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1. “The issue of the resettlement of the eight people acquitted and the three people released after serving their sentences, who are still residing in Arusha, must also remain a priority. While the two Tribunals move towards the conclusion of their work, we are well aware of the difficulty they have in retaining qualified and experienced personnel. The international community must ensure that the ICTY, the ICTR and the Mechanism have adequate human resources to carry out the mandate vested in them by the Council. Since this is the last time that we participate as a non-permanent member of the Council in this biannual debate, we want to take this opportunity to pay sincere tribute to the work of the Tribunals and their overall contribution to the promotion and realization of justice.”

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2. “This year we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda and the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. On this occasion, it is good to recall that there is no lasting peace without justice. We commend the ICTR for its work aimed at bringing those most responsible for the Rwandan genocide to account. The ICTR'S work has been crucial in contributing to bringing justice to the victims of the genocide. Nine accused are still at large. Like other Council members, we call on States, particularly those in which the accused are suspected to be residing, to redouble their efforts to arrest the fugitives so they can stand trial.”

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3. “The effectiveness of prosecutions undertaken at the national level for war crimes continues to be a key element of the legacy of the ICTY. We share the concern of Prosecutor Brammertz with regard to the slowness of war crimes prosecutions by national institutions, and we welcome the measures taken by the Office of the Prosecutor to strengthen the capacities of those institutions. I am thinking in particular of the training project for national prosecutors carried out jointly with the European Union, and the efforts of the Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina ofthe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe with regard to training. The International Tribunals have played a historic role in the fight against impunity. The Security Council recognized that in resolution 2150 (2014), adopted unanimously on 16 April.”

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4. “However, we encourage the ICTY to take all necessary measures to keep the delays to a minimum. Let there be no misunderstanding: if we want the Tribunal conclude its work as quickly as possible, nothing should limit its capacity to render justice in an independent and impartial manner. In this spirit, we support the mandate extensions requested for the judges and prosecutors of the two Tribunals. It is necessary to ensure continuity in the interest of justice and to ensure the Tribunal's effectiveness. We note with satisfaction that Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia continue to cooperate fully with the ICTY. The cooperation of States is indeed essential for the Tribunal to be able to conclude its mandate.”

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5. “Guided by the principles of fairness, impartiality and independence, the Tribunals uphold respect for the rule of law, build capacity at the national level and contribute to the process ofjustice and reconciliation, which are essential for peace. The ICTY has played a key role in strengthening the rule of law and promoting stability and long- term reconciliation in the Western Balkans, but its contribution goes beyond that. The ICTY jurisprudence has contributed to the development of international criminal law in areas such as individual criminal responsibility and crimes of sexual violence. The Tribunal has given a voice to victims, especially women and children. We are aware of the heavy workload of the Tribunal and the considerable progress it has made.”

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6. “Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports (see S/2014/546, S/2014/556, S/2014/827 and S/2014/829) and comprehensive briefings on the work of the Tribunals and strategies for concluding their work. I also thank the President and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their reports (S/2014/826, annex I and 11). Finally, I want to congratulate Ambassador Barros Melet and the Chilean team for their work at the head of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. The ICTY and ICTR were established by the Security Council to prosecute the most serious crimes.”

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7. “I also wish to thank all members of the Working Group and the Council, who have contributed to re-establishing Security Council unity on the imperative need to protect children. As our term draws to a close, I assure the Council that we will continue to commit to this noble cause, which concerns us all.”

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8. “Now that the Children, Not Soldiers campaign, launched by the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and UNICEF in March, is beginning to bear fruit, we must tackle head-on the problem of non-State actors, who make up the vast majority of the parties listed in the annexes to the Secretary-General's annual report. In conclusion, let me thank very warmly the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and her formidable team, as well as UNICEF, for the praiseworthy work they do every day at Headquarters and especially in the field. Luxembourg is proud to have been able to make a contribution on behalf of children affected by armed conflicts during the past two years.”

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9. “New challenges are on the horizon. At the same time, recurring problems persist. The Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict must redouble its efforts to solve them. These problems include the issue of persistent perpetrators, to which we dedicated a thematic meeting in May 2013 in order to explore how best to address the fact that some parties to a conflict have been identified in the annexes to the Secretary- General's annual reports for five consecutive years, or even longer. Among these persistent perpetrators are a large number of non-State actors.”

