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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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“Their schools are being destroyed. Those children’s peaceful lives have been disrupted, and many had to leave their families behind. All they want is to go home and return to their loved ones. In that connection, reports about the Russian Parliament planning to ease rules for the adoption of Ukrainian children are extremely concerning. We will follow that ideologically motivated motion with extreme scrutiny and will hold Russia accountable for its deeds. United Nations agencies should also play an active role in that regard. The war in Ukraine has dramatic consequences for humanitarian crises in other parts of the world and for global food security. Russia is ravaging agricultural potential in Ukraine, while, at the same time, preventing grain exports by blocking the Black Sea.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“To that end, Germany will second experts and contribute additional funding to the International Criminal Court. Meanwhile, the German Federal Public Prosecutor General has opened structural investigations, preparing the ground for indictments on charges of war crimes. Even if Russia again tries hard in tomorrow’s Arria Formula meeting to impose its narratives on the world outside, it will not succeed in altering reality. Rapes, torture and killings will be brought to the fore, and those responsible will be brought to justice one by one. Millions of people are fleeing from attacks, bombing and shelling. Germany has so far recorded more than 600,000 refugee arrivals, and over 90,000 Ukrainian children are attending German schools, at least temporarily. It is children who suffer the most from Russia’s war of aggression.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“Seventy-seven years after that watershed moment of world history, Russian propaganda is now trying to create an outrageous link between the truly heroic fighting then of the Red Army, including many Ukrainian fighters, against the Nazi regime and the Kremlin’s current aggression against Ukraine. This apparently aims at creating an alternate reality, in which Ukraine’s President leads a failed State that needs to be “de-Nazified”. This utter nonsense is beyond cynicism. The whole world can see what so-called Russian liberation looks like. The pictures from Mariupol, Irpin and Bucha speak for themselves. These mass atrocities and crimes against humanity have to stop. The perpetrators must be held accountable in accordance with international law.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, High Commissioner Bachelet and Ms. Luzan for their insightful briefings. Furthermore, I want to thank the Secretary- General and all United Nations staff for their tireless efforts to alleviate the human suffering in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Germany strongly supports those efforts. We were relieved about the successful evacuation operation from Mariupol. The people still trapped need to be safely evacuated as soon as possible to their chosen destination. In a few days, the world will commemorate the day when the Second World War, unleashed by Nazi Germany, ended.”
2022-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9027 (2022) · source
“Germany is also the largest donor to the special appeal on sexual and gender-based violence of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This year, German humanitarian assistance launched a new project with UN-Women to strengthen sexual and gender-based violence measures in humanitarian response plans. There can be no effective measures against conflict- related sexual violence without real gender equality, the protection and promotion of human rights, and women’s and girls’ full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership at all levels of decision-making. Germany will pursue its strong commitment to all of these aspects, including in the framework of its feminist foreign policy, and hopes to be able to count on the support of many other partners in this Chamber in this important endeavour.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We must protect and enable organizations defending international humanitarian law and international human rights law and ensuring accountability for violations thereof. A survivor-centred approach is essential to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence. Three years after the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019), put forward by Germany, we are concerned about its slow implementation. The international community must strengthen survivors’ rights and improve their access to justice, sexual and reproductive health services, rehabilitation, reparations and reintegration. In 2021, German humanitarian assistance funded projects with vital gender-based violence components, totalling an amount of more than $80 million. That made Germany the largest donor of the Oslo pledging conference.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That important documentation is no longer being carried out, because the Group’s mandate was not renewed last year. We must hold all the perpetrators of such crimes and others accountable. Committed to advancing accountability in general, Germany assumed the co-Chair of the States and Donors Working Group of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies. At the national level, a higher regional court in Koblenz convicted a former official of the Syrian General Intelligence Service for crimes against humanity, including acts of sexual violence, committed in 2011 and 2012. Last week, the German Foreign Minister announced the dedication of an additional €1 million in funding to the International Criminal Court for the investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In Afghanistan, women and young girls are subjected to forced marriages and sexual and gender- based violence on a daily basis, while impunity prevents survivors from access to justice and to support services, since specialized courts on violence against women were closed. In Myanmar, widespread and systematic violence has emerged since the military takeover, with excessive force, including sexual and gender-based violence, against protesters, journalists, activists, women peacebuilders and women in leadership. The numerous displaced women and girls from Syria face heightened risks of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as forced and early marriage. The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen in Geneva has documented in its reports atrocious accounts of cases of sexual violence against Yemeni women, children and men.