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Leskovar

lines on the record: 38
first: 2011-05-10
most recent: 2019-03-28
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“Since the links between terrorism and organized crime, through which terrorism is also financed, are well established, Slovenia proposed the development of one of its initiatives - the Western Balkan Counter-terrorism Initiative - into the Integrative Internal Security Governance framework, an EU initiative that focuses on national security cooperation, combating terrorism and tackling serious and organized crime. Slovenia welcomes all initiatives that seek to limit the space for potential terrorist activities. Nevertheless, we should not limit the space for humanitarian actors in the process of implementing measures to counter the financing ofterrorism, which must be carried out in full respect for international law, particularly international humanitarian law, human rights law and international refugee law.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“There were 14 in 2016 alone, as well as nine notifications submitted to the competent authorities with reasonable grounds for the suspicion of a criminal offence. We also put strong emphasis on educational activities. The Ministry of Finance has organized training courses for persons in a position to prevent terrorist financing. They learn about the types of terrorist financing, its indicators, as well as about the process of radicalization and relevant legislative amendments. The courses are attended by people in the banking sector, insurance companies, brokerage companies and foreign-exchange offices. With regard to regional cooperation, Slovenia devotes special attention to the region of the Western Balkans.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“One of the important features of the new legislation is an obligatory review of individual transactions exceeding â‚¬1,000 and the introduction of a register of real owners, which is also a significant achievement in the prevention of terrorism. In every aspect of combating terrorism and its financing, international and regional cooperation are of the utmost importance. National cooperation links have been established in Slovenia between special units for the fight against terrorism within the Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency, the Ministry of the Interior - the police - the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Finance. As a result of that cooperation, between 2010 and 2015 the Ministry of Finance received an annual average of four reports related to terrorist financing.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“In the past years Slovenia adopted specific measures in three areas - amendments to legislation, enhanced international and national cooperation and the education of stakeholders. At the end of 2016, Slovenia, as a member of the European Union, adopted the new Act on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, which introduced the EU directive on preventing the use of the financial system for money laundering or terrorist financing into our national legal system. The new law brought a new approach based on analysis and threat assessment to the national and international levels. It requires that national threat assessments on money laundering and the financing of terrorism be carried out and periodically updated.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Slovenia is one of the co-sponsors of resolution 2462 (2019), adopted today, which clearly reaffirms our obligation as Member States to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism and to demand accountability for the perpetrators of terrorists acts, including those who finance them. In addition to the resolution adopted today, other resolutions and documents adopted within this and other organizations clearly show the need for every Member State to adopt and implement adequate legislation to combat the financing of terrorism and, if needed, to develop national plans. We need effective partnerships with the private sector and continuous training of the relevant stakeholders.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We welcome this open debate and the Arria Formula meeting that France, together with Australia, Indonesia, Peru and Tunisia, organized in January, as a clear effort to keep this item high on our political, security and development agendas. Every response to terrorist acts is quickly followed by the adaptation of means, ways and approaches on the part of the terrorists, including the evolving use of technology, all of which also apply to the financing of terrorist activities. New technologies that enable many activities in cyberspace are welcomed and used by us all, but also offer a space for terrorists to more effectively spread their propaganda, recruit new members, coordinate actions, better evade surveillance and arrange the provision, collection and distribution of funds for their activities.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Allow me first to thank Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, and the three main briefers at today's debate. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia, in the Chamber today. Slovenia aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union (EU). Allow me now to add a few remarks in my national capacity. Terrorism, including its financing, requires the permanent attention of the international community, as it remains a changing and evolving threat. Prevention and suppression of the financing of terrorism therefore requires strong cooperation in the interest of international, regional and national peace and stability.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, let me reiterate the appeal of the Secretary-General for all of us to do more to close the gap between what we are saying in this Chamber and what we are doing outside of it in order to provide more space for women's participation and secure more resources, including financing. I assure the Council that Slovenia remains firmly committed to the women and peace and security agenda and to a comprehensive approach to its implementation.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Given the importance that my Government attaches to the women and peace and security agenda, we have decided to dedicate part of our biggest foreign policy event - the Bled Strategic Forum, which we host every summer - to marking the fortieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000). We welcome the efforts of the Security Council's Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security to stress coordinated and specific country- level action. We join others in encouraging the Security Council to pay due regard to the Group's work in its deliberations and outcomes.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We have defined gender equality as one of our thematic priorities and a cross-cutting issue in terms of our international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, and we are supporting projects on the empowerment of women in the Western Balkans, Lebanon, Jordan, Uganda and Rwanda. Those projects contribute to women's resilience by encouraging awareness-raising, education and employment, balanced representation and the promotion of economic and psychosocial empowerment.