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10. “The resolution condemns in particular the use of schools for military purposes and encourages all States to take concrete measures to deter armed forces and non-State armed groups from using schools. Resolution 2143 (2014) also recommends that Member States include child protection in training programmes, military orders and military directives, and that United Nations entities and troop- and police-contributing countries involved in United Nations peacekeeping be provided with targeted and operational information so as to better prepare their staff to contribute to the prevention of violations against children. Through the open debate in which resolution 2143 (2014) was adopted (see S/PV.7129), we called for discussions on how to progressively implement the full realization of the children and armed conflict agenda.”

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11. “I hope that, like the sanctions committees, field visits of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in the near future will be covered by the United Nations budget. We believe that the exchanges I have just mentioned enrich the actions of the Working Group, helping it to better fulfil its role. We hope that these practices will be continued in the future. On the third priority, Luxembourg has worked to strengthen the normative framework on the matter of child protection with the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2013/8 on 17 June 2013, and of resolution 2143 (2014) on 7 March 2014, during the Luxembourg presidency of the Security Council.”

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12. “In the same spirit, in order to allow better interaction between the Working Group and the actors responsible for child protection in the field, we revived the practice of conducting field missions. The Working Group visited Myanmar from 30 November to 4 December 2013 at the invitation of the Government of Myanmar. Last week, I had the opportunity to lead a mission of the Working Group to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During both visits, members of the Working Group, many of whom participated, were able to meet the relevant ministers, United Nations officials, representatives of civil society and affected children, thereby demonstrating the importance that the Council attaches to the issue of the protection of children affected by armed conflict.”

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13. “The participation of Ambassador Chergui was also in the spirit of greater involvement of regional organizations in the protection of children in armed conflict, which we sought to promote both in presidential statement S/PRST/2013/8, of 17 June 2013, and in resolution 2143 (2014) of7 March 2014, to which I will return in a moment. We also heard a briefing by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, regarding the important work carried out by the ICC in bringing to justice those who have committed grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. Finally, on 2 June we were able to talk via video-teleconference with the special country team of the monitoring and reporting mechanism for South Sudan, after which a press statement (SC/ 11429) was adopted.”

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14. “Such briefings usefully complement the more substantial but less frequently updated information contained in the periodic reports of the Secretary-General. We have also invited, in full accordance with the mandate of the Working Group, qualified individuals who could participate in its work. The African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, briefed the Working Group on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the protection of children in times of armed conflict.”

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15. “Finally, I would like to mention the importance of consistently including violations and abuses against children, including the recruitment and use of children, in the listing criteria of sanctions regimes - as we did in resolution 2134 (2014), adopted on 28 January 2014, for the Central African Republic. As a second priority, as Chair Luxembourg sought to reinvigorate the activities of the Working Group by organizing regular update briefings. The Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflicts has thus briefed the Working Group regarding the latest developments in the countries on its agenda -to name just a few, the Central African Republic, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.”

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16. “Luxembourg has also endeavoured to ensure that the issue of children affected by conflict is reflected in all other relevant resolutions and presidential statements adopted by the Council. During the deliberations of the Security Council on the situation in the countries concerned, we have consistently raised the issue of children and armed conflict. Furthermore, when a specific situation has required more information - as was the case for Syria and the Central African Republic - and we have deemed it beneficial for the Security Council to hear from the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, we have ensured that Ms. Leila Zerrougui was able to speak before the Council.”

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17. “Luxembourg has worked to strengthen the protection of children by strengthening existing mechanisms while making more systematic use of other tools available to the Working Group. Our work has focused on three priorities. First, we have attached great importance to the consistent integration ofthe issue of child protection into the work of the Security Council. Provisions for the protection of children become of practical use when transposed into the mandates of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations. Luxembourg has worked with determination to ensure that the protection of children in armed conflicts is duly taken into account when all existing mandates come up for renewal, as well as in the establishment of new mandates.”

