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“They must be held accountable, promote local governance and provide basic services to all citizens, while helping to ease internal tensions and strengthen social cohesion. The participation of women, who are too often excluded from decision-making, should be encouraged. Only concerted, sustained and proactive action on the part of the States of the region - action that revolves around national priorities while integrating the dimension of regional cooperation - will stabilize the region and promote its socioeconomic development. However, no country in the Sahel is able to face alone the challenges faced by the region. Joint efforts are required.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“Action is needed in the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime, controlling the flow of weapons and the management of border areas. Meanwhile, we must address the root causes of instability. In most countries of the Sahel, the lack of development, inequality and poverty are the source of much tension. Thus, the creation of viable economic alternatives for the millions of young people currently without prospects is of fundamental importance. We must focus on food security, productive capacity- building and support for local entrepreneurship that creates jobs, as well as on further economic integration, particularly in terms of energy and infrastructure. For us, particular attention must be paid to strengthening State institutions.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“We now have a unique opportunity to strengthen the partnership between the international community and the countries of the Sahel region and to review how we cooperate. In the context ofthe close, long-standing partnership of Luxembourg with several countries of the region, including Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Niger, we have always stressed the intrinsic link between security and development and the promotion and protection of human rights. We welcome the recognition of this link in the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. With a View to the implementation of the strategy, we wish to focus on three elements. First, in order to sustainably stabilize the Sahel, the countries of the region will be invited to pursue their efforts at regional and interregional cooperation in addressing their common security challenges.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“However, we all know that this crisis is the most acute and most recent manifestation of a recurrent cycle od insecurity in the Sahel. While the causes of that insecurity are often local, its ramifications are transnational. In response, we need an integrated regional approach. In this regard, we strongly welcome the initiative of the Secretary- General to conduct a joint visit to the region with the President of the World Bank and with the participation of the African Union, the European Union and the African Development Bank. The visit helped to initiate the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel and to unify the efforts of the international community. It resulted in particular in the establishment of a coordination platform that will be initially chaired by Mali.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I thank France for giving the Sahel pride of place during its presidency of the Security Council. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, the Permanent Observer of the African Union and the Special Representative of the European Union for their briefings, which have shown the extent to which the whole international community is mobilizing for security and development in the Sahel region. During the past year, attention has focused on resolving the multifaceted crisis in Mali. Reducing the terrorist threat, the restoration of the territorial integrity of Mali and the return to constitutional order in Bamako have been major advances.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“We associate ourselves with her vibrant appeal for stronger action from the Security Council and States parties to the Rome Statute so that justice can finally be done for the victims of the Darfur conflict.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“One way of helping the Court would be to list individuals under an ICC arrest warrant on the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005). Another specific measure that the Security Council could take would be to answer the correspondence that the Court has addressed to it on cases ofnon-cooperation. As recalled by Ms. Bensouda, the Court depends on the cooperation of States in order to be able to discharge its mandate. The silence of the Security Council in that context is not encouraging a change of attitude on the part of the Sudan. In conclusion, I would like to assure Ms. Fatou Bensouda of the full support of Luxembourg in the resolute action that her Office continues to conduct to combat impunity.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“We ask all Member States, whether or not they are States parties to the Rome Statute, and all regional and international organizations concerned to cooperate fully with the ICC, as required by resolution 1593 (2005). For its part, the Security Council must ensure effective follow-up of cases referred to the ICC. It must not shirk the inherent responsibility in the cases referred to the Court. Generally, we believe that it is vital to strengthen cooperation between the Council and the ICC. The two institutions are complementary. They pursue the same objectives, each one in the framework of its own mandate: preventing conflict, and combating impunity. We believe that the Council should think about what more it could do to assist the Court, especially to assist the Court to execute the mandates given to it.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“Luxembourg encourages the Office of the Prosecutor to continue to monitor the situation in Darfur closely and to promote the investigations having to do with the crimes committed there. Serious threats continue to weigh on the safety and security of the humanitarian staff and African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) personnel. We condemn in the strongest possible terms attacks against UNAMID, which have caused 13 deaths among peacekeepers and many wounded people since the beginning of the year. To date, none of the investigations conducted by the Government of the Sudan on those attacks have resulted in the slightest condemnation. It is unacceptable that the Government refuses to cooperate with the ICC, while at the same time it does not take the necessary measures at the national level to combat impunity.