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first: 2016-04-18
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“We thank the Uruguay presidency for organizing this open debate. We have carefully noted the issues raised in the concept note (S/2017/402, annex) and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/249). We appreciate the useful remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General and the other briefers in that connection. We also take this opportunity to welcome the appointment by the Secretary-General of Ms. Pramila Patten as his Special Representative on Sexual Violence and Conflict, and assure her of our delegation's support in the carrying out of her tasks. We also commend the work of Ms. Zainab Bangura. Despite the increased focus on the women and peace and security agenda, and the normative framework that has evolved during the last decade and a half, women and girls continue to be major victims despite being non-combatants.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“While the Security Council should retain its focus on situations ofarmed conflict, the broader mechanisms should be more fully utilized to strengthen national capacity-building, including in criminal-justice capacities and regulatory frameworks in banking and financial institutions, so as to disrupt illicit financial flows and improve research and analysis, as well as regional and inter-regional cooperation for the protection of victims. India remains committed to working with the international community in our joint endeavour to eliminate the global challenge of trafficking in persons, including in situations of armed conflict.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“While an increased focus on addressing trafficking in persons and its linkages to terrorism and armed conflicts is timely, we must strengthen international collaboration so as to better utilize the various existing mechanisms, including through more effective coordination of the various entities of the United Nations. Those United Nations entities and mechanisms take a more holistic approach that seeks to address the legal, social and economic contexts of the problem. They provide strong legal and practical frameworks that can enable and facilitate joint responses against trafficking that involves multiple jurisdictions. Their autonomy of decision-making needs to be further strengthened.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Situations of armed conflict provide fertile ground for trafficking in persons, in particular those belonging to vulnerable groups such as women, children and refugees. They are victims of sexual slavery and forced labour, including in the mining sector or as fighters. In recent times, the heinous actions of terrorist groups, such as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Boko Haram, specifically target vulnerable groups, such as women and children, in situations of armed conflict as a deliberate tactic of war, adding another even more serious dimension to such crimes. Such terrorist groups continue to act with impunity. The primary focus of the Security Council is to address threats to international peace and security.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“India has entered into various agreements with other countries to combat such crimes. India also works closely with its neighbours to implement the 2002 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Convention on that issue. The nexus between organized traffickers and terrorist networks through illicit financial linkages is a dangerous phenomenon. The Secretary-General's report (S/2016/949) notes the low rates of conviction for crimes of trafficking across countries: that needs to change. The persistence of transnational organized crime in that area and its links with terrorist networks represent a challenge that requires us to step up our efforts and use the existing tools and mechanisms to counter terrorist-financing, including sanctions regimes, more effectively in that regard.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“India is a signatory to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols and has resolutely addressed various aspects concerning trafficking in persons through a series of laws and other measures. Article 23 of the Indian Constitution specifically addresses the issue. As part of the continuing efforts to strengthen the relevant legal frameworks within India, India unveiled, earlier this year, a comprehensive draft law aimed at the prevention of and protection from the trafficking in persons and the rehabilitation of trafficked persons. The draft legislation aims to unify our existing anti-trafficking laws and prioritize the needs of victims and protect them. India continues to work closely with United Nations agencies, including United Nations Women and UNODC, on related issues.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which the General Assembly adopted by consensus in 2010 (resolution 64/293), further recognized the global scale of the problem and outlines the coordinated approach required to deal with it. The Plan of Action reaffirms the central role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the global efforts to deal with the issue. It also recognizes the work being carried out by other United Nations entities, such as the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Trafficking in persons is also recognized as a challenge to be overcome in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We thank the delegation of Spain for organizing this open debate and for sharing its informative concept note (S/2016/1031, annex). We appreciate the remarks made by the President of the Government of Spain and by the Secretary-General and the other briefers. Trafficking in persons across borders has been a cause for concern for some time. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was adopted by the General Assembly (resolution 55/25) and entered into force 13 years ago. That Convention and its subsequent Protocols represent important steps taken by the international community in its collective fight against transnational organized crime.