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lines on the record: 325
first: 2018-04-27
most recent: 2020-01-09
sittings or episodes: 53
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“First of all, let me express our most heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Afghanistan over the recent terrorist attacks in Kabul and Parwan province. Those attacks have demonstrated what kind of challenges the people and the Government of Afghanistan are facing in their struggle to achieve peace, security and stability for their own people. They have also demonstrated how important it is for the Security Council and the international community to send a strong signal of support for all the efforts of the Government and the brave people of Afghanistan on a daily basis. That is why Poland voted in favour of resolution 2489 (2019). We are happy that the Security Council united today to send this very strong signal.”
2019-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8620 (2019) · source
“The Central African society expects a clear message from the Central African Government on the delivery of its security strategy. The restoration of national security forces, supported by the international community, gives a promising perspective. The agreed modifications place even greater responsibility on the Central African authorities. It is of the utmost importance whether or not the Security Council remains in a constructive, honest and open dialogue with the Government of the Central African Republic on the evolution of a sanctions regime in future. The people of the Central African Republic can count on the support of Poland in that process.”
2019-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8617 (2019) · source
“We hope that the casing ofthe sanctions regime will be a significant incentive for further efforts to ensure the implementation of the benchmarks established by the Security Council in April this year. That road map is necessary for the Central African authorities to take over full responsibility for the country's security in future. Let me reiterate that the sanctions are not a punishment, but a policy tool aimed at limiting the illicit flow of arms into the country and ensuring the safety of the people in the long term. It is worth emphasizing that the current regime already allows a controlled delivery of weapons to the national security forces. However, ensuring real diligence and transparency in the area of arms management is key, in particular with regard to compliance with international humanitarian and human rights standards.”
2019-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8617 (2019) · source
“First of all, let mejoin others in warmly welcoming Ambassador Craft and wishing her every success in her new capacity. She can count on our support. I also take this opportunity to echo my colleague from Indonesia and thank Ambassador Cohen and his team for the excellent cooperation we have had in recent months. Poland welcomes the adoption of resolution 2488 (2019). We voted in favour of the resolution to express our appreciation for the achievements made by the authorities of the Central African Republic thus far in meeting the necessary security standards and, above all, in ensuring the safety of the people of the Central African Republic.”
2019-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8617 (2019) · source
“We believe that her extensive experience and wisdom will successfully lead us towards lasting developments in the direction of a stable and prosperous future for all Bissau-Guineans.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“I conclude by highlighting how important it is that the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau continue to support the country in all the efforts I mentioned, especially in the autumn period. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the former UNIOGBIS Special Representative, Mr. Jose Viegas Filho, for his dedication and hard work, as well as to the UNIOGBIS staff, the United Nations country team, the Economic Community of West African States, the Group of Five international partners represented in Guinea-Bissau and all regional and international partners. Likewise, I would like to warmly welcome new Special Representative Rosine Sori-Coulibaly and express our full support for her call.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“In that regard, we believe in Guinea- Bissau's dedication to develop a national action plan and strengthen the capacity of the Financial Investigation Unit, as well as legal and institutional anti-corruption frameworks. Ensuring worthier economic performance is necessary to combat tensions on the social front, and it needs political stability. Last but not least, we support the progress made in the prosecution of gender-based violence and in addressing intercommunal violence related to land disputes. However, at the same time, we urge the authorities to establish the recommended national human rights institution, in compliance with the Paris Principles. Human rights are crucial for sustaining peace and ensuring long-term stability, development and security in Guinea-Bissau.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“We therefore call on Bissau-Guinean stakeholders to provide firm political direction and take leadership in the electoral process, step up the required technical preparations and empower the electoral management bodies to implement appropriate solutions for timely and credible elections. Poland is concerned about the lack of sufficient action to combat drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, issues that have been raised by a number of delegations, which remain a serious threat to national stability and security. In the same vein, the socioeconomic situation and macroeconomic climate, affected by the continuous political instability, is worrisome, even with the perspective of 2019 investments.