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“Conflicts have become more and more frequent and more and more deadly in several parts of Darfur. Approximately 460,000 persons have been displaced between January and November 2013, which is more than double the total number of people displaced in the two years prior. We are also very much concerned by attacks against civilians, especially through aerial bombardment; the many acts of sexual and gender-based violence; frequent attacks against those who come to assist the Sudanese people, particularly humanitarian workers and the Blue Helmets; and the repeated refusals to provide humanitarian access. Those crimes threaten a peace process that is already fragile, based on the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. The Council condemned them clearly in its resolution 2113 (2013).”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“We must note once again with deep regret that the arrest warrants delivered by the ICC for four individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity and, in one case, genocide have not yet been executed. We are deeply concerned to take note of the list that Ms. Bensouda has given in her report of cases of non-cooperation on the part of the Government of the Sudan with the Court in spite of their obligations under resolution 1593 (2005). We also regret that the President and the Minister of Defence of the Sudan have been able to travel to several countries in the region, including those that are parties to the Rome Statute. During the past six months, the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur has continued to deteriorate significantly.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting her eighteenth report on the situation in Darfur. Since the Security Council decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the ICC, the Office of the Prosecutor has informed the Council in a transparent manner about its work, and we would like to thank it warmly for that. The reports of the Office of the Prosecutor give the Council an opportunity to evaluate the ICC's progress in combating impunity and to become aware of the numerous obstacles confronted by the Court. Unfortunately, the concerns that the Council has often expressed in the past remain pertinent.”
2013-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7080 (2013) · source
“In conclusion, Iwould like to reaffirm Luxembourg's commitment to supporting every effort aimed at building on the legacy of the ICTY and ICTR at the national, regional and international levels, including through enhanced cooperation between the Security Council and the International Criminal Court.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“In both the Western Balkans and the Great Lakes region it is essential to combat impunity in order to promote national reconciliation, strengthen regional cooperation and enable citizens to face the future with confidence. In that context, we emphasize the importance of strengthening national capacities and raising public awareness, and of continuing efforts in those areas. The mass atrocities committed in recent decades have shown that it is imperative to create a permanent court to end impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern. The two ad hoc Tribunals have played a crucial role and paved the way for the creation of the International Criminal Court, with permanent jurisdiction and universal authority.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“We therefore urge all Member States to intensify their cooperation with the Tribunal and provide all the assistance necessary to arrest all the fugitives and bring them to justice. We also call for a solution to finally be found so that the five persons acquitted by the Tribunal and still living in safe houses in Arusha under the Tribunal's protection can be relocated. With the date for the closing of the Tribunal approaching, we encourage Member States to help the ICTR implement the strategic plan it has developed for relocating these persons. With both Tribunals on track to complete their work, the responsibility of States in the region for the fight against impunity is growing, based on the principle of complementarity.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“Like the ICTY, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has made a significant contribution to our common goal of ending impunity for the crime of genocide. We welcome the ICTR's ongoing transition to the Residual Mechanism and the fact that the transfer ofjudicial functions will soon be completed. We also welcome the fact that on 17 July the last remaining case was transferred to Rwandan jurisdiction, thus concluding an important element of the ICTR's completion strategy. However, as has already been mentioned, nine fugitives continue to evade justice. The Office of the Prosecutor of the Arusha Branch of the Residual Mechanism is rightly focusing its efforts on the search for three high-level fugitives, Messrs. Kabuga, Mpiranya and Bizimana. Catching the fugitives is an urgent priority ifjustice is to be done.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“Of course, we hope the Tribunal completes its work as quickly as possible, but nothing should undermine its ability to deliver justice in such serious cases. So while the Court is faced with a heavy workload, we welcome the fact that the election of the sixteenth judge of the Appeals Chamber was finally able to take place on 18 November (see A/68/PV.53). We support the requested extension of the judges' mandates. We encourage the ICTY to take all necessary measures to keep the delays to a minimum. The timely completion of all trials is essential to achieving a smooth transition to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. In that regard, we welcome the start of the Hague Branch of the Mechanism's operations on 1 July.