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The international community should continue to exercise the utmost vigilance to prevent terrorist groups from gaining access to WMDs and related materials and technologies.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“The monitoring of its implementation by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) is facilitated by States reporting their implementation measures. Providing assistance and cooperation to States that request it is a key element of the implementation process. Such assistance programmes should be suited to national or regional requirements. We welcome the fact that resolution 2325 (2016), adopted today, focuses on enhanced cooperation with other terrorist sanction regimes and hope that it will lead to strengthening international cooperation and prevention mechanisms. India has contributed to international efforts in enhancing nuclear safety and security standards through various United Nations initiatives.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“That broad support reflects the ongoing concerns of the international community with respect to the risks posed by terrorists gaining access to WMDs and sensitive materials and technologies. The resolution enumerates a number of measures at the national and international levels to address that threat. India has always expressed its readiness to offer assistance to other countries in capacity-building and in fulfilling their obligations under resolution 1540 (2004) and has organized several regional workshops in that regard. The resolution has contributed to greater awarenessamongStatesoftheneedforeffectivemeasures at the national level to prevent terrorists and non-State actors from gaining access to sensitive materials and technologies.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“India's Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership has steadily strengthened its portfolio of programmes and activities, with a particular focus on nuclear security, and has conducted more than 30 international and regional programmes involving more than 300 participants from approximately 30 countries. In February 2017, India will host in New Delhi the Implementation and Assessment Group meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. India has supported the general objectives of resolution 1540 (2004). The resolution is in line with the General Assembly resolution on measures to prevent terrorists from gaining access to weapons of mass destruction, which was initially presented by India in 2002 and has been adopted by consensus every year since then - and is currently being co-sponsored by more than 70 Member States.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“Alongside the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism and resolution 1540 (2004), the amended CPPNM. would strengthen the global nuclear security architecture and enhance international cooperation and coordination. As we continue efforts to achieve universal adherence and reporting to those instruments, we must not forget the urgent task of closing out negotiations on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism at the United Nations, which has been under discussion since 1996. Such a delay hints at a lack of collective will on an existentialist issue that has become the most serious threat to world peace since 1945.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“After the adoption in 2004 of resolution 1540 (2004), India took additional steps to further strengthen its existing legislative and regulatory mechanism for exercising control over WMDs and their means of delivery. Meeting new proliferation challenges requires new approaches for evolving a more cooperative and consensual international security order that effectively addresses genuine proliferation concerns and differentiates between responsible States whose actions strengthen non-proliferation and those that weaken the realization of those objectives. India is party to all 13 universal instruments accepted as benchmarks for a State's commitments to combat international terrorism. India welcomes the entry into force of the 2005 amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) this year.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“It is imperative that the international community come together to eliminate the risks related to sensitive materials and technologies falling into the hands of terrorists and non-State actors. On its part, India is fully conscious of the responsibilities that come with the possession of advanced technologies and is committed to maintaining effective law-based controls to prevent the transfer of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist activities and to maintain effective domestic controls to prevent WMD proliferation. Through the years, India has enacted effective laws and regulations and has institutionalized an array of administrative mechanisms to prohibit WMD access to non-State actors and terrorists.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on an issue of serious concern for the international community. We also thank the briefers for their very significant input. We welcome the adoption today of resolution 2325 (2016), which aims to enhance the architecture of resolution 1540 (2004) by promoting its full implementation through increased cooperation, assistance, transparency and outreach mechanisms. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery to non- State actors continues to constitute one of the biggest and most serious threats to international peace and security today. As a victim ofterrorism for more than three decades, India is cognizant of the catastrophic dangers that the transfer of WMDs to non-State actors and terrorists could entail.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“Such cooperation should encompass all relevant issues related to international peace and security, including the fight against terrorism. It is important that cooperation between the United Nations and the SCO and other regional bodies grow organically. Periodic debates like the today's offer a useful opportunity for the United Nations and regional organizations and their member States to discuss how such growth could proceed in a mutually supportive manner.