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lines on the record: 102
first: 2002-10-29
most recent: 2006-07-24
sittings or episodes: 12
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“Our work at the international and regional levels must not lose sight of the staggering cost of the misuse of these weapons for children and their communities, as was highlighted by Member States at the First United Nations Biennial Meeting of States on small arms. (spoke in French) We have learned that, for child protection mechanisms to be effective, we need reliable monitoring and credible reporting with well-articulated follow-up for non-compliance with the standards currently in place. We were pleased that the Council's resolutions on Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo contained important references to children, but, on many occasions, the Council continues to ignore child protection in its country-specific deliberations.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In addition, in order to be deemed successful, the reintegration of children into their families and communities must include effective strategies to prevent their re-recruitment. We must not forget that the violations of children's rights that occur in situations of armed conflict are not limited to the conscription of boys and girls into fighting forces. In recognition of that, the Human Security Network has made - and will continue to make - a comprehensive approach to children and armed conflict a priority. In that regard, we fully associate ourselves with the statement made today by the representative of Mali, which holds the chairmanship of the Network. Similarly, discussions of small arms and light weapons must directly address the implications for children of the proliferation of these weapons.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We must think seriously about how we can further induce those parties to conflict to cease their recruitment and use of children. We must ensure that there are serious consequences for those who refuse to comply. We recognize, however, that the demobilization of child soldiers is not enough. In his report, the Secretary-General highlights the importance of addressing the specific needs of children in our disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) efforts. Girls continue to be left out of DDR programmes. Greater attention by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations is needed to ensure that girl and boy combatants - regardless of how they were recruited or used - are demobilized and gain access to country-specific child protection and reintegration programmes.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Unfortunately, egregious violations of the rights of children continue to take place. There is much work that remains to be done. In that regard, we want to thank the Secretary-General for his November report on children and armed conflict (S/2003/1053). The mention of specific conflict situations and the naming of parties using children in conflicts represent important steps in efforts to press parties to conflicts to comply with their international obligations. We were particularly encouraged to see that the report and its annexes include not only country situations already on the Council's agenda - such as those in Afghanistan and Somalia but also situations equally deserving of the Council's attention, such as the events taking place in northern Uganda.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“That includes Security Council resolutions 1261 (1999), 1314 (2000), 1379 (2001) and 1460 (2003), as well as complementary resolutions on the protection of civilians, conflict prevention, women and peace and security, and the safety of United Nations and humanitarian personnel. Together with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, those instruments provide us with the tools to ensure the protection of children in armed conflict. Canada encourages those Member States that have not done so to ratify the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflicts. Canada calls to the attention of Member States that the use of child soldiers is classified as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Canada welcomes this open debate on children and armed conflict, which comes at a critical juncture for child protection efforts. We congratulate you, Mr. President, on having opened this debate with a short video prepared by War Child Canada. So often visuals are more persuasive than words. We wish to indicate our appreciation, Mr. President, for the presence of your Foreign Minister during the greater part of the day. That is a clear indication of the importance that Chile attaches to this issue. The Security Council now has at its disposal a substantial international framework for action.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In our view, we need to strengthen and focus this action, because therein lies the key to an integrated international response. The challenge for the Security Council and for Member States - as well as their partners in international organizations and civil society - is to now implement this urgent programme, in the collective quest for tangible progress. We must involve ourselves in other policy research and development activities in order to bridge the gaps in the international response, to provide the resources that this requires and to prepare us for the biennial meeting of 2005 and the review conference of 2006. We must act now in a creative and constructive manner to achieve our common objectives.