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“We thank the President ofthe ICTY for the report he has just given us on the Tribunal's future jurisdictional activities, as well as on the reasons that led to the revised trial schedule. It is crucial that the Council be kept fully informed of relevant developments so that it can quickly help overcome difficulties and monitor the Tribunal's completion strategy. The ICTY is currently dealing with highly complex cases - which explains the slippage in the schedule - particularly those of Seselj, Karadeie, Hadeic' and Mladie. We also understand that the problems related to staff retention have an effect on the ICTY's ability to prosecute certain trials according to the original timetable.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“The ICTY laid the foundations for what is now an internationally recognized principle for promoting conflict resolution and reconciliation in regions ravaged by war - that those suspected of responsibility for the most serious kinds of crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must be brought to justice. The ICTY has played an essential role in strengthening the rule of law and promoting stability and long-term reconciliation in the Western Balkans, but its contribution goes beyond that. Its jurisprudence has contributed to the development of international criminal law in areas such as individual criminal responsibility and crimes of sexual violence. It has given a voice to the victims, especially women and children.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would first like to reaffirm Luxembourg's full support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Their work shows that international criminal justice can prevail and that sooner or later the perpetrators ofthe most serious kinds of crimes must be held accountable. I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their comprehensive briefings and reports. As the end of his term approaches, I would like to pay tribute to Ambassador Rosenthal of Guatemala and his team for the effectiveness and commitment with which they have chaired the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals.”
2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source
“Cooperation, information-sharing and outreach and assistance activities will make it possible to strengthen the capacity of Member States to deal with the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We encourage the 1540 Committee and its panel of experts to persevere in their efforts to match the requests for and offers of assistance in that regard.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The year 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004), which plays a key role in curbing the threat of the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. That continues to seriousouly threaten international peace and security. Resolution 1540 (2004) will be effective only if all Member States are determined to implement its provisions. We encourage all new initiatives in that regard and await with interest the lessons learned from the peer review process on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), led by Croatia and Poland. During the period under consideration, Liberia and South Sudan submitted their reports on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) to the Committee. We support the objective of the Committee's Chair to achieve the universality of reports by the end of 2014.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Luxembourg also acknowledges the important work carried out by the 1373 Committee and the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), particularly with regard to their outreach role. I would like to take this opporunity to welcome the new CTED Executive Director, Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, We are certain that he will continue his predecessor's excellent work and assure him of Luxembourg's full support for the activities under his leadership. As the end of his term approaches, we would like to pay a strong tribute to Ambassador Loulichki and his team for the work accomplished at the helm of the 1373 Committee, in particular in building the capacity of the countries of the Sahel.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“We can never stress enough that the fight against terrorism should be guided by respect for fundamental democratic values and the principle of the rule of law. Luxembourg fully supports the work of the Office of the Ombudsperson and thanks Ms. Kimberley Prost for the examplary way in which she carries out her mandate. We call on all Member States to continue to cooperate fully with the Office of the Ombudsperson. We commend the steps taken in recent years to ensure the clear, fair and transparent procedures in the context of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. It is important to continue to work for the improvement of those procedures. The authority and legitimacy of the measures imposed by the Council depends on that. In that regard, we await with interest next year's review of resolution 2083 (2012).”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“1 pay tribute to the Monitoring Team for the excellent work that it continues to undertake, which clearly shows the changing natuire of the terrorist threat. The sanctions list is continually updated so as to ensure the relevance and effectiveness ofthe sanctions regime. We also commend the activities undertaken by the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities in underscoring the implementation ofthe sanctions. The special meeting of the Committee on the changing nature of the terrorist threat posed by Al-Qaida in the Sahel and the Mahgreb, to be held on 3 December, seems particularly timely in that regard.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“In the same spirit of transparency and outreach, as Ambassador Quinlan said in his joint briefing, the Chairs of the three Committees and of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1718 (2006), 1737 (2006) and 1988 (2011) spoke in the presence of the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at an open briefing on 18 November on the respective roles of the Security Council and the FATF in the fight against terrorism and proliferation. That meeting was useful, we hope, in briefing Member States sooner on the measures decided by the Council and the relevant recommendations and guidance of the FATF and in underscoring the assistance that the Committees, their panels of experts and the FATF can provide to Member States. The sanctions against Al-Qaida have an important role in the fight against terrorism.