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“It will represent 40 percent of humankind and over 1 billion young people. There already exists a Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This cooperation can be taken forward. For the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations to be effective, it needs to be one based on respect for regional processes, complementarity and a division of labour based on comparative advantage. While acting under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, regional and subregional organizations should make every effort to assist their member States to achieve pacific settlement of disputes, in cooperation with the United Nations, as appropriate.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Regional and subregional groups can play an important role in facilitating such cooperation. Among the organizations being discussed today, India has been an observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for the past decade and is now an acceding State. India brings principles to the organization that are in tune with the philosophy of the SCO. India's capacities in trade, investments, information and communication technology, space, science and technology, agriculture, health care, and small and medium-sized industry can create far- reaching synergies with SCO countries. The SCO is a young organization. With India as a full member, the boundaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will stretch from the Pacific to Europe and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Today, few security problems begin and remain within the borders of one country; they invariably radiate beyond the national borders. Terrorism, drug trafficking, transnational crime, pandemics and environmental degradation do not respect any borders. Terrorism constitutes a growing threat to international peace and security. The international community is increasingly confronted with terrorist groups that have influence across continents in terms of the sourcing of their finances, recruitment, the spread of their ideologies of hate and their areas of operation. This has been made possible by the forces of globalization over the last two decades. The battle against such groups can be won only collectively and through much closer international cooperation.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's debate and for circulating the related comprehensive concept paper (S/2016/867, annex). We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks on this important topic. Regional and subregional organizations have an important role to play in maintaining international peace and security. Accordingly, the United Nations interacts with several regional organizations - for example, the African Union on the African continent - and India has supported such cooperation, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. Indeed, Article 54 of the Charter directs such organizations to keep the Security Council fully informed of their activities for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“I would like to conclude by reiterating what Prime Minister Modi told President Ghani: "The 1.25 billion people of India stand with their Afghan brothers and sisters". India reposes its full faith in the brave and resilient people of Afghanistan and the National Unity Government for a peaceful, prosperous, stable, unified, sovereign and democratic Afghanistan as a land bridge between West, Central and South Asia.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“India is proud, privileged and honoured that its engagement in Afghanistan, through our development partnership, has been a harbinger of hope and predictability, as conveyed by President Ghani to Prime Minister Modi earlier today. We believe that the path to reconciliation in Afghanistan should be through a process that is owned and led by Afghanistan, reflecting the aspirations of the people of Afghanistan. India will continue to engage with the international community to assist the Government of Afghanistan in all possible ways in this regard. We applaud the role of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in providing assistance for Afghanistan in various sectors in this crucial transformation decade.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Afghanistan has India's full support in strengthening its defence capabilities and in preserving its sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, which is essential for the stability of the region. India remains strongly committed to Afghanistan. The Prime Minister of India has conveyed to the President of Afghanistan, during his ongoing visit to India, our offer of an allocation of a further sum of $1 billion for the requirements of Afghanistan for capacity-building in spheres including education, health care, agriculture, skill development, the empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and the strengthening of democratic institutions.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Is this how we intend to address one of the most serious threats to international peace and security? Or will the response to our queries be a deafening silence, as was the case when the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), which deals with issues relating to Afghanistan, met last month, on 8 August? We are unaware of what was discussed and what was the outcome of these discussions. Are Member States entitled to know what this Committee, which acts on their behalf, considers and decides upon on for all of us? This appears to be one more instance of the secrecy practiced in the subterranean universe of the Security Council, which has now enshrined the principles of anonymity and unanimity to ensure a lack of accountability to Member States.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“The effective implementation of the Security Council sanctions regime, including that established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, as well as that established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), on the Taliban, is absolutely essential for it to serve as a strong deterrent to the listed entities and individuals. The fact that the leader of the Taliban, a proscribed entity, is not yet designated a terrorist individual remains a mystery to us. Can we know the rationale for such an approach? Is it now the thinking that leaders of proscribed entities will not be held accountable for the deeds of the listed groups that they head?”