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lines on the record: 161
first: 2019-10-28
most recent: 2023-08-03
sittings or episodes: 30
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“Lastly, we need to be creative and specific and find tailored solutions. For example, locally produced green nitrogen fertilizer has a lot of potential to support food security. It can increase resilience to price volatility and supply chain disruptions, while also contributing to reducing carbon emissions from the agricultural sector. We hope to develop that technology in innovative partnerships that enable more green growth. Conflicts are among the main contributors to humanmade global food insecurity locally but also globally. Resolution 2417 (2018) is crystal clear in its obligations for all Member States. We call upon all Member States to respect them and start by stopping the use of food as a weapon of war.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Our joint efforts towards sustainable solutions need to be comprehensive and creative. Allow me to touch upon a few specific issues. First, on climate change, the global community needs to drastically lower its emissions to fight the climate crisis and its negative repercussions on food security and malnutrition in many parts of the world. It is part of the nexus between climate change and peace and security, and we believe that the Security Council should discuss the issue systematically and on a regular basis. Secondly, we also believe that the Peacebuilding Commission can play a more systematic role in addressing those interconnected issues. It could, for example, give advice to the Security Council on country-specific situations in which armed conflict and climate change exacerbate food insecurity.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Ultimately, Germany calls on Russia to immediately withdraw all its troops and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. That will not only allow for grain exports to resume but will also restore peace to Ukraine. Germany is strongly committed to combating global food insecurity and malnutrition. Food security and nutrition was high on our agenda during our presidency of the Group of Seven in 2022. Germany is the second largest donor to the World Food Programme, with a contribution of €1.1 billion in 2022. We support farmers and countries worldwide to produce their own food. We will continue our efforts to export agricultural goods from Ukraine through the European Union’s solidarity lanes and other alternative routes.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Resolution 2417 (2018) has been a real landmark decision. In 2018, all Council members condemned the starvation of civilians as a means of warfare. Five years later, a permanent member of the Security Council is using food as a weapon. Russia has unilaterally withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and is destroying grain warehouses and port infrastructure in Ukraine with missiles. The Kremlin is doing so in order to recklessly fill its war chest. As a consequence, global food prices are rising, and access to food is getting much harder for millions in need worldwide. Germany urges Russia to immediately stop those attacks, to stop blocking Ukrainian ports and to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We strongly support the efforts of the United Nations and Türkiye to reinvigorate the initiative.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“We therefore commend the listing of Russia’s armed forces as a necessary step. The perpetrators of grave violations worldwide must be held accountable and brought to justice. To that end, Germany and the Netherlands created the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, which will be based at the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. Upholding the principles of justice and accountability is not only essential for the victims and their families, but also crucial for preventing future violations. That applies to the situation in Ukraine as much as it does to all other conflict areas. For Germany, promoting children’s rights and advancing the children and armed conflict agenda will continue to be a key pillar of our human rights policy.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are witnessing an alarming increase in child abductions and a distressing number of cases involving sexual violence against children. We must therefore address the gender aspects of those violations with even greater urgency. Germany remains steadfast in its commitment to advocate for adequate funding that takes into account the gender-specific needs in child protection efforts within United Nations peacekeeping operations. Supporting the victims must also include ensuring their access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services. I want to conclude by emphasizing my deep concern regarding the dire situation faced by Ukrainian children. Due to Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression, a vast number of Ukrainian children is subjected to severe violations.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Germany encourages all Member States that have not yet done so to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, as well as the Paris Principles and Vancouver Principles, and to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. In our view, it is crucial to focus on reintegrating children who were previously associated with armed forces. We urge all parties involved to adopt and implement handover protocols that provide clear guidelines for the prompt transfer of children from security forces to civilian child protection agencies. Ensuring access to safe and inclusive education must continue to be a top priority throughout the reintegration process.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Germany thanks the United Kingdom presidency for convening this important debate. We align ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and the statement made by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. Germany is deeply concerned about the statistics and trends presented in the report of the Secretary- General (S/2023/363). We strongly condemn all grave violations against children worldwide in all conflict situations. We urge all United Nations States Members to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law and to do everything in their power to protect children affected by armed conflict.