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The briefings of our colleagues described the efforts of the United Nations to combat terrorism. However, such efforts will be effective only if all Member States take the necessary steps to meet their obligations. Today's meeting is important in that regard as it enables the Council to show all Member States what its subsidiary bodies are doing to counter terrorism and to raise awareness with regard to those activities.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg associates itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union. Like previous speakers, I wish to thank the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) - Ambassadors Gary Quinlan, Mohammed Loulichki and Oh Joon, respectively - for their briefings and for the commitment with which they lead the work of the Committees. I thank our Australian colleague for his joint briefing, which underscored the ongoing cooperation among the three Committees and their panels of experts.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Finally, we encourage the Special Representative to continue to support the fight against poaching and ivory trafficking in the region. This is a case of large-scale illegal activities whose proceeds, as the Secretary-General's report points out, are used to finance transnational criminal networks and armed rebel groups, including the LRA. They must be combated effectively if we want to establish lasting peace in Central Africa. I conclude by commending the draft presidential statement that has been prepared by the United Kingdom. The statement provides the Council an opportunity to reaffirm its determination to combat the scourge of the LRA and to face the serious challenge confronting the Central African region.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“Luxembourg is ready to contribute actively to discussions for the early adoption of a resolution that could change the situation on the ground, especially in the field of civil protection and the promotion and protection of human rights. Before concluding, I would like to acknowledge the joint work done by UNOCA and the United Nations Office for West Africa in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. This phenomenon is indeed a growing threat to the economies of the States concerned and to trade and international relations in the region. We are therefore pleased that the regional summit of Heads of State and Government on maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea, which took place in Yaounde on 24 and 25 June, was able to establish the foundations for a joint regional strategy to combat that scourge.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“We are also highly alarmed by the rising tensions and secterian violence with religious overtones, which according to some observers, are harbingers of genocide. The Security Council must act to prevent the worst and decisively support the efforts of the Economic Community of Central African States and the African Union in the Central African Republic. We welcome the Secretary-General's report of 15 November (S/2013/677) detailing the options available to support the African-led International Support Mission for the Central African Republic, including the option to turn the Mission into a United Nations peacekeeping operation.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“Thirdly, the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan are encouraged to develop standing instructions, similar to those adopted by the Uganda People's Defence Force, governing the care of children rescued from the LRA and their delivery to civilian child protection agencies. Fourthly, donors are invited to mobilize resources needed, especially for the reintegration of children formerly associated with the LRA. I turn now to the situation in the Central African Republic, which is deteriorating continuously in every way, eight months after the Seleka rebels took over. I share the concern expressed by my French colleague. Systematic and gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law continue to be committed with impunity across the country.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“In this context, I would stress four recommendations contained in the conclusions on the situation of child victims of the LRA, adopted on 19 April by the Working Group of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict. First, it is important that peacekeeping operations and special political missions deployed by the United Nations in the region have sufficient means to protect children. Secondly, the African Union is encouraged to include child protection measures in the activities of the Regional Task Force.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“Joint missions conducted in the Central African Republic by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Special Envoy of the African Union, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, are good examples of the synergies that can be created. Member States of the region also have a role to play. In particular, we encourage them to cooperate in the execution of arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court in July 2005 against Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen. Accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity - including murders, rapes and the recruitment of children - these main LRA leaders must be brought to justice. Women and children are the main Victims of the LRA.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“Contingents of the Regional Task Force from Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are now fully operational. We must now mobilize the resources and materiel essential to the effective functioning of the force. In that context, I would like to announce that, following the meeting of the international working group on the LRA in which we participated on 4 October in Brussels and at the request of the African Union, the Luxembourg authorities have decided to provide support for the operation of the headquarters of the Regional Task Force located in Yambio, South Sudan. It is essential that the United Nations and the African Union continue to work hand-in-hand.