.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We believe it will also have to supervise the carrying out of sentences imposed by the Tribunals and review contempt proceedings. Despite the progress achieved, the situation is not yet ripe for adoption of a resolution by the Security Council on this matter, but it is our hope that the Working Group will be able to move quickly toward resolving the major difficulties. It is essential that the Security Council take the necessary steps to ensure the integrity and the permanence of the legacy of the Tribunals. The administration of justice will not end with the Tribunals. The management of their residual functions must be equal to the demands of equity and justice that governed their creation.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“I also wish to thank the Presidents, Prosecutors and Registrars of the two Tribunals for the excellent cooperation they established with the Working Group, particularly during its recent visit, in autumn. The Security Council is already able to indicate several points of agreement on the management of residual functions, among the first of which is bringing to international justice fugitives bearing the heaviest responsibility. That requires a mechanism that can reconstitute the capacity to try those individuals once they have been arrested. It is established that the mechanism, which will be within the United Nations, is to be compact, temporary and effective, as well as economical. Protection of victims and witnesses and the judicial management of the archives will be among the functions of the mechanism.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“If the problem of fugitives is not resolved before the closure of the Tribunals, it must be resolved within the context of the management of their legacy, for it is simply not acceptable that the closure of the Tribunals would mean impunity for criminals at large. It is one of the principal functions that will be taken over by the residual mechanism that is to be established after that closing. The Council's informal Working Group on the International Tribunals worked for more than a year on that issue, under the very effective chairmanship of Belgium. In that regard my delegation wishes to thank the delegation of Belgium, especially its legal counsellor, Mr. William Roelants, for the remarkable work they have accomplished.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“I wish to recall that full cooperation with the ICTY is an essential element in the stabilization and association strategy for all of the countries of the region, and we call on those countries to give all necessary assistance to the Tribunal. With regard to the ICTR, there are still 13 accused at large. There, too, we urge all States concerned to strengthen their cooperation with the Tribunal and to fulfil their commitments regarding arrest and transfer of indicted persons at large. In particular, we call on the Government of Kenya to do its utmost for the arrest and transfer of Felician Kabuga to the ICTR.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“They have established jurisprudence that can be useful to all jurisdictions that must deal with such crimes. They helped calm the tensions and to restore peace and security in a decisive manner within their respective areas. Now they have to complete their work. It will not be complete until all the main accused and fugitives have been brought to trial. All States must cooperate fully with the Tribunals to achieve that goal. Recent arrests of Mr. Karadziz and Mr. Zupljanin represented considerable progress for the ICTY, and they were made possible through the cooperation of Serbia. We noted the positive comments by Prosecutor Brammertz on that cooperation, and we trust it will continue so that the last two fugitives - Mr. Mladic and Mr. Hadzic - can be arrested.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“It is for the Council to give the Tribunals the means to achieve that goal, as it did this morning in extending the authorization for the ICTY to recruit ad litem judges beyond the statutory deadline. We expect that similar requests from the President of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will also receive favourable handling. France wishes to ensure that Tribunals have the judicial capacity needed in this difficult time. It is not yet time to draw up a final balance sheet of what the Tribunals have done, but we can already say that they fulfilled what the Security Council wanted to accomplish when it set them up. Since their creation the Tribunals have embodied the will of the international community to reject impunity for the most serious crimes against humanitarian and human rights law.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Today we know that those deadlines will not be met because of judicial vagaries and procedural constraints, and also because of the late arrest of a number of fugitives. We also note the difficulty of implementing the procedure for transferring lower- ranking accused to national jurisdictions, a procedure that is one of the main elements of the completion strategy. In any event, we are in a situation where trials will not be completed in 2008, and one could fear that all the work will not be completed before 2012. We know that the Tribunals are working as fast as they can, and we acknowledge their efforts to speed up the work and rationalize trial procedures. Everything must be done to complete the completion strategy as quickly as possible, ensuring, of course, that conditions for a fair trail are always provided.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Mr. Lacroix (France) (spoke in French): We would first like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia for introducing their biannual reports. May I specifically congratulate Judge Patrick Robinson on becoming President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The Tribunals are at a very delicate moment in their existence: the conclusion of their work. The strategy that the Council established in 2003 and 2004 provided for completion of trials in 2008 and of all work in 2010. Those dates were chosen taking into account forecasts made at the time on how matters would proceed, and they served as a reasonable goal.