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18. “The Security Council therefore established, with resolution 1612 (2005), the monitoring and reporting mechanism to provide reliable and comprehensive data on violations committed against children in all countries concerned, on the one hand, and the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to develop conclusions and recommendations to parties to conflict, on the other hand. The Working Group's adoption on 26 November of conclusions regarding the plight of children in armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic shows that, despite the differences of opinion within the Security Council on the Syrian conflict, the Working Group has been able to fulfil its mandate responsibly and in solidarity. Here I express my hope and wish that the spirit of consensus and unity that characterized the Working Group can be maintained in the future.”

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19. “Situations regularly appearing on the agenda of the Security Council 4 those in Syria, the Central African Republic or South Sudan, to name just three examples - remind us of the urgent need to make every effort to protect children from the consequences of conflict. While the issue of children and armed conflict was essentially equated with that of child soldiers at the time when resolution 1261 (1999) was adopted, it has since undergone a considerable evolution, with the gradual implementation of an apparatus that takes into account the great many repercussions of conflict on children and the whole range of serious violations committed against them.”

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20. “Even if we do not always agree on everything, we are united by the common desire to ensure compliance with the objectives of Council resolutions. In this sense, our discussions have always been rewarding. I believe I speak for all members ofthe Committee when I say that together we have managed to make the 1718 Committee more effective in its functioning and more transparent and accessible to all Member States. I will turn, more briefly now, to the work achieved chairing the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. For 15 years, the Security Council has been paying increased attention to children affected by armed conflict.”

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21. “I take this opportunity to encourage Member States to promptly provide the Panel with all the information necessary to its investigations - confidentially, when the need arises. Likewise, I call on the Member States to cooperate fully with the Panel and to facilitate expert visits. Finally, as Chair of the 1718 Committee, my aim has been to guide the work of the Committee in the most effective manner, while seeking to facilitate consensus on the actions to be taken and establishing open dialogue with Member States and other partners. Here I wish to thank the Committee members for their excellent collaboration and the collegial and friendly relations they established with my entire team. Together, we have made significant progress in the implementation of the measures decided upon by the Council.”

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22. “With the aim of promoting consistency in the work of the various sanctions committees, I believe that it could be useful for the 1718 Committee to consider, in turn, closer cooperation with INTERPOL. I would like to thank the Panel of Experts for its valuable contribution to the work of the Committee and for the thorough and professional manner in which it fulfils its mandate. Despite the often difficult political context in which it must operate, the Panel has always been a reliable source of information for the Committee in monitoring the application of sanctions. Throughout the past two years, my team and I have been able to count on excellent cooperation and interaction with the Panel. In fulfiling its mandate, the Panel relies on the cooperation of Member States.”

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23. “Clarifying and streamlining the procedures for the conduct ofbusiness, these guidelines should allow the 1718 Committee to discharge its duties yet more efficiently. I also believe that the Council and its sanctions committees could benefit from increased interaction with relevant international and regional organizations, whether in the form of joint meetings or practical cooperation. I would point to the example of the cooperation between INTERPOL and several sanctions committees concerning the publication of special notices. These notices are used to disseminate information about individuals on sanctions lists to actors on the front-line of implementation. Luxembourg supports this tool for disseminating information that better informs Member States with regard to their obligations under the sanctions regimes.”

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24. “I welcome in particular the work carried out by the Secretariat to standardize the format of all United Nations sanctions lists and establish a consolidated list of the Security Council sanctions in all official languages of the Organization. This will facilitate their implementation by Member States and private-sector actors. For the 1718 Committee, this task was completed in October. It was also in October that, at the request of the Chair, the Secretariat updated the Committee's guidelines for the conduct of its work in order to bring them into line with current best practices. Such technical exercises had already been carried out by the majority of the sanctions committees. Once they have been approved by the Committee in 1718, which I hope will be soon, the revised guidelines will be posted on the Committee's website.”