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“We note that Afghanistan, along with the Resolute Support Force, has taken steps to eliminate the terrorist leaders who were operating from those parts of Afghan territory controlled by the Taliban and other terrorist groups. While the Afghanistan Government has made efforts to combat terrorism, others have callously looked the other way when Afghanistan is targeted by the Taliban, the Haqqani network, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, Al-Qaida, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“The current efforts made by the international community to assist Afghanistan have clearly not been adequate. We have noted the flash appeal issued by the United Nations to assist Afghanistan in managing and minimizing the huge humanitarian costs that an expected mass migration of more than 1 million people in a short period will entail in the midst of the increasing violence. The Security Council needs to find the means to reverse the deteriorating security situation so that the gains made by the people of Afghanistan in the last 15 years do not wither away. Groups and individuals that perpetrate violence against the people and the Government of Afghanistan must not be allowed safe havens in Afghanistan's neighbourhood.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate. We thank the Secretary- General's Special Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Yamamoto, for his briefing and wish him well in his endeavours for peace in Afghanistan. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, for his important statement. We offer our sincere condolences at the loss oflives and destruction of property in several recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, which killed and maimed hundreds of innocent people. While the Taliban's increased attacks and military gains in the country have been resisted by the Afghan security forces, these attacks have only gone up in the last few months, a trend which cannot be explained as simply a peak in the fighting season.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, the essential role of the United Nations on issues of disarmament must be preserved. In particular, it is important to enhance confidence in the United Nations disarmament machinery, consisting of the General Assembly, the United Nations Disarmament Commission and the Conference on Disarmament. The Security Council has a role, as specifically provided in the relevant disarmament-related instruments and treaties and in the Charter of the United Nations. Taking forward disarmament and non-proliferation issues globally requires a genuine commitment to multilateralism and to building common ground. India remains committed to those objectives of global disarmament and non-proliferation and is willing to work with other Member States to advance those objectives.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention are examples of global non-discriminatory treaties for the complete elimination of the respective categories of weapons of mass destruction. They also fulfil an important non-proliferation function. India has fulfilled its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. We look forward to a successful eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention in November. In that regard, India will organize a regional workshop in New Delhi early next week, from 29 to 30 August. In conclusion, may I say that all States should fully and effectively implement the obligations arising from the disarmament and non-proliferation-related agreements or treaties to which they are parties.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Sushma Swaraj, speaking in the General Assembly last October (see A/70/PV.22), when she stated that India was aware of its responsibilities as a nuclear-weapon State and that its support for that goal was undiminished. All States that possess nuclear weapons can make a contribution by engaging in a meaningful dialogue in order to build trust and confidence by reducing the salience of nuclear weapons in international affairs and security doctrines. We believe that increasing the restraints on the use of nuclear weapons is not only an essential first step, but is also necessary in the current complex international environment to enhance strategic trust globally.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“We welcome the outcome of the Summit and view the Summit process as having catalysed significant progress on nuclear security through international cooperation. Our recent steps taken to strengthen nuclear security include the setting up of a counter-nuclear-smuggling team and joining the Joint Statement on Strengthening Nuclear Security Implementation. India has also offered to host an event in 2017 as part of an initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. The goal of the complete elimination of nuclear weapons can be achieved by a step-by-step process underwritten by a universal commitment and an agreed multilateral framework that is global and non-discriminatory. That was reiterated by our Minister for External Affairs, Mrs.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“India has filed reports regarding resolution 1540 (2004) and hosted the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) in New Delhi in 2012. Earlier this year, Indiajoined the Missile Technology Control Regime and The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. The focus on non-State actors should in no way diminish State accountabilityincombatingterrorismand dismantling its support infrastructure and its linkages with weapons of mass destruction. India believes that the primary responsibility for ensuring nuclear security rests at the national level, but national responsibility must be accompanied by responsible behaviour, as well as sustained and effective international cooperation. India participated in the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, DC, earlier this year.