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation would again like to emphasize the paradox of terrorism, as it must be fully understood if we are to be effective. No more than a few hundred - perhaps a few thousand - people scattered throughout the world are defying our 192 nations, and yet they have managed to turn this weakness into a strength. We must strive to reduce the impact of their attacks and to treat them as the criminals they are. We owe that to all victims of terrorism. But as States, we must also strengthen measures of the struggle against terrorism, ensure their consistency and increase our cooperation. It is a matter of raising the level of anti-terrorism systems throughout the world and enhancing their inter- operability. My delegation supports the draft presidential statement and the call for solidarity contained therein.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“How can the international community prevent territories from becoming safe havens for terrorists? How to ensure that States that have the political will but lack the means receive advice and support? The European Union is committed to those goals through its various political and financial instruments, in particular the European Security and Defence Policy and the Instrument for Stability. The same is true of its member States, through their bilateral programmes or their support for United Nations programmes for the consolidation of peace or assistance in the field of anti- terrorist legislation. But given the magnitude of these challenges, the United Nations system should reflect more broadly on the support it could provide as regards capacity-building and assisting States in the fight against terrorism.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“As reports have confirmed, on a global level we are far from achieving this goal, and in some parts of the world the efforts being made are still insufficient. From this perspective, nobody today can afford to remain idle or feel immune to terrorism, regardless of their region or level of development. The Security Council did not hesitate to impose sanctions on States harbouring or assisting terrorists. This firm line must be maintained and strengthened, particularly through the work undertaken by the Council's subsidiary bodies on non-compliance, in order to distinguish between States that are deemed able but unwilling to meet their obligations and those that do not have the means to do so. In the face of a global threat that is capable of exploiting all vulnerabilities, two key issues must be addressed very carefully.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“The primary responsibility for the fight against terrorism, of course, lies with States. The States of the European Union are committed to fully implementing Security Council resolutions. The same is true for the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The European Union itself developed a strategy against terrorism and an action plan whose implementation is closely monitored and assessed. The European Union calls upon all States to redouble their efforts to fully implement the Security Council resolutions and the recommendations of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, to become parties to all international instruments against terrorism and to implement the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in an integrated manner.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“It requires determined and patient work over time. How can we ensure that this work receives the attention and political support it requires? In that regard, Mr. President, your initiative is a major step in the right direction. Regional organizations also have a role to play. The strengthening of regional cooperation against terrorism is also a factor of integration, as evidenced by the adoption of the European arrest warrant that played a key role in the fight of both Spain and France against ETA, which unfortunately again struck the Basque country last week and murdered there. Initiatives have been taken in other regions of the world, recently in South-East Asia and West Africa. La Francophonie has also drawn up an important convention on judicial cooperation. The European Union welcomes those efforts.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“I would now like to emphasize some of the challenges we must meet, as an international community, in order to confront terrorism. We must first pursue the important work to address more generally the conditions that lead to the spread of terrorism. Strengthening education, development assistance and efforts to resolve crises and regional conflicts are one objective in themselves, but this work also focuses on the elements of frustration and injustice that terrorist propaganda and recruitment exploit for their murderous ends. Here too, the role of the United Nations is essential. We must also ensure that the international community as a whole and the individual Member States remain mobilized in combating terrorism. This fight is not waged only in emergencies, when violence breaks out for all to see.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“The main tools have been developed: 16 international counter- terrorism instruments, several wide-ranging Security Council resolutions, three subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, and the recent Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, to which all United Nations Member States have subscribed. With those texts, the United Nations has developed both the key principles of an effective global fight against terrorism and the institutional and legal instruments necessary to that end. Through the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force established by the Secretary-General, and in which the three Council Committees and their teams of experts are actively involved, the United Nations system has begun to develop a framework for integrated support for the implementation of the Strategy.