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is therefore important for the Council to ensure the speedy adoption of presidential statements on the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, which have not been issued since 2019 (S/PRST/2019/10) and 2021 (S/PRST/2021/16), respectively. That also corresponds to the wishes of the countries concerned. An increasing number of countries and communities have been experiencing insecurity and instability as a result of climate change. The Group of Friends urges the Security Council and its members to live up to the requests for action that those countries have made. We stand ready to support all efforts to enhance comprehensive risk assessment, capacity-building and operational responses.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“Furthermore, the Council should make use of climate-related early-warning systems that also incorporate conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding. As appropriate, we should consistently incorporate climate risks into the mandates of all the relevant United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions. Climate and peace and security advisers have proved to be a useful tool, providing informed expertise and advice for holistic solutions. The Council should encourage all United Nations missions, particularly peacekeeping missions, to improve their environmental footprint and increase their environmental management action. There is broad consensus among the States Members of the United Nations that the Security Council should also refer to climate-change-related risks in specific country or regional situations.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“The Group of Friends has repeatedly called on the Council to create specific tools to enable the United Nations to do its part in preventing and resolving conflicts that are driven at least in part by the effects of climate change. We are calling for concrete, tangible action to be considered. That includes regular reporting by the Secretary-General on the peace and security implications of the adverse effects of climate change and the appointment by the Secretary-General of a special representative for climate, peace and security who could strengthen coordination between the relevant United Nations entities in order to improve the Organization’s ability to address climate-related security risks.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“The Group of Friends welcomes the progress made in that regard, including through the growing recognition of the effects of climate change when the Council is considering mandates for peacekeeping and special political missions. The Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security, made up of Council members, has proved crucial in informing the Council’s work. The Group of Friends also takes note of the leadership of some of the elected members of the Security Council — Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates — in developing a joint pledge to consistently address climate and security issues in the Security Council. While those are steps in the right direction, more must be done, including within the Security Council.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“Recent meetings of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on specific regional contexts where climate change has a direct impact on security and stability, such as the Pacific Islands, the Sahel and Central Asia, are very encouraging, because the discussions have been launched at the initiative of the countries affected and have raised challenges and opportunities reflective of their lived reality. The Security Council’s work would benefit greatly from considering the findings of those and future PBC meetings on the issue, and the Council could receive them through the Commission’s written advice. The Security Council has a crucial role to play, given its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“We must admit that we can no longer prevent all the negative effects of climate change. Especially in fragile contexts, those impacts act as risk multipliers. That is why we must also invest in adaptation measures to build resilience in times of climate change. The entire United Nations system should address that complex challenge in all relevant forums and within all relevant mandates, and the Organization is already doing important work in that regard. The Climate Security Mechanism is a prime example of inter-agency cooperation, strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to analyse and address the adverse effects of climate change on peace and security. We encourage all Member States to continue to support and engage with the Mechanism.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“As we speak, our colleagues in the global community have been gathering in Bonn, preparing for the negotiations of the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) with a view to reaching much-needed substantive results in the fight against the climate crisis. For COP28 in Dubai to be a success and take bold measures to limit global warming, it is critical that we all raise our ambitions on climate action to achieve the objectives set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. Staying within the 1.5°C limit is critical. In addition, minimizing future warming will reduce the risk of triggering tipping points and associated challenges. But that reflects only part of the challenge ahead of us.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security, a broad and diverse group comprising 66 members from all regions of the world. The Group of Friends is united by a common concern, that is, climate change is the defining challenge of our time. It increasingly threatens livelihoods and ecosystems, sustainable development, prosperity and stability, thereby posing a serious challenge to peace and human security. We are therefore grateful to the United Arab Emirates for convening today’s important and timely debate.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“And the third avenue forward is that we should, of course, continuously push the policy agenda. We must ensure that women, peace and security is advanced in our joint policy documents, particularly the New Agenda for Peace. It is not enough for everyone to proclaim women, peace and security a priority; we need to agree on how we will make it one. Germany remains ready and eager to work with all of States Members of the United Nations to bring the women and peace and security agenda forward.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“To achieve this we will, inter alia, train our staff, create incentives, hire more women and promote multiplying networks worldwide; ensure systematic gender-budgeting towards equal access to resources for all genders and marginalized groups; and monitor our efforts and adjust where necessary in close coordination with our national and international partners, including other feminist foreign policy advocates. It is our hope that more countries will join us in these efforts. The second avenue is that we should reinforce existing instruments. Peacekeeping missions already do important work towards ensuring women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes on all levels. We encourage senior leadership to expand political spaces for women and marginalized groups, and we remain engaged as an Action for Peacekeeping champion.