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“At the same time, we encourage the elected members of Parliament to be mindful of their duties with respect to the people of Guinea-Bissau and to surpass individual and party gains for the sake of the collective interests and stability of their country. We remind all stakeholders that avoiding a new impasse over post-electoral power-sharing is a necessity to ensure stability in the long-term perspective. Poland urges and relies on the Guinea-Bissau authorities to hold fair and credible presidential elections, to be held as announced on 24 November, with the assistance of the reactivated the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea- Bissau (UNIOGBIS) High-level Steering Committee on Elections.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“At the outset, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita and Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil for their very comprehensive and useful briefings. We would like to congratulate the people of Guinea-Bissau on holding fair, credible and inclusive elections, with a high voter turnout of almost 85 per cent; it was very impressive. We also welcome the high level of participation by women voters and concurrently regret the low gender-diversity in the composition of Parliament. We encourage continued support for the effective participation of women in national affairs within the framework of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2019-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8614 (2019) · source
“The Polish UNIFIL company will be 7 per cent female, one of the highest percentages in UNIFIL, and will exceed the overall mission representation, which currently stands at approximately 5 per cent. I would like to conclude by expressing our strong support and gratitude to all peacekeepers, women and men. Their sacrifice and dedication help bring hope and peace to millions ofpeople facing daily threats. We owe them our recognition and reassurance.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“Poland believes that only strengthened fulfilment of the principles underpinning the women and peace and security agenda will significantly improve our efforts to effectively find a long-lasting, sustainable resolution to conflict situations. In that context, we must mention the significant role of women peacekeepers in addressing charges of sexual exploitation and abuse. We recognize their profound role in prevention and awareness- building during predeployment training as well as in conducting investigations when allegations are made. As a strong proponent of the women and peace and security agenda, we have focused also on the meaningful representation of female soldiers in our UNIF IL contingent.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“The preparation process for the Polish component to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) clearly demonstrates how we can realize the Declaration of Shared Commitments through extensive investment in predeployment training, responsible partnership between troop-contributing countries and the United Nations, and the actual implementation of recommendations from strategic documents. We are more than happy to be back in UNIFIL. As highlighted by Mr. Lacroix, one of the main obligations set out in the Declaration of Shared Commitments pertains to the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all stages ofpeace processes. That is also the case with regard to the challenges and opportunities in terms of mandate implementation.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“On the one hand, there has been progress in terms of the safety of peacekeepers, as shown in the chart distributed by Mr. Lacroix. On the other hand, we still see urgent need for a useful gaps analysis that would allow for a better understanding of what the actual situation on the ground looks like. It is necessary to have this precisely identified so that integrated planning and prioritization can be conducted. That may help us better allocate resources. We would like to reiterate our strong support for tailored predeployment training and adequate equipment for troop and police units. As our own experience has proven, such mission-specific preparations are essential and have to be based on a complete operational, political, geographical and security picture.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“At the high-level meeting held in September 2018 in New York (see S/PV.8362), the President of Poland, Mr. Andrzej Duda, underlined the newness of the contemporary challenges to peacekeepers. He cited terrorism, climate change and the development of new weapons as factors influencing and shaping the current operational environment. All of them have to be taken into consideration in the mandates of peacekeeping operations in order to improve performance and effectiveness. Almost one year ago, the Secretary-General hosted a high-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping to renew commitments to United Nations peacekeeping operations. We can now ask ourselves how the situation has changed in the past 12 months. The answer is not an easy one.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“At the outset, let me join other delegations in condemning the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso and in expressing our condolences to the families and loves ones of the victims. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his very comprehensive briefing and for highlighting a number of challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping missions. I will touch upon three major points in my intervention, namely, first, the implementation of the Action for Peacekeeping initiative; secondly, the significance of predeployment training; and, thirdly, the role of women in peacekeeping operations. Poland was not only one of the first Member States to endorse the Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, but indeed also considers it as guidelines to improve United Nations peacekeeping.