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The problem goes beyond the military, political, arms control and disarmament domains: it has human and humanitarian effects, as well as significant socio-economic consequences. In that context, Canada primarily and above all seeks to protect people and to make their communities safer. We will continue to actively participate in various regional and multilateral organizations in the Human Security Network in order to attain those goals. Canada supports the efforts currently undertaken by the United Nations to render the coordinated action against small arms even more effective. The multi- faceted nature of the important problems that these weapons entail requires a coordinated and exhaustive response that would use the resources and competencies of various United Nations bodies.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In order to succeed, strategies to reduce the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons must recognize those various requirements. We must work locally with those who suffer daily from this scourge and enable civil society, including women's organizations, to participate in designing programmes. Our efforts must promote both demand reduction strategies and community police initiatives. In order to achieve those great goals, it is important to set up a competent and responsible security sector designed to strengthen public security and better respond to collective needs. The proliferation and inappropriate use of small arms and light weapons has profound effects that we need to consider.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Much progress has been made by these actors, including the recent establishment of an open- ended working group to negotiate an instrument to enable States to identify and trace illicit small arms and light weapons. We look forward to the start of such critical work, which, once completed, will help to curb illicit transfers of small arms and prevent their exportation to areas where they risk exacerbating conflicts and contributing to serious violations of human rights and international law. (spoke in French) Small arms and light weapons are still one of the main causes of human suffering throughout the world, as they account for more than half the loss of lives in modern conflicts. First and primarily, it is individuals that suffer: girls, boys, women and men, in various tragic ways.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“There is no doubt that an effective global response to small arms issues must address control on transfers between States as well as transfers to non- State actors. Effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes also merit additional Council attention, particularly as successful post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation are often contingent on concerted national, regional and multilateral cooperation, as well as on sustained political will and the concomitant allocation of requisite resources. It is important to note that the responsibility to address this issue falls not only to the Council but also to States, international and regional organizations and civil society.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We would also underline the importance of the work of experts in exposing the link between the illicit trade in small arms and the illicit exploitation of natural resources. We urge the Council to take appropriate measures to break the link between arms shipments through illicit channels and the illicit exploitation of resources. In that regard, Canada recognizes the need for consistent and verifiable end- user certificates and welcomes the Secretary-General's recommendation that all States establish the necessary measures to ensure effective control over the export and transit of small arms. The forging of end-user certificates continues to thwart international efforts to ensure accurate monitoring of arms exports. Attention must also be paid to the question of State responsibility for arms transfers.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Where necessary, the Council should strengthen States' capacities to uphold such embargoes, including via air surveillance oversight. We urge the Council to continue to utilize the tools available to it, including reports and recommendations from monitoring groups and panels of experts, to investigate alleged violations. Where appropriate, the Council should also give consideration to measures to be taken against those who violate arms embargoes. We would note that the Interpol Weapons and Explosives Tracking System, created in Canada by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is an excellent example of a mechanism designed to identify and monitor arms traffickers who have violated arms embargoes established by the Council.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Enhanced interaction with the General Assembly to promote the further development of long-term strategies within the framework of conflict prevention and peace-building could also be beneficial. This debate affords us an invaluable opportunity to recognize the substantial progress made to date, consider lessons learned and, most important, commit ourselves to addressing outstanding challenges with renewed vigour. The Secretary-General's report (S/2003/l2l7) serves as a useful guideline for immediate international action. Compliance with arms embargoes and sanctions regimes is key to international peace and security. Canada calls upon all Member States to effectively implement arms embargoes imposed by the Security Council.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for permitting this debate on small arms and light weapons. The pervasive and pernicious impact of small arms on international peace and security requires the Security Council's sustained attention to this issue. Canada is encouraged by the Council's recent progress on small arms, including with regard to enhanced implementation of arms embargoes. We urge the Council to continue to focus its attention on the problem of small arms and its relationship with respect for human rights and humanitarian law as well as more traditional security concerns.”