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The new action plan is based on a review of the implementation of the first action plan and takes into account emerging challenges and trends. It encompasses activities in five thematic areas: the integration of a gender perspective, women's participation, the protection of women and girls and putting an end to sexual and gender-based violence in conflict, education, training and awareness-raising about women and peace and security issues, and accountability for conflict- related sexual and gender-based violence. The plan includes a monitoring and reporting mechanism, and we believe that it will improve our results in terms of the women and peace and security agenda. We are also working on a new directive for the Slovenian armed forces on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“With regard to accountability, let me reiterate Slovenia's strong support for the International Criminal Court and the work done in previous years by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. I would also like to stress the need for an active role on the part of men in promoting the women and peace and security agenda, both with regard to the prevention and elimination of conflict-related sexual and gender- based violence and by promoting the meaningful participation of women in peace efforts. Let me inform the Concil oubriefly about our national efforts. Slovenia's second national action plan on women and peace and security for the period 2018- 2020 will be adopted by the Government in the coming weeks.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Their voices in politics, including in Parliaments and Governments, in the military, in business and the corporate world and in civil society lend credibility and sustainability to the measures that address security concerns at all levels. We concur on the need for improved data and measurements for monitoring trends and progress in the relevant areas. Obstacles to women's political and economic participation contribute to prolonged insecurity and threaten solutions for sustainable peace. Sexual and gender-based violence continues to represent one such obstacle, and we must do more to hold perpetrators accountable.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“At the outset, let me say that Slovenia fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. Let me also commend Bolivia for organizing today's debate to highlight the role of women in peace and security. I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his annual report (S/2018/900) and express our appreciation for his commitment to the women and peace and security agenda. The meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peace processes is enabled through their effective political and economic empowerment, their access to resources and the realization and exercise of their fundamental rights.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“At the same time, we also encourage the Security Council to follow up on the cases already referred and to address the questions of States' cooperation with the Court and their compliance with Council resolutions with all due attention. It is our obligation to make the world of the twenty- first century free from genocide and mass atrocities.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Member States, regional and subregional organizations and the United Nations system should form an intergovernmental forum of like-minded countries that would provide the concept of the responsibility to protect with new tools to enforce prevention and develop a mechanism to enable a more rapid and effective response to acts of genocide and mass atrocities. Slovenia stands ready to start a dialogue on this. Lastly, let me express our deep concern about the escalation of the situation in Syria. In our view, the Security Council should refer the situation to the ICC, at least for the sake of the innocent victims. The atrocities committed should be investigated and their perpetrators brought to justice.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Individuals should be aware that there is no impunity for committing such crimes, and everything possible should be done in order to prevent them in the future. Slovenia also sees this aspect of shared responsibility in the light of a concept known as the responsibility to protect. Our leaders have committed all States to the responsibility to protect, and we must now enhance our dialogue to find a viable strategy for implementing it in practice. Let me draw the Council's attention to the initiative that my Prime Minister presented during the general debate, entitled "A world free from genocide" (see A/67/PV.12).”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“It is a clear sign that we have in place an effective judicial institution that can deliver impartial justice to victims and show perpetrators of the most serious crimes of international concern that there will be no impunity for their atrocities. Having achieved this, the ICC is an important element in maintaining international peace and justice. We encourage all States to become parties to the ICC in order to achieve its universality. Secondly, I would like to place special emphasis on the Court's preventive function. It is now well established that grave crimes represent a threat to international peace and security. An effective international criminal justice system plays a key role in prevention. It is the prevention of grave atrocities that is our final goal.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“At the outset let me thank you, Sir, for organizing this timely and useful open debate on peace and justice, with a special focus on the role of the International Criminal Court. Slovenia is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We were actively involved in the promotion of the Court and its work from Rome to Kampala and will remain committed in the future. Slovenia fully aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the European Union. In addition, we would like to make three more remarks. First, let me encourage the Security Council to hold open debates with a special focus on the ICC on a regular basis. We welcome the first judgment of the ICC and the first decision on reparations for victims.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Slovenia stands ready to assume its share and to engage even more in the maintenance of international peace and security, fully, fairly and without delay.