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for hosting this open debate. I also thank Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Nadia Murad and Ms. Mariana Karkoutly, as well as Ms. Hilina Berhanu, for their important contributions. The increase in conflict-related sexual violence illustrated by the Secretary-General’s most recent report (S/2022/272) is alarming. We are appalled by the reports of sexual and gender-based violence against women and children in Ukraine committed by the Russian armed forces and mercenaries. The pictures and accounts from Bucha are shocking; egregious crimes were committed. Germany stands in solidarity with all Ukrainians, including women and girls, in all their diversity, affected by Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, Germany reiterates its full solidarity with Ukraine, including its sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, and we renew our urgent call on President Putin to stop this war immediately, end the indescribable human suffering and withdraw Russian troops from Ukrainian territory fully and unconditionally. The meeting rose at 1 p.m.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9013 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we commend in particular the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF. The disruption of education is a deeply aggravating factor, endangering the well-being of children who often arrive exhausted, traumatized and malnourished in countries of destination. More than half of Ukraine’s children have been displaced by the war. Additionally, more than 750 schools in Ukraine have been damaged since the beginning of the conflict, denying thousands of children access to education. We commend UNICEF’s efforts to provide children of families fleeing the violence with education kits and help repair damaged schools and kindergartens. We also support the important work of the UN-Women Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund in Ukraine and Moldova that was referred to earlier by Sima Bahous.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9013 (2022) · source
“Like in other conflicts, this war is impacting women and men differently, and it is often those who are already marginalized and face intersecting forms of discrimination who suffer most. We therefore have to ensure that women participate fully, equally and meaningfully in decisions concerning humanitarian assistance and their refugee situation, as well as peacebuilding, reconstruction, recovery and possible post-conflict scenarios, and that all measures are gender-responsive. Russia’s aggression has caused one of the worst refugee crises in Europe since the Second World War. As the vast majority of those fleeing Ukraine are women and children, they are at risk of falling victim to criminal activity, as many speakers have noted. It is crucial to protect women and children to the greatest extent possible.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9013 (2022) · source
“Those and other crimes against women and girls, as well as other civilians, in dozens of Ukrainian cities will not be left unanswered. Germany fully supports the important work of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, and the Human Rights Council has set up a commission of inquiry that will investigate those and other cases. We fully support the opening of an independent investigation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, and will provide further assistance if needed. Germany will actively contribute to ensuring that perpetrators are brought to justice. It is important that all accountability mechanisms take into account the gender dimension of the Russian aggression against Ukraine.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9013 (2022) · source
“I too would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this briefing and Executive Director of UN-Women Sima Bahous, Mr. Fontaine of UNICEF and Ms. Cherepakha of La Strada-Ukraine for their important contributions to this meeting. The consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with regard to the situation of women and children are nothing but shocking. The horrible pictures of bodies of civilians lying dead on the streets from Bucha and Irpin are engraved in our memory. Among them were the bodies of women and girls who have become victims of sexual violence and rape by Russian soldiers and mercenaries. Some reports suggest that the bodies of killed women and girls were burned or run over by the perpetrators, trying to cover their deeds.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9013 (2022) · source
“France, Ukraine and my country stood ready for diplomacy via another meeting in the Normandy format or a summit proposed by Ukraine. With our allies and partners, we called on Russia — in vain — to seek a diplomatic way forward. Now is the moment to jointly and decisively speak up and defend the international order of the United Nations Charter against unilateral aggression. Tonight we stand with Ukraine, unwavering and determined.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8974 (2022) · source
“It has continued its massive military build-up, and we have been observing cyberattacks against Ukraine. Now the Russian military is moving into Ukrainian territory. Through those actions and this unprovoked military operation, Russia is violating the core principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We condemn the use of force against innocent people and the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. We urge Russia to terminate its military action against Ukraine immediately and withdraw its troops. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people. We will be steadfast in our support for Ukraine and our support for the United Nations Charter. This Russian aggression will have an unprecedented cost — politically, economically and morally.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8974 (2022) · source