2004-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4896Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Help the field use the road map that you have developed. Let us be clear on the consequences of not fulfilling our objectives. The suffering of individual civilians caught up in various conflict zones will persist - whether those civilians are displaced, separated from their families, missing or exploited. The protection of civilians is not a North-South issue. It should not be marginalized because it is sensitive, or not implemented because of a lack oftools. In closing, Canada joins other delegations in calling on the Council to adopt the revised aide- memoire and to endorse the road map as a complementary tool for effective follow-up on the protection of civilians agenda. We have a genuine chance to ensure that civilian survival is higher than at any time in the past. We must seize the opportunity.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Non- governmental actors, including the private sector, have a role to play. Above all, parties to armed conflicts must take responsibility and must be held accountable for protecting war-affected populations. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a key instrument in ensuring that accountability. We again urge the Council to do all it can to support the ICC in this vitally important work. To the Secretariat and United Nations agencies I say: be bold. Previous resolutions have given you the authority to bring to the attention of Member States circumstances that demand their attention so that civilians may be protected. In your reporting, provide the Council and other appropriate bodies with concrete advice and recommendations based on monitoring of the situation so that they have guidance.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In that respect, the Council should show greater willingness to draw on United Nations human rights mechanisms for early warning, promote preventative deployment and diplomatic initiatives and urge adherence to, and respect for, international legal instruments. It must also be vigilant. In the immediate post-conflict environment, even where a peace agreement exists, civilians may remain at risk. To succeed, this initiative must be viewed as a shared commitment. It requires more than the Council. Let me affirm Canada's strong support for this agenda. We have been pleased to work with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and others on a variety of related initiatives this past year, and we will continue to do so. But all Member States have a role to play. Regional organizations have a role to play.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“(spoke in English) The Council has recognized that the illicit exploitation of natural resources perpetuates violent conflicts that undermine the safety and well-being of civilians. The recent report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo demonstrates once again the risks that natural resources can pose to sustainable peace. The Council must continue to undertake effective monitoring, including the use of panels of experts. It must also continue to encourage full participation in international mechanisms to address illicit exploitation, such as the Kimberly Process on conflict diamonds. Finally, the Council's efforts to protect civilians must not simply be restorative, but preventative as well.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Council missions are indispensable opportunities to urge parties to a conflict to permit safe and unimpeded access by aid workers to those in need, to ensure that there is no impunity for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and to ensure that United Nations missions are vigilant in their efforts to protect civilians from gender-based violence and to implement strategies to meet the needs of displaced populations. We applaud the Council's efforts to develop more-targeted sanctions regimes that, among other things, focus on arms embargoes, the seizure of assets, bans on travel and restricting the trade in certain commodities. For those efforts to produce results, the potential humanitarian impact of sanctions on civilian populations should be more clearly identified so that it can be minimized.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We know from other peace operations that the inclusion of gender advisers is essential in order to adequately address the specific protection needs of women and girls. The Council must continue to devote attention to civilian protection issues in its field missions, as was recently the case with the missions to Afghanistan and West Africa. As part of those missions, the Council should seek to meet directly and regularly with affected populations in order to better understand their perspective.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“And yet, while the resolutions may provide a framework for Council action, they equally provide a benchmark for holding the Council accountable for inaction. Canada welcomes the inclusion of protection components in recent peace operations, including those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cote d'Ivoire. We recall that, when peace operations are given such responsibilities, they must also be given unambiguous mandates and adequate financial and human resources to facilitate civilian protection. For example, we also know that the effective presence of child-protection advisers in the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has had a positive impact on the lives of children.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Council should deliver. Canada fully endorses the lO-point platform laid out by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the use of the aide-memoire and the road map to buttress those efforts. Given the current international environment, those tools are essential in helping guide the efforts of the Council and other actors. A good framework exists. Over the past four years, the Council has developed a comprehensive agenda to strengthen civilian protection. Resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) - along with those on conflict prevention, women, peace and security, children and armed conflict, the safety of humanitarian workers, impunity, and the exploitation of natural resources - lay out a clear set of mutually reinforcing Council commitments.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Laurin (Canada) (spoke in French): Canada welcomes this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We thank the Under- Secretary-General for his impassioned statement and for the updated aide-memoire and the road map. Mr. Egeland rightly focused on the need for more consistent and deliberate action. Indeed, if the Council is serious about protecting civilians, it must translate rhetorical commitments to international humanitarian law, human rights and refugee law into action at the country level. The Council must continue to be proactive in monitoring the implementation of its protection-related commitments in the countries under its consideration. It should draw on lessons and be prepared to rethink its strategic approaches when they are at cross-purposes with its responsibilities for protecting civilians.”