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We all need to ensure that the frequent references to women, peace and security in statements at the United Nations and elsewhere do not remain mere rhetoric but are implemented in practice. Let me highlight three avenues forward. First, we must start at home. Last week, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock presented our guidelines on feminist foreign policy. She highlighted that feminist foreign policy is not a magic wand that can conjure up change overnight. Rather, it provides clear principles for using our existing toolkit in a smarter manner and for cultivating a feminist reflex.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are very grateful to Mozambique and, in particular to you, Madam President, for organizing today’s important and timely debate on women and peace and security. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) 23 years ago, much has been accomplished. However, as highlighted by previous speakers, much remains to be done. Progress has stalled in some areas, and we observe regression in others. The Taliban’s violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan, rising levels of conflict- related sexual violence — for example, in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Ukraine — and the persistent difficulties in achieving equity of women in leadership positions globally all underline the need for further efforts.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We also call on Russia to stop delaying the ship inspections, as agreed in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. In that vein, it is vital that the Initiative be continued and broadened beyond its March deadline so that crucial supplies can reach world markets and, in particular, the most vulnerable among us. We once again call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease all its hostilities and unconditionally, completely and immediately withdraw all of its forces and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders in order to find a diplomatic solution. Sadly enough, this needless war might hit the upcoming one-year mark. It has already been ongoing for too long, and Russia must end it now.”
2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source
“We thank the United Nations, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their tireless efforts to coordinate work to provide aid to newly liberated areas and areas close to the front line. Another issue that worries us deeply are reports about the forcible deportations of children into Russian territories. There is credible evidence that the Russian Federation is infringing upon its obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law. That must stop now. The people of Ukraine are not the only victims of the war. The repercussions of Russia’s illegal invasion of its neighbouring country are felt around the globe. In that context, we welcome and financially support Ukraine’s Grain from Ukraine initiative to supply grain to those countries most in need.”
2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source
“Those facts have also been corroborated by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. It is clear that the perpetrators of such crimes must and will be held accountable as soon as possible. We stand steadfast behind Ukraine, and we will continue our financial, humanitarian, diplomatic and military support to Ukraine for as long as it is needed. Since the beginning of the war, we have welcomed more than a million Ukrainian refugees into Germany. They join the 2 million refugees from other countries already residing there. And we have provided more than €12.5 billion in bilateral support to Ukraine’s Government and its people. One of our primary concerns in Ukraine is humanitarian access, especially to its temporarily occupied territories.”
2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source
“I would like to join others in conveying our sincere condolences to the people of Türkiye and Syria in these tragic times. We stand ready to provide assistance as requested. Germany aligns itself fully with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the European Union. I am grateful for the opportunity today to deliver some remarks in my national capacity. At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his sobering description of the situation in Ukraine. Russia’s massive air strikes, often in densely populated areas, are causing indescribable human suffering in that they not only destroy critical civilian infrastructure, but also kill innocent men and women, boys and girls and leave others without heating, electricity and water.”
2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source
“We reject Iran’s attempts to evade clear safeguards obligations by linking them to JCPOA negotiations. Iran’s refusal of substantive compromise proposals, including sanctions relief, fuels doubts as to its true intentions. That is just another example of the Islamic Republic for Iran acting against the vital interests of its own people. Let me conclude by calling upon the Government of Iran to reverse course. Iran must stop its nuclear escalation. Iran must end its support for the Russian war against Ukraine. Iran must stop destabilizing regional activities, especially its proliferation of missile technology. It must also stop the gross human rights violations and repression of its own population.”
2022-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9225 (2022) · source
“Iran’s accelerated production of up to 60 per cent enriched uranium, including at the Fordow fortified underground facility, is unprecedented and lacks any plausible civilian justification. Iran’s nuclear programme is more advanced than ever before and is becoming a threat to international peace and security. Iran has suspended its implementation of JCPOA-related verification and monitoring activities. If Iran’s nuclear activities were purely benign, why would Iran continue to make it harder, if not impossible, for the International Atomic Enerby Agency (IAEA) to provide assurances of the programme’s alleged peaceful nature? Iran is further eroding trust by failing to address concerns related to the implementation of its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, concluded under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.”