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We commend the DPKO and contributing Member States for their dedication to gender mainstreaming and we encourage them to continue to promote the cause of women. Those efforts must be accompanied by increased protection of the most vulnerable - girls and women - especially from sexual violence. Slovenia strongly supports the measures taken to establish and implement a zero- tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse. We call on all peacekeeping personnel to act in full compliance with that policy. Let me close by saying that we must also expand our work on conflict prevention, in particular to improve our ability to read the warning signs and trigger early action. We believe that, in an increasingly interdependent and complex world, every country has to bear its share of global responsibility.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Next May, two decades will have passed since our country of 2 million people became a United Nations Member. Recognizing the importance of peacekeeping, Slovenia began contributing servicemen to United Nations operations immediately after joining the Organization. Since then, more than 5,000 Slovenian peacekeepers have been deployed to United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world as a demonstration of our unwavering commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security. My delegation would also like to highlight the important role of women in peace and security. The integration of the gender perspective in all stages and sectors of peacekeeping and peace-related activities is of vital importance to the successful outcome of peacekeeping efforts.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The Blue Helmets have recorded many achievements in the past and recently, and United Nations peacekeepers deserve greater recognition for their service in Liberia, East Timor, Haiti, Lebanon, the Sudan and Cote d'Ivoire, to mention just a few examples. In Cote d'Ivoire, without the presence of the United Nations operation, the post-election violence earlier this year would have been much worse. In the Sudan, the United Nations mission played a crucial role in making the peaceful referendum on the self- determination of South Sudan possible. However, disturbing reports from Southern Kordofan, especially regarding the deliberate attacks and other gross violations against the innocent Nuba people, should be of strong concern to the international community. Slovenia celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its independence two months ago.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Slovenia welcomes regular communication among the Security Council, the troop- and police- contributing countries, the Secretariat and other stakeholders and encourages even more cooperation. Likewise, we support the proposal of even more frequent briefings by Force Commanders. In implementing the global field support strategy, which was designed to provide more predictable, secure and flexible logistic support to contingents on the ground, we must take into account the advice of our women and men serving in the missions. That becomes increasingly important in the wake of the global financial and economic crisis, which constraints all national budgets.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have to make better use of the capacity of regional and subregional organizations and further strengthen the United Nations partnership with them. We must seize the political momentum generated by the 2010 Peacebuilding Commission review (S/2010/393, annex), empower the Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund, and promote greater coherence among the many components of the United Nations system that make up the peacebuilding mosaic. The challenging mandates assigned to peacekeeping missions require appropriate resources and adequate equipment to be implemented effectively. As regards the planning and monitoring of peacekeeping missions, we believe there is still room for the further strengthening of the planning and assessment process, particularly by increasing the involvement of those countries contributing their forces.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Therefore, closer interaction among the military, police and civilian dimensions of missions is essential, as it could facilitate efficient strategies for the essential peacebuilding role that peacekeepers play in contemporary operations. Peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding are tools that should be deployed in an integrated fashion. We must continue to evolve towards a more flexible architecture of response that allows us to customize our assistance to the immediate and real needs on the ground. Slovenia would like to emphasize the significance of the civilian capacity review and its wide-ranging recommendations aimed at strengthening international civilian support for post-conflict countries.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Building on the progress achieved by the Brahimi report (S/2000/809), launched 11 years ago, and the recent New Horizon Initiative, we need to pursue reforms that will make current and future operations more effective. Peacekeeping missions require clear mandates. Peacekeepers deserve practical and updated guidance based on lessons learned. Such guidance would enable them to implement their mandates to protect civilians effectively and would provide better support to host Governments, which bear the primary responsibility for protecting their citizens. Such clear guidance will also help them to use appropriate tactics when facing various threats and challenges on the ground. However, that is the task of all mission components, not uniformed personnel alone.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Peacekeeping operations are the expression of a global partnership and the international community's commitment. We strongly commend the dedication of the United Nations soldiers, police officers and civilian and aid workers who do the hard work, facing danger around the world. As we mark the eighth anniversary of the Canal Hotel bombing, we should pay tribute and never forget the sacrifice of those who gave their lives to help save others. As the complexity of peacekeeping operations has increased over the years, we must all join forces to ensure that United Nations peacekeeping adapts and adjusts to meet new and emerging challenges. At the same time, it is expected that the demands of individual United Nations peacekeeping missions will further grow.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“At times they have a nearly impossible mission, trying to maintain peace between warring factions with no peace agreement in place, without adequate numbers, with insufficient training and inadequate equipment, and lacking the quality of leadership and civilian expertise that they require. Yet we should give United Nations forces great credit for providing security to war-torn countries and for assisting people whose livelihoods have been washed away by floods or ruined by deadly earthquakes. The presence of the United Nations on the ground helps to prevent the escalation of confrontations and paves the way for the peaceful settlement of disputes. Peacekeepers save and protect the lives of millions of civilians and provide much- needed order, stability and hope.