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“I also wish to echo what the representative of Equatorial Guinea said about the importance of ensuring accountability and affirm Poland's full support for the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and all United Nations-established investigative mechanisms aimed at fighting impunity and ensuring accountability, as we believe that both are key counter-terrorism instruments. We also echo the Secretary-General's appeal to comprehensively address the needs of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, while bearing in mind that investigations should lead to fair trials and be conducted in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law and There are no more names inscribed on the list international human rights law.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Lastly, I would like to draw the Council's attention to the proper investigation by Member States of ISIS operatives for their crimes, including crimes of sexual violence. Resolution 2467 (2019), spearheaded by Germany, recognizes victims of sexual violence, perpetrated by terrorists, as victims of terrorism. We would like to recall that that resolution encourages the Secretary-General to ensure that monitoring teams for sanctions committees include members with specific sexual violence and gender expertise and, in that spirit, we encourage Member States to allow expert bodies to carry out work in the field.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“With limited access to food, water, medical care and other basic services, people may be easily recruited by terrorists offering better living conditions. I also wish to touch upon the challenges that Member States are facing in the justice and corrections systems, which was raised by some representatives. In Europe, radicalization in prisons remains an important issue, with the estimated number of FTFs who have returned from conflict zones reaching several thousands. Without additional resources allocated by Member States, prisons will become places in which radical ideologies can thrive. The sharing of extremist views among inmates coming from backgrounds marked by poverty and violence pose the potential risk of further violence.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Such cooperation is instrumental in effectively addressing this challenge, and it also requires the cooperation with and the engagement of the private sector and civil society. Poland is deeply concerned about the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), returnees and those who have relocated. Women and children associated with FTFs returning and relocating from conflict zones may require a special focus and assistance, as they may have served in many different roles. We also wish to echo the remarks made by Ms. Coninsx with regard to the potentially disastrous situation of overcrowded camps for internally displaced persons, in which there are stranded families with links to United-Nations-listed terrorist groups, if that is not addressed.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Poland. First of all, let mejoin other colleagues in thanking Ms. Coninsx and Mr. Voronkov for their, as always, very comprehensive and informative briefings. Poland fully shares the assessment made by the Secretary-General in his report (S/20l9/612) and reflected in the interventions by Ms. Coninsx and Mr. Voronkov. Despite the progress made in fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), Member States and the Security Council must remain vigilant so as not to allow ISIS to revive its operational capacities. Allow me also to echo my colleagues calls for stepping up international cooperation in combating terrorism, as terrorism today is of a transboundary nature.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“The Secretary-General stressed in his report that the current lull in attacks directed by ISIL may be only temporary. We need to remain vigilant to mitigate the risk posed by the evolution of ISIL and its affiliates, deny it new recruits and prevent its resurgence. It is essential that Member States keep a comprehensive and long-term perspective in that fight. This requires urgent political leadership and a principled approach based on international law and human rights standards. The United Nations system remains fully committed to supporting Member States in countering terrorism. The President: I thank Mr. Voronkov for his briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Coninsx.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“We have already completed three such conferences in partnership with Member States, namely, in April with the Government of Tajikistan; in June with the Government of Mongolia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; and in July with the Government of the Republic of Kenya, which was our biggest regional conference yet. With close to 1,500 participants, the Kenya conference galvanized the international community's support for counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. It is very important that all three conferences were organized with the active engagement of civil society organizations. Next week, we will organize our fourth conference in Minsk with the Government of Belarus, focusing on the risks and opportunities posed by new technologies in the fight against terrorism.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, on countering the financing of terrorism, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre of my Office is expanding a global capacity-building programme to include technical assistance on terrorist- asset freezing, protecting the non-profit sector, sharing financial intelligence and promoting public-private partnerships, inter alia, in response to resolution 2462 (2019). I am grateful to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its generous financial contribution to this programme. Lastly, I would like to thank all Member States that have been partnering with my Office to organize high- level regional conferences, sustaining the momentum for international cooperation and laying the groundwork for the second United Nations High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States next year.