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25. “The Security Council's recent open debate on horizontal matters related to sanctions (see S/PV.7323) made it clear that, despite the high number of similar concerns shared by the various sanctions regimes, the Committees and their secretariats barely interact or communicate with one another. I therefore fully agree with the objective of seeking better coordination within the Secretariat so as to streamline its work and make support to the Committees more effective, thereby improving the implementation of the measures imposed by the Council. The efforts made in this regard by the Department of Political Affairs, especially the Security Council Affairs Division, are commendable. It is important to continue to identify good practices and to facilitate their exchange among the various sanctions committees.”

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26. “To that end, the Committee should continue the practice of holding open briefings for Member States and should engage more directly with Member States faced with particular difficulties in the implementation of the measures. The effective implementation of Security Council resolutions requires the commitment and full cooperation of all Member States. It is equally important for the Committee to continue to fully shoulder its responsibilities in the implementation of the sanctions regime by acting in a timely fashion and, as needed, by taking the necessary measures to respond with appropriate firmness in the case ofproven violations of Council resolutions.”

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27. “Member States and other concerned actors need to be more aware, and our measures need to be effectively implemented in all countries and throughout the world, with assistance and advice provided where needed to ensure success. The Panel ofExperts, in its final report, observed that the existing measures provided for by the Council support the prevention of proscribed activities so long as they are correctly implemented. With respect to such challenges, I can only reiterate the importance the Committee ascribes to enhancing dialogue and cooperation with Member States in order to strengthen their capacity to implement the measures adopted by the Council.”

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28. “The briefing was organized with the President of the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) in order to explain the respective roles of the Security Council and GAFI in the implementation of financial sanctions. During the period under review, the 1718 Committee also responded to numerous requests from Member States and international organizations for clarification or interpretation of the sanctions measures. 1 come now to the second part of my briefing, which concerns my personal reflections, which my team shares. In the light of the experience gathered over the course of the past two years, it is my view that the 1718 Committee faces two key challenges.”

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29. “The number of Member States that have filed their reports has now risen to 98. I have engaged on a bilateral basis with the States that have not yet submitted their reports to the Security Council in order to encourage them to do so. Concerning increased awareness, I note the open briefing convened on 18 November 2013 by the Chairs of the anti-terrorism committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1373 (2001), along with the Chairs of the committees engaged in the fight to curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, established pursuant to resolutions 1540 (2004), 1718 (2006) and 1737 (2006).”

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30. “The 1718 Committee, with the help of its Panel of Experts, held two open briefings, in June 2013 and July 2014, respectively. The aim of those meetings was twofold. They sought, on the one hand, to share information on the work of the Committee and the Panel of Experts, and, on the other, to identify the assistance the Committee is able to offer Member States with respect to their implementation of resolutions and the submission of their national reports. I believe that this was an important demonstration of transparency that gave Member States a deeper understanding of their obligations pursuant to the relevant Security Council resolutions. I recall that all Member States are required to report to the Security Council on the specific measures they have adopted to effectively implement the provisions of the resolutions.”

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31. “In February, the 1718 Committee adopted an additionalimplementationassistancenoticethatprovides practical information on the correct implementation of the interdiction regarding the transport of any item to or from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea if a Member State determines that said article could contribute to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes. The Committee is still in the process of considering a draft notice regarding the neutralization of seized goods. The Chang Chan Gang incident highlighted the need for the Committee to provide practical guidance to Member States in that regard. I hope that the Committee will soon conclude its deliberations on that matter.”

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32. “In that regard, the Committee updated its existing implementation notices to provide Member States with practical guidance to ensure their compliance with resolutions 2087 (2013) and 2094 (2013). With a view to making the sanctions regime more reader-friendly, the Committee also developed a fact sheet that gives an overview of the measures imposed by the four resolutions that concern the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and their ensuing obligations for Member States.”

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33. “In April, the Committee approved the updated list of items whose import into or export from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is prohibited, as well as the list of designated individuals and entities, in accordance with paragraph 21 of resolution 2094 (2013) and presidential statement S/PRST/2012/13 of 16 April 2012. The Committee thereby fulfilled its responsibilities by strengthening the relevance of the measures adopted, thanks to an improvement in the quality of the list of prohibited items and the list of designated individuals and entities. I shall now address the awareness-raising and cooperation activities. In 2013, a large share of the Committee's activities was devoted to the implementation of the two new resolutions adopted by the Council, as well as to enhancing Member States' awareness of the obligations they entail.”