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“For the European Union, respect for human rights and the rule of law are fundamental elements in the fight against terrorism. It is a case not of arbitrary power directed against indiscriminate violence, but rather of the rule of law set against crime. It is by respecting our values, law, public freedoms and the use of clear and fair procedures that we will defeat terrorism. For the European Union, the United Nations is the natural framework for developing standards and structures to strengthen international cooperation against terrorism. The United Nations has a central role to play in this respect. From that perspective, considerable efforts have been undertaken.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“It is also global in its ability to defy and threaten our States, despite the fact that there are probably only a few hundred, or perhaps a few thousand, terrorists scattered around the world. The European Union regards terrorism as one of the greatest threats to international peace and security. Our duty is to combat that scourge using all possible means. To do so, however, we must overcome the deadly traps that terrorism has set for us: fear, division and renunciation. Fear is abdication and defeat. Division is reflected in the rifts between peoples, cultures and religions that terrorists seek explicitly to provoke. Renunciation is the abandonment of the principles and values - dialogue, peace and human rights - on which our democracies and, of course, our Organization are built.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“Despite our best efforts, the threat of terrorism is as real as ever, as the long and bitter litany of terrorist acts that occur around the world reminds us. The sophistication and determination of the terrorists who struck at the heart of Mumbai a few days ago attests to that. To combat terrorism, we must do more and we must do better. To that end, we must first understand the mechanics of the global terrorism that, here in New York, opened a new and bloody era in the history of terrorism. Terrorism is global in its scope and in its ability to blend in with globalization and to change with modern times, despite the archaic nature of its ideological referents.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“Mr. Lacroix (France) (spoke in French): At the outset, my delegation wholeheartedly thanks you, Sir, and your country for having organized this debate during the Croatian presidency of the Security Council in December. I welcome your leadership in today's debate, as well as the presence of the Secretary- General. I have the honour to speak not only for France but also on behalf of the European Union and the candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Montenegro; as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, which align themselves with this declaration.”
2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034 (2008) · source
“The European Union recalls its support for the objective of the transition from the Office of the High Representative to a stronger European Union presence. The Peace Implementation Council has set forth five objectives and two conditions necessary for the closure of the Office, and the European Union calls on the Bosnian authorities to intensify their efforts to meet all five objectives and both conditions. The European Union also remains involved through Operation Althea, the European Union-led peacekeeping force - whose mandate was unanimously renewed by the Security Council on 20 November - and through the European Union Police Mission. Finally, I should like to stress the determination of the European Union to strengthen its involvement in Bosnia-Herzegovina and to shoulder its responsibilities by using all the tools at its disposal.”
2008-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6033 (2008) · source
“Acts and statements likely to call into question the State's basic structure as defined in the Dayton- Paris accords - whether directed against Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty and territorial integrity or against the existence of Republika Srpska - must stop. Likewise, attempts to challenge the authority of the High Representative are totally unacceptable. It is time that Bosnian leaders demonstrate through concrete action their willingness to work to achieve a rapprochement between Europe and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The European Union notes with satisfaction the agreement in that regard reached among three of the main Bosnian parties. We call for the swift implementation of those proposals and invite the Bosnian political forces to unite around that project.”
2008-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6033 (2008) · source
“Moreover, such words and deeds jeopardize the reforms necessary to the country's future. European Union membership is based on the capacity to overcome the tragedies of history, to renounce all forms of discrimination and to share elements of sovereignty in order to contribute to the common good. The European Union expects States wishing to join to demonstrate their full commitment to those values. The country's leaders, both at the central level and at the level of the entities, have a responsibility towards the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose aspiration to join the European Union cannot be ignored.”
2008-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6033 (2008) · source
“We have noted with satisfaction the commitment of the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to moving forward on the path of European integration. Over the past 13 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has, with the support of the European Union, carried out reforms essential to its stability and prosperity. In June, it took an important step forward by signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement, which confirmed its desire to join the European Union. However, France and the European Union express their concern at the political atmosphere prevailing in the country. The use of nationalist rhetoric, arousing fear and division, and the implementation of unilateral decisions by certain leaders call into question power- sharing arrangements and the foundations of the State.”
2008-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6033 (2008) · source