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“I would like to thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for their continuous technological and financial contributions that enabled the programme, as well as the State of Qatar and other countries and the European Union for their support, including financial support. Secondly, on the protection of vulnerable targets, my Office will soon launch a comprehensive four- year global programme with a focus on safeguarding religious sites from terrorism-related threats, which is a worrying trend. The programme will be implemented in close coordination with CTED and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in line with resolution 2341 (2017). I am grateful to Ms. Coninsx and Mr. Moratinos for the excellent cooperation in that regard.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“First, on law enforcement and border security, in May we launched our Counter-Terrorism Travel Programme - a multi-year, multimillion, multi-agency programme with CTED, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Office of Information and Communications Technology and the International Civil Aviation Organization. As of today, INTERPOL has also joined the programme, which I think is a very promising development. The programme seeks to enhance the capacity of Member States to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences, human trafficking and other forms of organized crime by using travel information such as advance passenger information and passenger name record data in accordance with resolutions 2178 (2014) and 2396 (2017).”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre of my Office is developing a global programme in partnership with other United Nations entities and regional and field presences to provide tailored support to requesting Member States on the screening, prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals suspected or convicted of committing terrorist acts, as well as their families and associates. On 30 September, we will launch a handbook on ensuring a child rights-based approach to addressing the situation of children affected by the foreign fighter phenomenon, which will support the implementation of the key principles. Let me just highlight my Office's key new initiatives, which are mentioned in the report.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“In that regard, I would like to highlight that several Member States, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, have repatriated women and children, including orphans, from Iraq and Syria. At the direction of the Secretary-General, in April, my Office, together with other United Nations entities, developed a set of key principles for the United Nations system for the protection, repatriation, prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children with links to United Nations-listed terrorist groups. We have shared those principles with Member States, as we believe that they can assist them in designing their own policies and actions in accordance with international law and human rights standards. We are now following up with the practical implementation of the key principles.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Over the past six months, thousands of suspected ISIL fighters, together with their families, have been detained in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic. Many are stranded in overcrowded camps in dire conditions, generating acute security and humanitarian concerns. There are as many as 70,000 people in Al-Hol camp in Syria alone, including women and children with potential links to United Nations-listed terrorist groups. The Secretary-General recognizes in his report that Member States face significant, multifaceted challenges related to the repatriation of their nationals, including women and children, from territories previously controlled by ISIL. At the same time, the report recalls that Member States have the primary responsibility for their own nationals, and that policies and actions that lead to statelessness should be avoided.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“In Europe, radicalization in prisons and the risk posed by returnees upon release from prison remain major concerns, which compound the risk of home-grown terrorism and domestically inspired attacks at a time when ISIL finds it difficult to send fighters to Europe. In Asia, the threat posed by ISIL continues despite military pressure. The group is estimated to have between 2,500 and 4,000 fighters, including FTFs. In Southeast Asia, ISIL affiliates remain capable of launching attacks with two worrying developments: first, the role of women in planning and executing attacks; and secondly, the explicit targeting of places of worship, as we saw on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, which may indicate a new trend.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“ISIL continues to evolve into a covert network, with attacks increasing in areas controlled by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic. That follows the same pattern that we have seen in Iraq since 2017, where ISIL insurgency activity, reportedly designed to prevent normalization and reconstruction efforts, continues. Turning to Africa, there has been a striking increase in ISIL- and Al-Qaida-linked recruitment and violence in the West of the continent. The Islamic State's West Africa Province is now one of the strongest ISIL affiliates, with approximately 4,000 fighters. The evolving threat posed by ISIL in Central Africa also calls for Vigilance.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“The report highlights the relevant activities conducted by United Nations entities over the past six months to support Member States. Those efforts are in line with the requirements under resolution 2396 (2017), as well as the newly adopted resolutions 2462 (2019), on countering the financing of terrorism, 2467 (2019), on sexual violence in armed conflict, and 2482 (2019), on the links between international terrorism and organized crime. I would like to give the Council an overview of the global and regional situations concerning the ISIL threat. In the Middle East, ISIL's military defeat in the Syrian Arab Republic was a watershed, bringing to an end the dystopia of the so-called caliphate, which cost the people of Syria and Iraq so much. Yet the fall of Baghouz was not a fatal blow.