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34. “Through its actions, Ocean Maritime Management contributed to activities prohibited by the resolutions by violating the arms embargo imposed under resolution 1718 (2006) and modified by resolution 1874 (2009), and assisted in evading the measures imposed by those resolutions. Similarly, on 28 July the Committee adopted a detailed implementation assistance notice based on the resolutions. Implementation assistance notice No. 5, entitled "The Chang Chan Gang incident", provides information on that incident and clarifies certain provisions of the resolutions.”

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35. “In implementation of paragraph 27 of resolution 2094 (2013), under which the Security Council has tasked the Committee with implementing the necessary consequences for violations ofthe relevant resolutions by designating additional individuals and entities that have contributed to the nuclear or ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or to other activities prohibited by those resolutions. On 28 July, the Committee concluded its deliberations on the designation of an additional entity, the Ocean Maritime Management Company, Limited, which played a key role in the organization of the transport to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of the shipment of weapons and related materiel discovered on board the Chang Chan Gang in July 2013.”

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36. “Over the past two years, the Committee has been called upon to address the most serious incident that had been brought before it to date. In July 2013, Panama alerted the Committee to the inspection and seizure of a large shipment of conventional weapons aboard the vessel Chang Chon Gang. The incident highlighted the continuing shift in the techniques used by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to avoid sanctions, as well as the important role of Member States in moving to intercept suspect shipments in a timely fashion. The Chang Chan Gangincident required an appropriate response from the Committee, commensurate with the gravity of the violation.”

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37. “In early 2013, the Security Council adopted resolutions 2087 (2013) and 2094 (2013), strengthening and broadening the sanctions regime with respect to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. One of the main tasks of the Sanctions Committee during the period under review was to monitor the effective implementation of the newly agreed measures and to provide assistance and practical guidance to that end. By the end of this month, the 1718 Committee will have held a total of 15 informal advisory sessions over the past two years, representing a considerable increase with respect to prior years and demonstrating the continued commitment of all members of the Committee to advancing on the matters of its mandate.”

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38. “The first part of my briefing will reflect the two principal areas work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), namely, the implementation of resolutions and the response to non-compliance with the measures, on the one hand, and outreach, assistance and cooperation, on the other. The past two years were particularly intense and active in terms of non-proliferation issues concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. A nuclear test by that country took place on 12 February 2013 and a number of ballistic missile launches were conducted throughout 2014, in contravention of the international obligations of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.”

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39. “Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing, which allows me to review the work accomplished as Chair of two subsidiary bodies of the Security Council in 2013 and 2014. I would like to begin by sharing my ideas as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It has been my honour and pleasure to chair that Committee over the past two years. I will divide my briefing into two parts: a summary of the work accomplished over our two-year term, followed by my assessment.”

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40. “President, for organizing a meeting on general issues relating to sanctions (see S/PV.7323), and to talk about the situations in South Sudan, the Middle East, Libya and Iraq, to mention only a few of the issues we are dealing with - but I am not sure that it would be a very good idea, from the point of view of the efficiency of our work, to exceed the time allotted to me to speak. I will therefore stop here, but I cannot fail to offer Ambassador Cherif and the entire delegation of Chad our best wishes for their presidency of the Security Council in December. They can count on our cooperation and support.”

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41. “It is vital to maintain that momentum, and in order to do so the Security Council must play its part. We are confident that we will be able to rely on the support of our colleagues in the Council to renew very shortly the decision made in resolution 2165 (2014) on operations that cross borders, conflict lines and United Nations monitoring mechanisms and thereby continue to give the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, as well as humanitarian agencies and personnel, the support it needs from the Security Council to help those trapped in the conflict in Syria. I would like to say a lot more - to thank you, Mr.”

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42. “As I said during our informal interactive dialogue, it is particularly important that we establish synergies with the reviews of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture and of the role of women in peace and security, which will be conducted simultaneously. Only yesterday, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos, gave us the latest update on the humanitarian situation in Syria (see S/PV,7324). The figures speak for themselves and I will not repeat them here. Through its adoption of resolution 2165 (2014), the Security Council created a framework enabling aid to be provided to populations in need by the most direct routes possible. Thanks to that resolution, almost 300,000 more people have been able to benefit from humanitarian and medical aid.”