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abou Moussa, for his comprehensive briefing, including on efforts to counter the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Significant progress has been made in operations against the LRA. However, the LRA continues to pose a serious threat to the region, especially to civilians. On 7 November, for the first time in nearly two years, attacks were reported in South Sudan. We must therefore redouble our efforts to implement the United Nations regional strategy to counter the threat of the LRA. We also welcome the progress made in the implementation of the Regional Cooperation Initiative of the African Union against the LRA.”
2013-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7065 (2013) · source
“As the European View of Serbia and Kosovo develops, the United Nations presence will become less of a factor. Serbia and Kosovo know that they can count on the consistent support of Luxembourg on the path towards a shared European future.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“The perpetrators of that attack must be brought to justice. Threatening the security of EULEX personnel, who work daily for the benefit of Kosovo citizens and for their protection. cannot go unpunished. Luxembourg welcomes the positive developments in Kosovo since the adoption of resolution 1244 (1999) and the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. More than half the States members of the United Nations have recognized Kosovo's independence. Implementation of the 19 April agreement will normalize the relations between Belgrade and Pristina. The time has come for the international community to take into account their new realities in its approach, including that of the Security Council, and to adapt, in the middle term, the presence of the international community on the ground.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“The normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo must go hand in hand with the firm pursuit of reforms to guarantee the rule of law in Kosovo. The Kosovo authorities must continue to work closely with the European Union's Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Samuel Zbogar, and EULEX. The EULEX mission continues to play a vital role in achieving normalization between Belgrade and Pristina, combating organized crime and corruption, the prosecution of perpetrators of war crimes and the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes. In that regard, Luxembourg condemns in the strongest terms the attack of 19 September on a EULEX convoy, which took the life of a customs officer of the mission. We offer our condolences to the European Union, the Lithuanian authorities and the family of the deceased.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“On 8 September in Brussels, an important agreement on energy and telecommunciations was reached. We encourage the two Prime Ministers and their teams to step up their efforts in order to complete in the coming weeks the implementation of the 19 April agreement in the areas of customs, the police and the judiciary, in particular, by regulating the modalities for the transfer of Serbian police officers and Serbian judicary to Kosovo's institutional structures. The full implementation of the 19 April agreement will contribute to continuing negotiations on the conclusion of the stabilization and association agreement between the European Union and Kosovo, the second round of which is scheduled for 27 November, and to the opening of accession negotiations with Serbia, whose first intergovernmental conference must take place by January 2014.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“Such an attempt to deny voters their right to express themselves in democratic elections is unacceptable. We welcome the strengthened presence provided by the Kosavo police, the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and the Kosovo Force during the second ballot, which took place without incidents the day before yesterday in northern Mitrovica. We hope that the second round, to take place on 1 December, in the relevant municipalities will enable the election to be concluded in the calm that befits a democracy. The EU-facilitated dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade continues to produce tangible results. In that context, we commend the crucial role that the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Catherine Ashton, continues to play.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“The elections in the northern municipalities were a key element of the first agreement on principles governing the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, concluded in Brussels on 19 April 2013. A new and important stage in implementing the agreement is therefore under way. I pay tribute to the Serbian and Kosovo Governments, which have honoured their commitments and encouraged citizens to take part in the elections. I also convey our gratitude to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which has an important role in facilitating the elections in the four northern municipalities, and to the European Union, which deployed election observers to Kosovo. Luxembourg, however, is forced to condemn the violent incidents that occurred in a number of polling stations in northern Mitrovica.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would like to welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dacic, Prime Minister of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr, Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo. I would also like to welcome Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and to thank him for his briefing. The municipal elections of 3 November were the first to be held throughout the territory of Kosovo under Kosovo law. The first round of the elections took place calmly in most of the municipalities and participation was generally satisfactory.”