“We meet at the very moment of a military escalation the likes of which we have not experienced in Europe for over a generation. The President of the Russian Federation announced a military operation on Ukrainian territory. We condemn it in the strongest terms, and we call upon all members of the Security Council and the United Nations to now stand up for Ukraine and against a shameless breach of international law. Two days ago, Russia’s decision to recognize the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk was harshly rejected in the Council (see S/PV.8970). It had already dealt a devastating blow to the principles of international order that the United Nations stands for. Russia has not listened and, it turns out, was not prepared to listen.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8974 (2022) · source
“Germany will spare no diplomatic effort in this regard, while steadfastly standing by Ukraine, its territorial integrity, its sovereignty and the Ukrainian people. The meeting rose at 10.30 p.m.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“I call on Russia to live up to its obligations as a permanent member of the Security Council, and I urge Russia to immediately revoke today’s decisions and re-commit to the Minsk agreements, in line with what the Normandy Four agreed upon. Russia must not cross the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine. Moreover, Russia must immediately withdraw its troops from the regions bordering with Ukraine in Russia and Belarus. I call on Russia to recommit to the rules-based security architecture in Europe, which has been built over decades. Russia’s decisions have put that order under serious strain. We call upon Russia to return to the path of diplomacy, instead of shedding further blood.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“Today’s decision comes in the context of an unprecedented build-up of Russian forces around Ukraine over the past weeks and months. Those forces seem poised to attack. We have seen a flare-up along the line of contact over the past few days and efforts that appear to fabricate a pretext for a Russian attack. Moreover, Russia has declared its readiness to deploy troops in eastern Ukraine. The Charter of the United Nations is crystal-clear: it unequivocally prohibits the threat of force against the territorial integrity and political independence of States. The current Russian force deployment around Ukraine can only be considered a further threat against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“It is another flagrant and deliberate violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, after the illegal annexation of Crimea and the instigation and fuelling of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine since 2014. Russia has repeatedly insisted that it was not a party to the conflict. Today it unmasks itself and shows that it always has been. My Government condemns Russia’s violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. With our allies and partners, we will take firm and adequate measures in response to Russia’s breach of international law that will have serious economic, political and geostrategic consequences. I call on all United Nations States Members to join us in condemning Russia’s actions of today.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“I would like to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. Only four days after our most recent meeting (see S/PV.8968), the Security Council meets again to discuss the situation in Ukraine. On Thursday there was consensus in the Security Council that the Minsk agreements, which the Council unanimously endorsed in resolution 2202 (2015), needs to be implemented by all, including the Russian Federation. Today we are confronted with the very opposite from Russia. President Putin’s decision to recognize the separatist, self-declared “people’s republics” in eastern Ukraine is not only a blatant breach of resolution 2202 (2015), but also of the basic principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“If a sovereign State Member of this Organization adopts an aggressive posture towards another sovereign State Member of the Organization, that is not something the United Nations and its Member States should be casual about. It is good for United Nations bodies to remain abreast of the situation around Ukraine, on which we will hold a debate in the General Assembly on 23 February. Germany will remain strongly committed to finding a diplomatic solution, and we hope others will too.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“We have taken note of Russia’s recent announcement to downsize its troop presence along the Ukrainian border, but we call on Russia to follow up on that announcement immediately and withdraw its troops from Ukraine’s border in a substantial and verifiable manner. Russia should be aware that any military aggression against Ukraine would entail severe political, economic and geostrategic consequences. Moreover, we urge Russia to provide full transparency regarding its military activities. To that end, Russia should make full use of the information and consultation mechanisms provided for by the Vienna Document within the OSCE framework. Together with its partners and allies, Germany remains open to discussing security concerns of mutual interest with Russia.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“We deplore that Russia has thus far failed to provide any satisfactory explanation for that course of action. The Charter of the United Nations is crystal-clear in that respect, prohibiting not only the use of force but also the mere threat of using force. Germany fully supports the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and in line with the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter and all OSCE commitments. In order to defuse tensions, we have stepped up our diplomatic efforts in close coordination with our French partners.