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43. “It also constitutes recognition of the increasingly important role that the United Nations police plays in conflict situations and peacebuilding, as we saw in that debate and in our meetings on Liberia (see S/PV.7310) and South Sudan (S/PV.7305), to cite only two examples. The role of the United Nations police will also be one of the many topics to be discussed during the review of United Nations peacekeeping to be conducted by the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations. We greatly appreciated the opportunity we were given this month for a discussion with the Panel, and we hope that the Council, like the other interested parties, will have the chance to contribute throughout the review process.”

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44. “In that context, I would like to reiterate our belief that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must be an integral part of our strategy against terrorism, or we run the risk of the cure being worse than the disease. It was also during your tenure, Mr. President, that the Security Council held its first ever meeting on the role of the United Nations police in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The adoption of resolution 2185 (2014), our first on police functions, is a useful addition to the tools at our disposal for peacekeeping, peacebuilding and reforming the security sector.”

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45. “The barbarism of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, whether through the atrocities committed against the Syrian and Iraqi peoples or the murder of those working to bring help and assistance to people in need; the unspeakable brutality of Boko Haram; the insidious appeal that this extreme ideology has for more and more young people around the world are all elements that demand resolute action on the part of the international community. The presidential statement we adopted at that meeting (S/PRST/2014/23) will help to strengthen the international community's action and cooperation on the issue. It is now up to us to work to ensure that the Council's measures go into full effect.”

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46. “Considering that this has been a month full of activity, I would like to emphasize a few specific initiatives. In the wake of the adoption of resolutions 2170 (2014) and 2178 (2014), Mr. President, you chose to organize an open debate at the ministerial level devoted to the issue of terrorism and violent extremism (see S/PV.7316), sadly justified in the light of the ongoing challenges posed by the threat ofterrorism and the need for decisive action to combat it.”

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47. “The two informal interactive dialogues held this month enabled Council members to have a fruitful exchange with key personnel, first on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and later on the review of United Nations peacekeeping operations. To that I would add another welcome attempt to inject a dose of interactivity into the Council's informative open debates, as was the case during the meeting on the role of the United Nations police, presided over by Foreign Minister Bishop (see S/PV.7317). All those efforts geared to greater interactivity, launched a few months ago and improved over time, have undoubtedly helped to enrich our debates and ultimately provide us with better ways to shape the Council's action.”

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48. “Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Before getting to the main part of my statement, I would first like to congratulate you, Sir, and all your team warmly on your conduct of our work during this month. I would also like to thank you for organizing this useful synthesis meeting. In your concept note for the meeting, you asked us not just to review the highlights of the month but also to look ahead and focus on cross-cutting issues and our methods of work. In guiding our work, especially in closed consultations, you consistently worked to reconcile the importance of managing our time well with the desire to make our discussions more interactive.”

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49. “The establishment and strengthening of the tools of the Ombudsperson for the Al-Qaida sanctions regime helped to affirm these principles. As an independent and effective sanctions review mechanism, the Office of the Ombudsperson plays an indispensable role to ensure the accuracy and legitimacy of the sanctions list. At present, only individuals and entities on the list of sanctions against Al-Qaida have access to the Ombudsperson. Yet individuals and entities covered by other sanctions committees should also be entitled to fair process. That is why I would like to reaffirm the conviction of Luxembourg that the Security Council should expand the mandate of the Ombudsperson to cover the other sanctions regimes.”

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50. “Let me conclude my remarks by turning to a matter that quite rightly figures in the concept note (S/2014/793, annex) that you circulated, Sir, prior to this meeting. I am talking about the reconciliation of sanctions with the principles of the rule of law, in particular respect for due process and for human rights. Targeted sanctions are an important tool of the Security Council. They are intended to apply restrictive measures against individuals or entities that contribute to threats against international peace and security. But if sanctions are to be effective, the processes of listing and delisting must be guided by the principles of fairness, respect for the rule of law, credibility and transparency.”

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