2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Moreover, as Mr. Guehenno noted, we must remember that it is our role, as Member States, to put forward candidates. Canada continues to actively implement its commitments made at the time of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). We are pleased to be working with the Division for the Advancement of Women in organizing the upcoming Expert Group Meeting on "Peace agreements as a means for promoting gender equality and ensuring participation of women", to be held in Ottawa next month. We call on all States to fulfil their commitments and to work to make this resolution a reality for women in order to ensure their protection and to give them the opportunity to participate in rebuilding their communities. I thank you again, Mr. President, for providing a forum for this important debate.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“They should address it explicitly in their reports and make specific recommendations on the situation of women and girls. We welcome Germany's commitment in this connection with regard to the Council's mission in Afghanistan. We must again call attention to the absolute need for the system and us, the Member States, to achieve gender balance in the system. In 1995, in Beijing, we set the goal of 50/50 gender distribution in the United Nations system by 2000. In the context of today's meeting, resolution 1325 (2000) urges the Secretary- General and Member States to improve gender balance. Yet, at the level of Special Representative of the Secretary-General, there is still only one woman leading peacekeeping operations, out of approximately 50 such positions. We must recommit ourselves to achieving this 50/50 gender balance goal.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Council members can seek information from the Secretariat and take advantage of the presence of Special Representatives of the Secretary-General in the Council to hold them accountable and ask them for information on the situation of women and girls and on ways of enhancing the protection of civilians. We would like to know what difficulties Ms. Smythe encountered in ensuring that information finds its way to the Council. With regard to the Council's recent missions to West Africa and the Great Lakes region, we, like other speakers, are disheartened that their reports are silent on gender equality issues and give no indication of whether meetings were held with women or with ministries and organizations dealing with gender. Such missions should systematically include this item in their mandates.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Guehenno's commitment to setting up similar mechanisms in all missions. We would be interested in being informed by Mr. Guehenno on the follow-up action taken by the Secretariat to convene the meeting requested by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations to discuss ways and means of meeting challenges in the areas of conduct and discipline. (spoke in French) We again call for explicit reference to gender considerations in all Security Council mandates. The lack of information in the reports to the Security Council, noted this morning, should not be an excuse for inaction.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This document has been much anticipated and provides an important accountability framework for the United Nations system, as well as for Member States, complementing the important work undertaken by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on this issue. Putting in place mechanisms for monitoring and follow-up are essential next steps for preventing such incidents and effectively addressing them, should they occur. We were pleased that, in response to last year's Office of Internal Oversight Services report on sexual exploitation, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General instituted a Personal Conduct Committee to look into cases of misconduct, including sexual exploitation, involving civilian and military personnel of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. We welcome Mr.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Guehenno's views on the prospect of the Department's undertaking an initiative similar to that of DDA and OCHA to facilitate a better integration of gender considerations in the activities of the Department. We strongly support initiatives related to training peacekeepers on the importance of integrating a gender perspective in their work. In that respect, we would be interested in further information from Mr. Guehenno on efforts to ensure that gender perspectives are mainstreamed in all training modules and are not confined to gender-specific training modules. We believe this will contribute significantly to tackling this issue. Canada warmly welcomes the issuance by the Secretary-General last week of the bulletin on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We welcome the United Nations coordinating efforts undertaken through the Inter-Agency Taskforce on Women, Peace and Security. We are particularly heartened by efforts of the Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in partnership with the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), to develop detailed gender action plans, which we believe will lead to more effective and representative programming and policy by these bodies. We welcome the recent establishment of a gender adviser position in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and look forward to the assessment announced by Mr. Guehenno this morning. We would be interested in Mr.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We thank Mr. Guehenno for addressing this open debate today, and welcome the commitments he personally made this morning. We also thank the United States presidency for creating an opportunity to hear directly from a senior gender adviser about her work in the field. Ms. Smythe's experience in this area is critical to bridging the gap between policy and implementation. We commend her for her work. Canada strongly and actively supports full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We welcome the efforts of the United Nations to integrate the resolution into its day-to-day operations. While we join other speakers in recognizing the progress that has been made, we cannot forget that there is a vast amount of work left to be done.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The three landmark Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict - 1261 (1999), 1314 (2000) and 1379 (2001) - have outlined steps to be taken, actors to be engaged and mechanisms required to increase the protection of the rights of war-affected children and their communities. Progress has been made, but much more needs to be done. The Security Council has a key role to play. War-affected children have the right to expect that the Council will do its part to the fullest extent possible.