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“We commend the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s indispensable role in establishing facts on the security situation. We must ensure that it can carry out its full mandate without interruption throughout Ukraine. That is why Germany, as well as France and other partners, has left its seconded staff on the ground. That is also why we are deeply concerned about the restrictions on SMM monitors’ freedom of movement and destruction of their equipment. These days, we cannot evaluate the state of the Minsk agreements without factoring in military developments in the region. In recent months, an unprecedented military build-up of Russian forces has taken place on the Russian and Belarusian side of Ukraine’s border. It is near impossible not to perceive that as a threat or as preparation for an attack.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“Attacks on civilian infrastructure are utterly unacceptable. Talks were held on 26 January in Paris and on 10 February in Berlin. All participants committed themselves to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements and to continuing talks in the Normandy Four and the Trilateral Contact Group formats. In that respect, we express our strong concern about the resolution of the Russian State Duma calling on the President of the Russian Federation to recognize the self-declared People’s Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent States. That would run counter to the Minsk agreements and constitute a further breach of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In the current tense situation, it is very important to establish facts and identify disinformation.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“Germany is grateful for the opportunity to speak at today’s meeting. We would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group and the Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine. Together with France, Germany remains committed to achieving progress in the Normandy format, which plays a central role in advancing the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Many obstacles remain. However, the reaffirmed ceasefire of July 2020 proved that progress can be made if political will exists. With regard to recent reports on increased shelling in eastern Ukraine, we call for the agreement to be observed.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“Let me conclude by calling on the United Nations and its Member States to do more to protect the most vulnerable in situations of armed conflict and ensure the protection of civilians. Germany will continue to insist on the principles and rules of international humanitarian law, accountability for serious violations, humanitarian principles and the protection of human rights in order to help better prevent casualties of civilians in armed conflict in future.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“Among other projects funded in the past two years, Germany funded two projects implemented by the international non-governmental organization the HALO Trust to identify and clear hazardous areas in southern Tripoli. Fourthly, armed conflict in urban settings and impeded humanitarian assistance affect genders differently. Women and girls face particular risks in their homes or while fleeing. Sexual and gender-based violence is a particularly heinous crime. In our effort to combat such violence, Germany joined the Humanitarian Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies and assumed the role of co-Chair of its States and Donors Working Group. To address those and further challenges, we have to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in all humanitarian processes and initiatives.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“Safe, rapid and unimpeded access for medical and humanitarian personnel must be guaranteed and their safety must be ensured at all times. Those are the core demands of the call for action to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law and principled humanitarian action, which was launched by France and Germany in 2019. We call on all Member States to join its 52 signatories in their efforts to protect the humanitarian space. Thirdly, unexploded ordnance poses a major threat in densely populated areas, especially when displaced communities start to return after the end of hostilities. Explosive remnants of war not only endanger lives but also impede the provision of much-needed humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian mine action is an important first step to protect civilians in urban settings after fighting has ceased.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“We all have to make the protection of civilians an undisputed priority. Last year, the Security Council adopted landmark resolution 2573 (2021), which calls on conflict parties to avoid establishing military positions in densely populated areas. Member States must ensure respect for international humanitarian law, including resolution 2573 (2021), and urge all parties to armed conflict to do so as well. Those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and for human rights abuses must be held accountable. Secondly, with respect to humanitarian assistance, it is crucial that parties to armed conflicts grant access to humanitarian assistance for all those in need, in compliance with international humanitarian law.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union. I would like to thank Norway for hosting the debate today, as well as the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ms. Radhya Al-Mutawakel for their important remarks. Unfortunately, with armed conflicts being increasingly fought in urban areas, we see their impact on people on a larger and larger scale. In densely populated areas, civilians account for up to 90 per cent of casualties and the risk of critical civilian infrastructure being damaged or destroyed is multiplied. Today I would like to focus on four central aspects that Germany considers of particular importance. First, we call on all parties to armed conflict to fully comply with international humanitarian law.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source