2013-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7064 (2013) · source
“We remain willing to continue our dialogue in order to respond to the legitimate concerns of Kenya and the African Union. Next week's session of the Assembly of the States Parties to the Rome Statute provides for that possibility.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“Article 16 of the Rome Statute gives the Security Council the authority to request the ICC to suspend investigation or prosecution for 12 months, through a resolution adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The reference to Chapter VII means that the Security Council must assume the existence of a threat to peace due to the very fact of the proceedings under way in the ICC. We understand the challenges Kenya must deal with. We recognize the real value of the efforts and sacrifices that Kenya has agreed to in order to help maintain regional peace and security, particularly in Somalia and in combating terrorism. But in our View, pursuing the suit in the ICC against the President and Deputy President of Kenya does not of itself create a threat to regional or indeed international peace and security.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“The second way is that of resort to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute. At the request of the African Union, the twelfth session of the Assembly, which begins in five days in The Hague, shall include a special segment on charges against Heads of State and Government. The Assembly is the appropriate forum to consider amendments to the Court's rules of procedure and evidence addressing the concerns of Kenyan leaders. Kenya and other States parties are already engaged in this process with the aim of achieving tangible results in The Hague. Secondly, we have come to the conclusion that article 16 of the Rome Statute is not applicable in the case before the Council.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“First, there are indeed other means available to address the legitimate concerns of Kenya that its elected leaders should be allowed to conduct the affairs of their country, despite their trial before the International Criminal Court. The first method available is that of cooperation with the Court. At the request of President Kenyatta's defence team, the Court decided on 31 October to postpone by three months the onset of the President's trial. In addition, the Court has already taken the necessary steps to arrange the two trials so that at any time either the President or the Deputy President will be fully available to manage the affairs of Kenya. Other defence motions currently await a decision of the Court. This shows that the ICC takes the concerns of Kenyan leaders into account.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“We take these concerns very seriously, and we said at that time that we were eager to find solutions of benefit to all stakeholders. We reiterate that position now. Unfortunately, we did not have an opportunity to do so. While differences of opinion within the Security Council continued, a vote was cast. We did not support the draft resolution asking the International Criminal Court to suspend the investigation and prosecution of President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto for a period of 12 months, under article 16 of the Rome Statute. There were two reasons for this. First, resort to article 16 was not necessary because there are other resources available to address the concerns of Kenya and the African Union. Secondly, article 16 is, in our opinion, not applicable in this case.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg is both a State party to the Rome Statute that has strongly supported the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its establishment, and a long- standing partner of Africa. We recognize and respect Africa's commitment to the fight against impunity, which is illustrated by the fact that 34 African States are today parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Two weeks ago, members of the Security Council met with the Contact Group of the African Union to discuss the latter's request for a stay of proceedings against the President and Deputy President of Kenya. This dialogue was an important opportunity for the Council to hear the concerns of the African Union and Kenya, a State party to the Rome Statute.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“As a member State of the European Union and as an elected member of the Security Council, Luxembourg will spare no effort to help Bosnia and Herzegovina to achieve its European future. It is in that spirit that we have lent our full support to resolution 2123 (2013), which was facilitated by our colleagues from Azerbaijan and adopted unanimously this morning by the Security Council.”
2013-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7057 (2013) · source