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“In that regard, India has enacted a number of effective laws and regulations and has put in place institutionalized administrative mechanisms to prohibit access to weapons of mass destruction by terrorists and non-State actors. Since the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), more than a decade ago, India has taken additional steps to further strengthen its existing legislative and regulatory mechanisms for exercising control over weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. India is committed to maintaining the highest international standards with reference to the control of nuclear, chemical, biological and toxin weapons and their means of delivery. India has strong, law-based national export controls consistent with the highest international standards.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on an issue of continuing concern for the international community that requires constant vigilance and genuine cooperation among Member States to address the challenge effectively. We also thank the briefers for updating us on the current trends that are relevant to this issue. We are fully cognizant of the catastrophic dangers that the transfer of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors and terrorists could entail. Clandestine proliferation networks must be rolled back and their resurgence prevented. The global community must join hands in eliminating the risks related to sensitive materials and technologies falling into the hands of terrorists and non-State actors.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“What continues to elude us is a real comprehension of the importance of sustainable development in building peace and security and, even more importantly, of the indivisibility of peace and security across borders in today's world. Without that comprehension and consequently the political will to address these issues over the longer term, conflicts will continue to obstruct our collective better future. Last week, India demonstrated its commitment to the cause of peacebuilding in the United Nations context by making a contribution of $1 million to the Peacebuilding Fund. We hope that other partners will come forward to commit resources, including at the pledging conference on peacebuilding in September.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The first-ever female formed police unit was provided by India and deployed in Liberia. It was recognized as a role model for pursuing gender balance. Earlier this week, a course on United Nations peacekeeping for African partners commenced in India in cooperation with the Government of the United States. It is aimed at assisting in building the capacities of African TCCs to help regional efforts to maintain peace and security. All those efforts have played a part in assisting Africa in building its own capacities in terms of human resources, institutions, appropriate technologies, infrastructure and employment opportunities. Many of those efforts have been in countries emerging from long periods of conflict. All such efforts help to promote development, improve lives and build peace and prosperity.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Our areas of cooperation include education and vocational training, health care, women's empowerment, constitutional and parliamentary processes, digital connectivity for tele-education and telemedicine, e-governance, clean energy, agricultural productivity, agribusinesses, climate change adaptation, disaster management, the blue economy, maritime security, infrastructure and trade, investment and technology linkages. In the past five years, India has offered nearly 25,000 scholarships for more than 300 training programmes in more than 60 institutions in Africa. In the past decade, a total of nearly $9 billion in concessional credit was approved for nearly 140 development projects in more than 40 African countries, with special emphasis on the least developed countries and small island developing States partners.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“However, it is the responsibility of the international community, in our collective interest, to strengthen their capabilities. The huge success of the third India-Africa Forum Summit of last October, in which all of our 54 African partners participated, has taken our long-standing and growing partnership to an even higher level. It was reinforced by a series of visits to Africa by our President, Vice President and Prime Minister in the first half of this year. Our cooperation with Africa has focused on sharing expertise and resources and helping to build capacity as per their own priorities.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Six of the current top 10 troop- contributing countries (TCCs) are African, and Africa today contributes the largest number of personnel to peacekeeping. There are 38 African countries providing half of all United Nations peacekeepers, 60 per cent of the international civilian peacekeepers and 80 per cent of its national peacekeeping staff. That is in addition to the participation in non-United Nations peacekeeping operations by our African friends, which accounts for several thousand more. We welcome those developments, including the recent decision by the AU to achieve greater self-reliance in terms of its peace and security budget through a peace fund. The AU, regional organizations and national Governments in Africa are best placed to address most of the challenges facing their region.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The spirit displayed during the adoption of the SDGs has not, sadly, been matched in the discussions on the collective mobilization of resources to achieve our common goals. That once again demonstrates a lack of appreciation that in today's world there cannot be islands of peace and prosperity. We can see this all around us in the cross-border reach of terrorist groups, the growing refugee crisis, the outbreaks of pandemics and the spread of hate ideologies. In the past couple of decades, the African Union (AU) and some African regional groups have undertaken peacekeeping initiatives in about 20 conflicts within Africa. Coordination between the Secuirty Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council has become institutionalized. Over the last decade, several African countries have emerged as major troop contributors.