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Fitton-Brown and Ms. Coninsx for their valuable contribution to the report. It is a comprehensive analytical document on the threat that ISIL continues to pose today at the global and regional levels. The report outlines how, despite its territorial defeat in the Syrian Arab Republic in March, ISIL continues to aspire to a global relevance. It capitalizes on its affiliates and inspired attacks and has an estimated residual wealth of up to $300 million dollars at its disposal. Acute concerns also remain about the challenges posed by foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), returnees and relocators, of whom between 24,000 and 30,000 have survived out of the initial estimate of 40,000. Member States must also contend with the threat posed by frustrated travellers, whose number is hard to estimate.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“I thank members for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the ninth report of the Secretary- General on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat (S/20l9/6l2), as mandated by resolution 2368 (2017). The report was prepared by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1526 (2004) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, in close collaboration with my Office, with contributions from other United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities. I am grateful to Mr.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“Voronkovz I would like to express my sincere condolences to Member States where recent terrorist attacks have claimed hundreds of innocent lives - Afghanistan, Egypt, Kenya, New Zealand, Somalia, Sri Lanka, the United States of America and others. My heartfelt words of deepest sorrow go to the families who lost their relatives. Last week, we commemorated the second International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, reaffirming that their needs, rights and resilience must be at the centre of our efforts. This topic will be an integral part of the counter- terrorism week at the United Nations in the summer of 2020, with the organization of the first global congress of victims of terrorism.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, and Ms. Michele Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/612, which contains the ninth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat. I now give the floor to Mr. Voronkov. Mr.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8605 (2019) · source
“I would also like to echo colleagues in stressing the importance of fair and credible upcoming presidential elections. I wish to express our deep appreciation to the United Nations, the Deputy Secretary-General and our brave colleagues, United Nations personnel, working in the challenging situation in Afghanistan.”
2019-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8587 (2019) · source
“In that regard, we welcome and strongly support the increased efforts of the European Union and the United Nations to fight violence against women through the Spotlight Initiative. We also agree with Ms. Afghani that special attention should be paid to women, in particular those in a vulnerable situation, such as women with disabilities. We hope that the recently adopted resolution 2475 (2019) on persons with disabilities, initiated by the United Kingdom and Poland, will strengthen the protection of rights and improve the situation of women with disabilities. I also wish to agree with the Ambassador of Indonesia, Mr. Djani, about the positive role that can also be played by religious leaders in the promotion of women's rights.”
2019-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8587 (2019) · source
“It is our view that it is crucial to ensure the full participation of Afghan women in all peace talks. As was mentioned by many colleagues, any peace agreement cannot compromise the gains achieved by women over recent years. I therefore fully concur with what Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo said about the fact that women need to fully participate in the peace talks. We are concerned about the Violence still faced by Afghan women. Ms. Afghani said that approximately 60 per cent of women are still affected by violence. In that context, we see an important role for the security and justice sector, which means that the security and justice sector, supported by local communities, needs to find an effective response to gender-based violence. The culture of impunity must be eliminated for the benefit of the whole of Afghan society.”
2019-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8587 (2019) · source
“As stressed in resolution 1325 (2000), the founding resolution of the women and peace and security agenda, women play an important role in conflict prevention and resolution. As one of the World Bank's reports on the role of gender in the prevention of violent conflicts assesses, women's empowerment and gender equality are strongly associated with more peaceful and stable societies and with more effective and long-term peacebuilding efforts. So we are more than happy to see the progress made regarding the empowerment of women in Afghanistan because no stable peace is possible without women's full participation in the peace processes. In that vein, we support all efforts to find a peaceful settlement and we have heard about many efforts, including by the members of the Security Council.”
2019-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8587 (2019) · source
“First of all, let me join other delegations in condemning in the strongest terms the recent terrorist attacks and in expressing our sincerest condolences to the families of victims. These heinous acts must stop, and those responsible for these terrorist attacks must be held accountable. Let me also thank all briefers. We have heard repeatedly that despite the many challenges that Afghan women still face, the progress made in recent years has been impressive. I wish to commend the Afghan authorities and society, in particular Afghan women, for that progress because we - the Security Council, the international community and the United Nations - are here simply to assist them in their efforts to achieve a stable and prosperous Afghanistan.”