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“All States should welcome the fact that the ICC will contribute to ending impunity for serious crimes against children. In the outcome document of the special session on children, held in May 2002, States renewed their commitment to strengthening the protection of children affected by armed conflict. The Security Council has a key role to play in ensuring that that commitment is translated into action. Canada firmly believes that all our actions must be guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which remains the principal instrument of reference and, indeed, the fundamental legislative basis for achieving children's rights. The primacy of the Convention needs to be strongly reflected in our words and actions aimed at improving the lives of children.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Impunity, humanitarian access and physical protection, with specific consideration of sexual exploitation, all are urgent issues that remain unresolved, although they fall squarely within the Council's purview and should be addressed. Canadian representatives were pleased that very serious crimes committed against children, including the use of child soldiers to participate actively in hostilities, were included in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was a significant development in international law to protect children from the devastating effects of armed conflict. The ICC is an important additional international mechanism to protect children's rights. We call on those States that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the ICC Statute.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We encourage United Nations agencies to continue their efforts to improve training on children's rights for United Nations staff and to evaluate lessons learned from incorporating child protection into peacekeeping operations. We believe that the six core principles of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises should be incorporated into the mandate of all peacekeeping operations, including the prohibition of sexual activity with children. In addition, HIV/AIDS education and HIV testing and counselling services should be offered to all United Nations peacekeepers.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“(spoke in French) Discussions on small arms, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes and access should address directly the implications for children and should pay special attention to the situation of the girl child. One promising outcome of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects was its recognition of the impact of small arms on children. While this represents progress, children continue to fall victim to the ravages caused by the proliferation and reckless use of small arms. We commend the Economic Community of West African States for having launched its child protection unit within its secretariat. That is a very important initiative that we hope will serve as a model for other regional organizations in the integration of child protection into their work.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In addition, Council accountability for specific actions to enhance protection and assistance for girls and boys affected by armed conflict and their communities could be reinforced. The issue of children and armed conflict is linked to the broader agenda item on protection of civilians recently debated by the Council. The Security Council and the broader United Nations system in its entirety must ensure that these agenda items remain linked. Although Council members agreed to consider the protection of civilians, including the rights and needs of children, in country-specific reports and resolutions, it would appear to us that this has not been done in every case. We call for renewed efforts towards this end.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Security Council should ask for a six- month interim report, evaluate progress made on these situations, and commit itself to follow up in one year's time on the parties named in this year's discussion. Ultimately, if there is no real progress, the Security Council must consider what actions it must take to give effect to its decisions, including targeted sanctions. At present, only countries on the Security Council's agenda are mentioned in the Secretary-General's report. This was a first step - one that should be followed by the inclusion of all conflicts in future reports. For the sake of the children who are the victims of such crimes, Canada believes this debate should be made an annual event. Recommendations from relevant resolutions, namely 1379 (2001), 1261 (1999) and 1314 (2000), should be assessed.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Through our Human Security Programme, we sponsor youth outreach and education initiatives through War Child Canada, an organization that provides humanitarian assistance to war-affected children. We believe that the efforts of Canada and of others have helped turn the corner on monitoring and reporting. Now we would like to see action taken when the evidence is persuasive, as it is in the Secretary- General's report. To this end, Canada calls on the Security Council to undertake field missions in the specific conflict situations mentioned in the Secretary-General's report and in particular closely to scrutinize the action of the parties identified in the list annexed to the report. Such field missions should include consultations with local NGOs, women's organizations, youth groups and children.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In particular, Canada welcomed the report of the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in November of last year, funded in part by the Canadian Human Security Programme. That report illustrates clearly how much work still needs to be done with respect to monitoring, reporting and follow-up action before, during and after armed conflict. It goes without saying that Canada associates itself fully with the statement that the representative of Austria will make on behalf of the Human Security Network. Canada made commitments at the Winnipeg Conference, and we fully intend to respect them. For example, the Canadian International Development Agency has committed $122 million to child protection programmes and $2 million to child protection research, including several projects on war-affected children.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I congratulate the Secretary-General for highlighting this reality in his report. I would like also to congratulate the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Otunnu, as well as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other United Nations agencies, for their efforts in developing mechanisms for integrating child protection into the peace and security agenda. I would like to pay special tribute to the critical work of civil society. We must continue to collaborate with those organizations that are on the front line of efforts to ensure effective monitoring and to meet the protection and assistance needs of war- affected children and their communities.