“That is why, during our tenure on the Council, we brought many women briefers from civil society to this Chamber and put forward resolution 2467 (2019). The vital importance of that resolution is evident as women human rights defenders continue to face targeted violence and are at a higher risk of sexual and gender-based violence. When women human rights defenders are threatened and hindered in their engagements, we will see shrinking spaces as well as less sustainable peace. The United Nations and its Member States must do more to protect women in peace processes and ensure safe environments for them. We must put in place protective measures for women peacebuilders at risk, uphold our support for their crucial activities, elevate their strong voices and be united in our action.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Secondly, the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund is a unique financial instrument for strengthening women’s organizations and female leadership through concrete projects. In 2021, Germany supported the fund with €18 million. Today, together with Norway, we had the honour to launch the new Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund funding window for women human rights defenders working for inclusive peace and humanitarian action. In that framework, Germany will provide €2 million to support Afghan women human rights defenders inside and outside the country. We encourage other Member States to pledge their support to the new funding window and to the Fund more broadly. Thirdly, we believe that strong voices in the Security Council are crucial to the protection of women human rights defenders and peacebuilders.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That summons us to create safe environments for women involved in peacebuilding in order to protect and empower those who defend human rights in Afghanistan and beyond. Germany is fully committed to the women and peace and security agenda, including by ensuring women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace and security processes at every level, leveraging their leadership. That continues to be an important commitment that we pursue in all aspects of our foreign policy. Today I would like to mention three concrete examples of our current endeavours. First, two years ago, Germany founded the Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative, a protection programme for human rights defenders, including women, at risk all over the world. The Initiative helps those under threat receive temporary relocation grants and on-site assistance.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank the delegation of Norway and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as Ms. Yaftali and Ms. Asoka, for their important contributions this morning. I also congratulate Norway and Albania, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, all current Council members, for making women and peace and security a priority of their respective presidencies. We are constantly reminded of the relevance of resolution 1325 (2000) and its follow-up resolutions by the daily risks that women encounter at every stage of the conflict cycle. One striking example is Afghanistan, as the representative of Turkey also mentioned. Since the takeover by the Taliban, Afghan women have encountered violence, infringements of their rights and extreme marginalization.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Security Council has again reached a level of unity rarely seen on resolution 2231 (2015) and the JCPOA. Almost all of us here have stressed again the huge importance of the JCPOA as a key contribution to the non-proliferation and security architecture in the region and beyond. We will do everything in our power to see the JCPOA talks in Vienna succeed, and we count on all parties to return with a mandate suitable to putting that important agreement fully back in place. The meeting rose at 5.05 p.m.”
2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source
“We continue to consider Iran’s development of ballistic missiles designed to deliver a nuclear weapon, including launches using such ballistic missile technology, as inconsistent with paragraph 3 of annex B to resolution 2231 (2015). We are very concerned about Iran’s development of relevant ballistic missile types and continued tests. Clearly, such activities are not conducive to fostering stability and security in the region. Moreover, we reaffirm the need to ensure compliance by all States, in particular Iran, with the prohibition of transfers of Missile Technology Control Regime-listed items to and from Iran, as stated in paragraph 4 of annex B. The delivery of missile technology to non-State actors is destabilizing the region and must end immediately. Let me finish by noting the following.”
2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source
“We strongly support the IAEA’s continued efforts to keep up the continuity of knowledge, and we urge Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA and to restore JCPOA monitoring and transparency measures in full. I echo the sentiments expressed by my E3 colleagues. We are at a crossroads. If Iran engages seriously in the diplomatic process, a good deal for Iran and for all of us can be reached rapidly. If Iran does not engage constructively, crisis will be inevitable and will be costly for us all. We do not want this outcome, which is no more in our interest or in the interest of the international community than it is in the Iranian interest. It is also entirely avoidable, but the window of opportunity is closing rapidly. Turning to annex B of the resolution, let me reiterate our well-known position.”
2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source
“Those worrying steps include the development and use of advanced centrifuges way beyond JCPOA limits, uranium enrichment of up to 60 per cent, ever- growing stockpiles of enriched uranium, and ongoing research and development activities on uranium metal production, including enriched uranium metal. Another point of great concern is lack of transparency. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays a vital role in monitoring and verifying Iran’s nuclear-related commitments. The Agency’s mandate is enshrined in resolution 2231 (2015) and serves the goal of ensuring the continuity of knowledge about the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme. To our deep concern, Iran has curtailed monitoring activities by the Agency.”