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The recent adoption of resolutions by the General Assembly and the Security Council on the issue of sustaining peace reflects a growing recognition by the international community of the long-term importance of peacebuilding efforts, an aspect that is still not fully grasped. We especially welcome the emphasis given to the importance of sustainable development, economic growth and enhanced funding. Last year we finalized the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/ 1), thereby underscoring the importance of sustainable development in building peace and security. Also last year, the African Union adopted Agenda 2063, which incorporates a similar vision of extensive strengthening of institutions and capacities.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“We appreciate the complexity of the changing nature of conflicts and the challenges in conflict prevention and building peace. India firmly believes that conflict prevention and resolution must be primarily a political activity. Also, peace and security cannot be seen in isolation from the wider development-related issues. A more holistic approach is needed to prevent conflict and build peace. The Peacebuilding Commission has not been taken seriously enough at the United Nations so far. Its funding is completely inadequate - not even 1 per cent of the peacekeeping budget. We need to empower the Peacebuilding Commission through adequate resources, capacities to gauge the requirements on the ground and serious consideration by the Council of its advice.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“We welcome this discussion on peacebuilding in Africa, which is of relevance not only to the African continent but to all of us in our interdependent world. India has a long-standing engagement with Africa. We have worked together on decolonization and against apartheid and for the rights of developing countries and are now significant development partners. Indian contingents have served in 22 peacekeeping missions in 16 African countries so far, including 6 countries at present. India has engaged actively in international peace and security issues, including in the Security Council. India remains the largest cumulative troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping efforts and has been a member of the Peacebuilding Commission since its inception.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The humanitarian situation in Syria remains a serious concern and has to be addressed effectively. India remains committed to providing bilateral humanitarian assistance to Syria.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“On Yemen, we welcome the announcement of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, last week about an agreement on the guiding principles for the Yemen peace talks. We hope that the United Nations-supported talks, which will enter a new phase in the coming weeks, will lead to a consensus- based solution. On Syria, India welcomes the briefing by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura. We hope for a comprehensive political resolution of the conflict with the participation of all parties. We further hope that the intra-Syrian talks under United Nations auspices will ensure a Syrian-led and Syrian- owned inclusive political transition, bringing an end to the violence in Syria, and contribute to stabilizing the country and the region.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“India has a long-standing record of solidarity with the Palestinian people, support to the Palestinian cause and assistance for Palestine's nation-building, human- resource development and capacity-building efforts. A just solution to the issue must result in a sovereign, independent, viable and united State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living within secure and recognized borders, side by side and at peace with Israel, as endorsed in the Quartet road map and relevant Security Council resolutions. Our continued commitment to the Palestinian cause and our friendship with the Palestinian people are reflected in the ongoing engagement with the Palestinian leadership and the recent high-level exchanges, including visits to Palestine by Indian leaders, including at the level of President and Minister of External Affairs.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In that context, we welcome the first report of the Middle East Quartet on the impediments to a lasting solution and its recommendations to advance the two- State solution through negotiations. We also welcome the French peace initiative and the international conference held last month in Paris aimed at reviving the peace talks. We hope that the efforts by the international community can lead to building some common ground and generate mutual understanding and a common political horizon, on which the two sides can start the talks again. We are of the firm belief that there can only be a politically negotiated solution to this issue for a lasting and durable peace.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We welcome the recent visit of the Secretary- General to Israel and Palestine. As the Secretary- General has said, courageous steps are necessary for a negotiated two-State solution in order to bring lasting peace, security and dignity for the people of both Israel and Palestine. A two-State solution is the only Viable option for sustaining peace in the region. It is the responsibility of the two sides to ensure that they move closer to a solution rather than farther away from one. In that regard, we stand with others in emphasizing that the international community must be firm in its resolve to assist the people on both sides wherever required. The Security Council must take a lead in this endeavour.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source