2022-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9225 (2022) · source
“The Secretary-General reported that missile parts seized by the United Kingdom in January and February are consistent with cruise missiles previously assessed to be of Iranian origin. That provides important evidence of Iran’s misuse of its missile programme. Iran’s development of its missile capabilities and transfers to State and non-State actors are in violation of resolution 2231 (2015) and destabilize the region. Iraq is on the front line, with Iran also using its missiles and drones against its neighbours. Reports about threats against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are also worrisome. Iran’s aggressive behaviour in the region is not acceptable. Iran also continues to further escalate its nuclear programme, thereby undermining essential aspects of the global non-proliferation system.”
2022-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9225 (2022) · source
“Instead, Iran has chosen a path that further diminish the prospects for the restoration and full implementation of the JCPOA. Since we last met in this format (see S/PV.9085), we have been observing clear evidence of Iran’s covert support for Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. Iran has transferred hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia. That is a deeply concerning violation of resolution 2231 (2015), and we encourage the Secretariat to accept Ukraine’s repeated invitations to examine the evidence, in line with its mandate. Iranian combat drones have given Russia additional means to target civilian infrastructure and terrorize Ukrainian civilians. Reports that Russia is attempting to obtain even more weapons from Iran, including ballistic missiles, are deeply alarming.”
2022-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9225 (2022) · source
“Let me first join others in thanking our briefers for their contributions. I would also like to thank Ireland for its work as Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) over the past two years. Finally, let me express our appreciation for the key role played by the Secretariat in supporting the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). In his fourteenth report, the Secretary-General renewed his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (S/2022/912). We fully agree that Iran’s nuclear escalation must be stopped and reversed by diplomatic means. We regret that Iran rejected viable compromise proposals in March and again in August and has stalled the Vienna talks. The prospects for a sustainable diplomatic solution have unfortunately been fading in recent months.”
2022-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9225 (2022) · source
“By doing so, he mobilized the wider United Nations membership. We agree with the Secretary-General, and we will support him. Mahatma Gandhi said: “The future depends on what you do today.” We expect the Summit of the Future, in 2024, to be a crucial milestone to advance multilateralism and boost the SDGs. Having the honour of co-facilitating that process, together with my colleague Ambassador Neville Melvin Gertze from Namibia, I want to assure everyone that the two of us will conduct the process in an open, inclusive, transparent and consultative manner. I would like to ask all Member States to contribute in good faith. Much-needed reforms and adjustments are within reach if there is collective political will. Now is the time to embark on United Nations reform. Let us make this our New Year’s resolution for next year.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“However, a formal negotiation process, as is practised almost everywhere else in the United Nations, is still not in place. That must be changed, and it is urgent that we start negotiating a text now. We also consider the veto to be an instrument prone to abuse and urge Council members to restrict its use as much as possible. Secondly, many global commons are under immense pressure — climate, global health and others. The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is stalling. Food and energy security are strained, and humanitarian needs are ever-growing. Technology outpaces regulation, threatening the cohesion of societies. The Secretary-General, in putting forward his Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), outlined his vision on how to shape a peaceful, just and sustainable future.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“And how do we deal with Member States like Russia, which, as a permanent member of the Council bears a special responsibility but flagrantly violates the Charter of the United Nations? All of this calls for reform. First, on peace and security, we see a reform of the Council as long overdue. It is untenable that one of the Organization’s central pillars mirrors the geopolitical situation of 80 years ago and is not representative of the present. A future Security Council should include additional permanent and non-permanent members. That is our shared Group of Four position, together with Brazil, India and Japan. It is also clear that Africa must be permanently represented in the Council. This year’s general debate showed that a large majority of Member States is in favour of reforming the Security Council.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I thank India for organizing today’s meeting on this highly relevant topic, which is very close to our heart. Germany strongly believes that multilateralism is the best framework to guarantee peace and stability. It is the best tool to discuss and find joint solutions for challenges to humankind and to settle disputes peacefully. We take pride in investing not only money but also significant personnel and political capacities into multilateral organizations. However, we cannot ignore that multilateralism is under pressure. And we do not deny that there are questions that we need to answer urgently. Does multilateralism deliver? How do we adapt the existing international organizations to an ever-changing world?”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It is Russia that needs to reverse its course and immediately and unconditionally stop its aggression and withdraw its troops.”