2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source
“Let me first echo previous speakers by thanking all three briefers not only for today’s interventions, but also for their continuing support to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). We also welcome the support expressed by the Secretary-General for the Vienna talks and for our efforts to restore the JCPOA. Despite all the difficulties encountered, we still believe that restoring the JCPOA is both urgently required and possible. Unfortunately, we have not been able to move closer to this goal since the last Security Council meeting on this issue, in June (see S/PV.8811). On the contrary, during the past six months, Iran has further escalated its nuclear programme by taking extremely far-reaching steps that are incompatible with its commitments under the JCPOA, some of which also do not have plausible civilian use.”
2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source
“The Security Council must live up to its primary responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations to address threats to international peace and security. It should adopt a draft resolution that will allow the Council to address threats to peace and security that climate change poses and will increasingly pose.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Yet more needs to be done to ensure a more structured and systematic approach and to create the tools necessary to enable the United Nations to do its part in preventing and resolving conflicts that are, at least in part, driven by the effects of climate change. We therefore strongly welcome the thematic draft resolution that has been put forward. We urge the Council to adopt it swiftly. It would provide the much- needed framework to translate proposals repeatedly made by the Group of Friends into tangible action that would enhance the United Nations risk analysis, capacity-building and operational response. Climate change is a threat to international peace and security that no nation can face alone. We must act together, and we must act now.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The Secretary-General’s report Our Common Agenda (A/75/982) rightly calls for an increased focus on the effects of climate change on peace and security. The Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. We welcome the progress made in that regard, including the recognition of the effects of climate change when considering a growing number of mandates for peacekeeping and special political missions. The work of the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security, comprised of Council members, has proved invaluable in informing the Council’s work.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Building climate-resilient systems that support peace and stability urgently requires a much more concerted international effort and, in that regard, we welcome the African Union’s strong engagement and the recent landmark decision on climate change of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The entire United Nations system must address this challenge in all relevant forums and within all relevant mandates. The United Nations is already doing important work to achieve that. The Climate Security Mechanism enhances the capacity of the United Nations system to analyse and address the adverse impacts of climate change on peace and security through effective inter-agency cooperation.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The world came together to limit global warming, and we must all now persevere and redouble our efforts to keep within reach of the 1.5°C limit. At the same time, it is clear that the climate is already changing; the effects of climate change are being felt around the world. Irrespective of our best efforts at mitigation, we also need to prepare for the negative effects of climate change. In particular, we must do more to increase countries’ ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change and prevent its effects from contributing to the destabilization of countries and entire regions, which risks contributing, in specific contexts, to new armed conflicts, worsening existing conflicts and helping to create breeding ground for violent extremism and terrorism. The Security Council has a crucial role to play in that regard.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security, a group of almost 60 members from all regions of the world united by a common concern. Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. The effects of climate change pose, inter alia, serious challenges to peace, security, stability and prosperity; to the effective enjoyment of human rights; and, in some cases, even to the existence of States and the physical lives of their citizens. We therefore strongly welcome the Security Council’s increasing attention to that threat and are grateful to the Niger, as President of the Council, for convening this important debate. The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was a milestone.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“To save lives, we jointly need to step up our efforts and strengthen control over small arms and light weapons, including ammunition, during all cycles of conflict, using all instruments at our disposal. Germany stands ready to help advance these causes.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source
“Overall, such regional processes are an important contribution to security, particularly in Africa and Latin and Central America and the Caribbean, where illicit weapons pose a significant threat to peace and stability. Along with regional processes, numerous national and local initiatives around the world play a vital role too. Germany considers it essential that civil society, women and youth be included in all those efforts. In the past, we did not have a forum to address an important related aspect, namely, ammunition. Fortunately, we are about to close that gap. The Group of Governmental Experts to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with regard to the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus, chaired by Germany, paved the way for an open-ended working group, which is now mandated by the First Committee.”
2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source