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1. “We support the Secretary-General’s call for a new agenda for peace that seeks to allocate a greater role to the Security Council in conflict prevention. The summit of the future in 2024 will be an appropriate venue for further discussions on the security aspects of a reformed multilateralism. The Security Council must not be outpaced by a global security landscape that has been changing rapidly before our eyes. Now is the moment for change. At the same time, Member States must ensure that a reformed Council does not lead to more deadlock. Instead, it must be agile, responsive and relevant.”

   2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source

2. “Thus, we reaffirm the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, which was adopted 40 years ago. Multilateral reform is two-pronged. Reforming the Security Council requires us to discharge our respective responsibilities towards that end as well. The Manila Declaration presents a way forward. It reaffirms the role of the Security Council in preventing and settling disputes and, in recognition of that mandate, also enumerates important mechanisms with regard to that role. The Manila Declaration also highlights the role of the International Court of Justice as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and draws attention to the facilities offered by the Court, including advisory opinions on legal questions.”

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3. “We highlight the General Assembly resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which reaffirmed the commitment to reinvigorated multilateralism to tackle global challenges and strengthen United Nations partnership with regional and subregional organizations. The Council should recognize the need to consistently and thoroughly consult regional groups on pressing and delicate matters that are specific to a particular region. Thirdly, one of the key elements of a reformed multilateral system is having an organization in which all Member States, big and small, respect the rule of law and comply with the positive obligation at all times of peacefully resolving disputes in accordance with international law.”

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4. “The Council’s working methods should be aimed at increasing participation by non-members of the Council in the Council’s decision-making process and increasing the Council’s transparency and accountability to non-members. In the intergovernmental negotiations, the Philippines addressed in some detail the question of how we might build on the areas of convergence in the working methods. Specific recommendations to the Council would in the end, if adopted, lead to greater transparency and predictability. Secondly, as an extension of the first element just referred to, an improved consultation mechanism between the Security Council and regional and subregional groups would be beneficial.”

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5. “There is a fundamental disagreement on the purpose of Security Council reform, especially on whether an expansion of the Council should include new permanent members and non-permanent members or only non-permanent members. As there has been no agreement on how we are going to orient ourselves, we could look at three elements that can contribute to the Security Council becoming reflective of contemporary global realities, which would make it more effective in discharging its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. First, a focus on improving the working methods of the Security Council is crucial. That does not require amending the Charter of the United Nations.”

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6. “There have been no concrete outcomes achieved so far in the matters that have been brought to the General Assembly by virtue of the veto initiative. In order to instil new life in the discussions on Security Council reform, it is imperative that we go beyond what has been practiced for decades in the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. A number of States are in favour of negotiating a single text with attribution and timelines that offers a package of possible agreements on reform. On the other hand, a number of States prefer that we respect the passage of time and first build consensus on contentious issues that require more discussion. Unfortunately, none of the intergovernmental negotiations documents produced in the past six years have led to real and actual progress.”

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7. “The Philippines aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Viet Nam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). We congratulate India for its twin leadership this month of the presidency of the Security Council and of the Group of 20. We see that the concept note for today’s open debate (see S/2022/880) refers primarily to the reform of the Security Council, with the premise that there is a need for a new orientation for a reformed multilateralism. While the Security Council has had significant achievements in maintaining peace and security over the years, with the current geopolitical environment, it has to contend with a great deal of setbacks. The President of the General Assembly stated earlier today that not a single Council resolution has been adopted to address the war in Ukraine.”

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8. “We remain determined to fully and effectively implement this women, peace and security agenda. We do this because we know that this is indispensable to achieving peace for all. We encourage Member States to develop their own action plans, share and learn good practices and work with all stakeholders. We do not underestimate the challenge of resolving conflict and the tortuous journey ahead. However, there are no short cuts to peace. We can get there only if women have an equal place at the helm.”

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9. “United Nations agencies in the Philippines worked with the Commission to develop the regional action plan. Partnership between the United Nations and the Government has been instrumental in implementing the goals of the women and peace and security agenda. Last year, the Government partnered with UN-Women to provide leadership workshops with former female combatants and families of former insurgents. This training provided a platform to discuss justice and reconciliation and strengthened participants’ capacities to lead as peacebuilders in their communities. Going forward, the Philippines is reviewing lessons learned from our third-generation national action plan on women, peace and security. These lessons will strengthen the crafting of the next version of our national action plan.”

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10. “The Philippines thanks Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and the briefers for their very useful briefings. Peace is possible and more durable with the full, equal and meaningful participation of women. The Philippines is proof of this. For decades, peace was elusive in the southern Philippines. A women-led peace process, which held inclusive dialogue that embraced all stakeholders, forged the way to what is now the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). One of the first acts passed by the Bangsamoro parliament created the Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC). Mandated to advance the rights and welfare of women, the BWC launched a regional action plan on women, peace and security. The regional action plan complements the national action plan to better localize women, peace and security in the BARMM.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158Resumption1 (2022) · source