2022-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9208 (2022) · source
“After the successful Group of Seven Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bucharest, the summit in Paris on 13 December will be the next important step. Germany will continue to stand by Ukraine in order to end the war. Last Friday Chancellor Scholz spoke with President Putin. He urged the swift withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine as a precondition for any diplomatic solution. Germany welcomes the fact that President Zelenskyy has articulated his vision for peace in his 10-point peace formula. We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. We will help Ukraine uphold its resilience. We stand committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”
2022-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9208 (2022) · source
“Article 54, paragraph 2 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions stipulates that “It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population”. The humanitarian impact of these attacks is shocking. Hospitals, schools, water supply stations, residential buildings and so forth are clearly not military targets and serve civilian needs only. Deliberately and systematically destroying the power supply and heating systems of an entire country in the midst of winter is simply barbaric and inhumane. I urge Russia to stop that cruelty immediately. It will be important to coordinate all the support for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure among its international partners and allies.”
2022-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9208 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to speak in the Council today. It has been more than nine months now since Russia started its full-scale aggression against Ukraine. In recent weeks Russia has waged its war with ever- more systematic attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, far from the front lines, with a special focus on disrupting basic services, such as electricity, water and heat, during winter. To quote my Foreign Minister, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, the Russian President is using the cold as a weapon of war — attacking the most vulnerable people in Ukraine. Let me be clear. Those attacks are deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure. They are a blatant breach of international humanitarian law.”
2022-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9208 (2022) · source
“In this context, I would like to welcome the Peacebuilding Commission’s letter of advice to the Council on maritime security. It is important to note the concrete progress in combating piracy and strengthening maritime security in view of the wider threats to the security and stability of the region caused by terrorist groups. Germany is committed to playing its part, in close cooperation with all its partners.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“Germany realizes the relevance of combating piracy and strengthening maritime security to ensure the continued stability of the region. We will remain engaged, multilaterally and bilaterally, in supporting the countries of the Gulf of Guinea. In addition to support for a robust and sustained regional response to the immediate risks and dangers posed by piracy and other illegal activities at sea, we also need to invest more efforts and funds in the prevention of such actitivities and in mitigating their effects. The root causes leading to piracy can, for example, be addressed through investments in the blue economy, creating livelihoods and economic opportunities in local coastal communities. Mitigation can be achieved by environmental protection and conservation.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“Thanks to the strong ownership of the countries and organizations of the region, we are very confident that additional progress will be achieved by next summer in the fields of regional governance, operational cooperation and the harmonization of legal frameworks for maritime operations and the prosecution of piracy. The G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea will support this process by providing technical assistance, training and access to financing, in close and structured collaboration with other international and regional formats, such as the European Union Coordinated Maritime Presences, Shared Awareness and Deconfliction Initiative and the Atlantic Centre in the Azores. I will now make a few more short remarks in my national capacity.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“A recent and important milestone in our joint efforts is the support to the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre in Cabo Verde, the most recent element in the network of subregional coordination and information-sharing centres. Germany is more than happy to continue its co-chairmanship of the Group in 2023, as we would like to support the current momentum, deepen sustainability and foster the aforementioned positive results. In view of the upcoming tenth anniversary of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct and Architecture next year, the Friends of the Gulf of Guinea will focus their efforts on codification, making the Code of Conduct legally binding.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“Many member States represented here today are part of that coalition, which has supported the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission since 2013 in their endeavour to strengthen regional cooperation to combat piracy and other illegal activities at sea. The Friends of the Gulf of Guinea are happy to respond to the Council’s call for action on maritime security. During the last plenary meeting, held in Berlin in July, we agreed to contribute to the implementation of resolution 2634 (2022). During the meeting in Abidjan next week, we will deepen that dialogue.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank the presidency of Ghana for the opportunity to speak in the Security Council today. Ghana and Norway have been instrumental in advancing the crucial issue of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea in the Council. At the end of May, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2634 (2022). We have heard about the progress since then from today’s briefers, and I would like to thank them for their insightful remarks. I have the honour to speak today as one of the two current co-Chairs, together with Côte d’Ivoire, of the Group of Seven Group of Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, a multilateral coalition of countries of the region and international partners. Together, they support the Yaoundé Architecture and the implementation of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9198 (2022) · source
“In the early days of Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, Russian troops attacked Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. Its territory has since been a staging ground for missile and drone attacks against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing thousands of innocent Ukrainian citizens. Those Belarussian officials complicit in the committing of war crimes by Russia in Ukraine will be held to account. We urge the Government of Belarus to be on the right side of history and to immediately stop its support for Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine. We further call on Minsk to free all political prisoners and unconditionally end its campaign of domestic repression. Belarus must leave its path of self- destruction — a path towards isolation, oppression and poverty. It is still not too late to reverse course.”