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“At the same time, we also wish to take this opportunity to thank former Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his vision, courage and determination during a period of extraordinary challenges for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), which he has led so skilfully over the past three years. Slovenia fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. Peacekeeping, which was not foreseen in the Charter of the United Nations - as the useful concept note (S/2011/496, annex) that India drafted for this meeting reminds us - has developed into a flagship activity of the United Nations. Over the past decades, we have witnessed the changing character of peacekeeping. Today, peacekeepers work in extremely difficult conditions, often risking their lives.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“At the outset, I would like to join others and express my Government's strong condemnation of today's heinous attacks on United Nations House in Abuja. We would like to convey our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the people and Government of Nigeria, the whole United Nations family and, in particular, the families and friends of the victims. Slovenia would like to express its appreciation to the Indian presidency of the Security Council for organizing today's open debate on the issue of peacekeeping and to commend it for the invaluable role that India plays as one of the leading troop contributors in this respect. We would like to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-Moon for his remarks.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Here, I wish to emphasize that my country implements various projects in the field of mine action carried out by the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established by the Slovenian Government. Let me conclude by stressing that the continuous support and engagement of the Council are crucial to the protection of civilians on the ground. The Council has recently demonstrated its willingness to act swiftly and decisively, together with relevant regional organizations, in responding to disproportionate attacks on civilians. Future efforts should seek the consolidation of such determination and of applicable international law into effective action on the ground.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“It is essential that the Council provide peacekeeping missions with clear mandates and appropriate resources to enable peacekeepers to implement their mandate fully. The impact of explosive weapons on civilians, particularly in densely populated areas, remains a concern. They cause severe harm to individuals and communities and increase suffering by damaging vital infrastructure. They continue to constitute an obstacle to the return of refugees and displaced persons, humanitarian aid operations, reconstruction and economic development, as well as the restoration of normal social conditions, and have serious and lasting social and economic consequences for populations.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Equally important is the cooperation of States with them. Slovenia reiterates its support for all international criminal tribunals, especially the ICC. Situation-specific resolutions have increasingly called for protection to be prioritized in the implementation of peacekeeping mandates. We particularly welcome the development of comprehensive strategies on the protection of civilians, which assist missions in understanding the relevant threats facing civilians in their areas of operation and enable them to better channel their efforts towards addressing them. Special attention should be given to including appropriate wording on sexual and gender- based violence when formulating peacekeeping mandates, given the ongoing reports of mass rapes and similar crimes from conflict zones.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“That is why we believe that the Council should also be sensitive to the issue of accountability when discussing country situations on its agenda. In that context, we stand firm on the position that there can be no sustainable peace without justice. We therefore welcome the fact that resolution 1970 (2011) on Libya also contains a reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The systematic fight against impunity for grave crimes committed predominantly against civilians started with the establishment of international tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and later on the ICC. In our opinion, the support of the international community and of individual States for those tribunals is of vital importance.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We welcome the fact that the Council has started to address concerns with respect to the protection of civilians more systematically, and we call upon it to continue to address these concerns consistently in its country-specific resolutions and presidential statements. As we have emphasized in our previous statements in this Council, impunity represents one of the major obstacles to the prevention of grave and systematic violations committed against civilians in armed conflict on the ground. All parties to conflict, including non-State actors, must comply with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. Ending impunity is essential if war-torn societies are to recover from conflict and to prevent any future human rights abuses.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The issue of the protection of civilians is gaining importance in this Chamber. In November 2009, the Council took an important step forward with the adoption of resolution 1894 (2009) and introduced new provisions that focus on humanitarian access, the implementation of protection measures in peacekeeping operations, and monitoring and reporting. We welcome the informal consultations of the Security Council on the broader issue of protections of civilians that took place in February under the Brazilian presidency. The Security Council's activities in protecting civilians have been of particular relevance over the past few months, particularly with the adoption of resolutions on Libya and Cote d'Ivoire. The Council proved that it can act both timely and decisively in order to protect civilians.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Allow me at the outset to thank France for having organized this open debate on protection of civilians. I would also like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy and Assistant Secretary-General Simonovie for their important contributions to today's discussion. Slovenia fully aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Union and by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Human Security Network. The situation of civilians in armed conflicts around the world remains alarming. Civilians continue to account for the majority of casualties in conflicts and are often the deliberate targets of different forms of violence by all parties to conflict. Special attention should be paid to the most vulnerable groups, in particular women and children.”
2011-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6531Resumption1 (2011) · source