2019-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8587 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity to express Poland's full support for the work of all United Nations agencies and their personnel in Yemen, as well as to welcome the extension of the UNMHA mandate.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Therefore, we urge them to allow and facilitate the flow of humanitarian and commercial imports, including in-country shipments of fuel, and to ensure free, safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian assistance and personnel to all parts of the country. All bureaucratic restrictions imposed on the movement of humanitarian convoys - and in that regard I wish to refer to the intervention by David Beasley - as well as any form of denial of humanitarian access, diversion of resources or interference in humanitarian operations is just unacceptable. Let me also echo Ambassador Pierce's intervention in urging the Houthis to revoke the death sentences they have imposed and in calling upon all parties to comply with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“As we keep stressing in this Chamber, complying with international human rights and humanitarian law is not a matter of choice; it is a matter of obligation under international law. The protracted conflict in Yemen has created conditions in which the survival of millions of Yemenis depends entirely on the delivery of humanitarian aid. We have just heard briefings by Mark Lowcock and David Beasley in which they painted quite a bleak picture, unfortunately. Allowing humanitarian assistance to reach all the people in need is not a matter of choice; again, it is the responsibility and obligation of the parties to the conflict.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“In that vein, we also urge the parties to refrain from taking actions that threaten to undermine the United Nations-led political process. Like other delegations, we condemn all attacks on the territory of Saudi Arabia, which pose a security threat to the Kingdom and might have a negative impact on broader regional stability. In that context, I wish to echo Martin Griffiths in stressing that we should keep Yemen out from other potential ongoing conflicts in the region. Given the current fragile security environment, it is crucial that the parties de-escalate tensions and show utmost restraint. They must also meet their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and ensure the protection of civilians at all times.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“We strongly believe that it is time to step up efforts to find a comprehensive solution to the conflict through the resumption of the political process, which should be conducted in parallel with the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement. Let me reiterate that we strongly support the Special Envoy's tireless efforts in that regard and we call on all parties to engage constructively with Mr. Griffiths, because as Mr. David Beasley said, the reason that the United Nations and the international community are providing assistance in Yemen is because all parties engaged in the conflict have failed in their responsibility to protect the civilian population and to provide them with the conditions to live in peace and security.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“In our view, it is critical to preserve the ceasefire and to expedite the implementation of the remaining stages of the redeployment, in full cooperation with the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). We also encourage the parties to take meaningful steps to ensure the full implementation of all provisions of the Stockholm Agreement. The ceasefire in Al-Hudaydah was intended to be a confidence-building exercise designed to help pave the way for the resumption of the political process. It demonstrated that direct dialogue between the parties is possible. But the Al-Hudaydah agreement itself will not resolve the conflict and will not put an end to the violence that has surged in other Yemeni governorates. As Mark Lowcock highlighted, conflict and violence continue in many places throughout the country.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“At the outset, let me thank all briefers for their comprehensive updates of the current situation in Yemen. Let me also seize this opportunity to renew Poland's full and continued support for all efforts of the Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, and to pay our most heartfelt tribute to all brave United Nations staff members, men and women, particularly those on the ground, who are providing life-saving assistance to Yemeni men, women and children. Let me first address the situation in Al-Hudaydah. We welcome the recent meeting of the Redeployment Coordination Committee and we are encouraged by the finalization of agreements on concepts of operations for both phases of the mutual redeployment.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“We are looking forward to Secretary- General's youth, peace and security report in 2020 and hope that that will become a recurrent report. Finally, we would like to see young people in this Chamber, not only at thematic debates on youth, peace and security, but also at country-specific debates, as was the case with the very brave young disabled person from Syria, Nujeen Mustafa (see S/PV.8515).”
2019-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8577 (2019) · source
“Wevyn Muganda - is that, in thinking about conflict prevention and effective conflict resolution, we must address the problem in a comprehensive way, in line with the three pillars of the United Nations, which includes not only development and peace and security, but also human rights - and it was that human rights element that was mentioned in Equatorial Guinea's statement. One of the key elements of the human rights pillar is justice. I fully concur with Ms. Wevyn Muganda in that there can be no peace without justice. That is exactly what Poland continues to repeat in this Chamber at each and every opportunity. In conclusion, let me again express our appreciation to Peru for having put this important matter high on the agenda ofthe Security Council. We hope to see it further strengthened.”
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