2022-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9175 (2022) · source
“Germany is appalled by those immense restrictions affecting all of Belarusian society and has therefore expanded its support programmes by setting up an action plan for civil society in Belarus. The initiative supports, among others, students, independent media and victims of State violence. It also funds the documentation of the severe human rights crimes, for which the Lukashenko regime must be held accountable. To that end, jointly with our partners, we support the crucial efforts of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus. Unfortunately, as the incident with Ryanair Flight FR-4978 shows, the repression does not stop at the borders of Belarus. The Lukashenko regime is also actively engaged in spreading instability and fuelling war in Eastern Europe, against the will of the vast majority of Belarusian citizens.”
2022-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9175 (2022) · source
“The sole purpose of that egregious act, which seriously endangered the safety of more than 100 passengers and crew personnel, was the pre-planned arrest of activist Roman Protasevich and his companion, Sofia Sapega. That shocking incident shows the true nature of the Belarusian regime, which does everything in its power to silence the voices of the people. After rigging the August 2020 presidential elections and violently suppressing public dissent, the Belarus authorities organized a relentless campaign of persecution and intimidation to eradicate the country’s formerly vibrant civil society and political opposition. Today there are well over 1,300 political prisoners in Belarus, and thousands more have been forced into exile. More than 700 civil-society and charity organizations have been dissolved.”
2022-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9175 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to speak in the Security Council today. I also thank Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for his briefing. We take note that the ICAO Council condemned the actions of the Government of Belarus and designated them an act of unlawful interference. Germany agrees with that assessment and condemns in the strongest terms the forced diversion and landing of the flight. Also, as acknowledged by the ICAO Council, the claim of a bomb threat was deliberately false and communicated on the instructions of senior Government officials of Belarus.”
2022-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9175 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, the Russian Federation must change its course, fully respect the letter and spirit of the United Nations Charter and withdraw from Ukraine. It must comply with the legally binding order of the International Court of Justice to immediately stop its military operations against Ukraine and withdraw. Germany will continue to uphold the territorial integrity and political independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and that is the duty of each and every one of us.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“We are greatly concerned by reports that Iran also intends to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia. We would welcome an investigation by the United Nations team responsible for monitoring the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), and we stand ready to support its technical and impartial efforts. Germany will continue to stand by the United Nations Charter, wherever in the world it is breached, and we will continue to stand by Ukraine. We stand ready to support Ukraine in mitigating the devastation caused by Russia’s attacks. This coming Tuesday, Chancellor Scholz and President Von Der Leyen will host the International Expert Conference on the Recovery, Reconstruction and Modernization of Ukraine in Berlin. The conference will galvanize international support for Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction.”
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“The Moscow regime wants to subjugate Ukraine. It wants to plunge Ukraine, quite literally, into darkness and make Ukrainians freeze, knocking out electricity and heating for millions of civilians. Those attacks violate international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes. Those responsible for such blatant violations of international law will be held accountable. Let me join colleagues in pointing out that Russia is also violating resolution 2231 (2015) — yet another example of how Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council, undermines the United Nations Charter. All the information that we have is quite clear. Iranian drones are being used to terrorize civilians, and they were delivered to Russia without the prior approval of the Council. That is therefore in blatant violation of resolution 2231 (2015).”
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