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Ongoing child abduction, conscription and the use of children in armed conflict make the work of the Security Council all the more urgent. We welcome the Security Council's acting as a channel for Member States to receive information about the impact of conflict on children, and we would urge the Council in future to call for recommendations for effective solutions to prevent the recruitment and end the use of child soldiers. It is incumbent on us to move away from general statements to specific action and to build a system of accountability that cannot be ignored. Now that Governments and armed groups using children in armed conflict have been publicly named, the challenge to the Security Council is to make these parties accountable. This requires genuine political will and resources.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Laurin (Canada) (spoke in French): First of all, I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. (spoke in English) Given the present international context, and as we approach the one-year anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, we are reminded that this is highly relevant work for the Security Council. I wish to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his substantive report (S/2002/1299). In particular, we were pleased to see specific conflict situations mentioned in the report as well as in the annex. What is clear is that, while progress has been made, the work of the Council is far from complete.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“By this text, more than one hundred and twenty-five co-sponsors expressed concern that only one out of fifty-one special representatives or envoys of the Secretary-General is a woman, and that the percentage of women assigned to peace operations has decreased. The draft also urged the Secretary-General to redouble his efforts to realize significant progress towards the goal of 50 per cent in the near future. We look forward to the release of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) report and to further collaboration with other Member States, including the Friends of Women, Peace and Security and our human security network partners, on the follow-up work to be done. Canada strongly and actively supports full implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000).”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“My Government welcomes the emphasis the Secretary-General placed on the importance of the continued expansion of the international legal framework to address particular crimes experienced by women in armed conflict. Given the extremely serious gender-based crimes that occurred during the decade long civil war in Sierra Leone, we commend the prosecutor of the Sierra Leone special court for appointing two gender advisers. His action is important progress. My delegation would like to join the voice of delegations calling for a better gender balance throughout the United Nations system. We refer specifically to the message expressed last week by the Third Committee of the General Assembly in adopting the draft resolution sponsored by Canada, Australia and New Zealand on the improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Security Council, the United Nations and Member States have every interest in ensuring that the rights of women and girls are not set aside in reconstruction situations, such as Afghanistan. The signing of a formal peace agreement does not necessarily eradicate violence in communities and families. Domestic violence must be addressed in the building of sustainable peace for all - women, men, girls and boys. We are encouraged to see the recognition of the link between women's security and domestic violence in conflict and post-conflict situations. Canada shares the view expressed by the representative of Liechtenstein on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.”
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“In this regard, we look forward to the upcoming report of the Secretary- General requested by the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the gender mainstreaming strategy for all of the Organization's peacekeeping activities and the associated resources required to achieve this. We will again urge our Fifth Committee colleagues to authorize the resources needed to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations specifically to address gender issues. Gender advisers in the field deserve proper support from Headquarters, as recommended by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. This support is essential to their success. Canada also wishes to underscore the need for continued efforts in the post-conflict reconstruction phase.”
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“Canada, as we stated at the open meeting on 25 July 2002, continues to actively implement the commitments we made at the time of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), and we call upon all Member States to do likewise. We refer to the March 2002 aide- memoire adopted by the Council and stress that the issue of women, peace and security needs to be considered as part of the agenda on the protection of civilians. We also call for explicit reference to gender considerations in the mandates of all the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. We encourage the Council to take advantage of the appearances of Special Representatives in this forum to hold them accountable on these aspects of their missions. Integration of gender perspectives in peace support operations is vital.”
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“We also welcome the United Kingdom's proposal to identify each year a member of the Security Council to oversee the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and work with the appropriate parts of the Secretariat to achieve that. We join the representative of the United States in looking forward to having dialogue with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and with the Department of Political Affairs on how they mainstream a gender perspective in their activities. Canada welcomes the Secretary-General's report, and we share his concerns, as women and girls continue to be severely targeted in and negatively impacted by armed conflict. We are pleased to see the comprehensive and wide-ranging recommendations for action in the study and the report. The recommendations, we hope, will cause Member States to move beyond words to action.”
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