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“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg congratulates the Nigerian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important debate on security sector reform (SSR) and would like to express its thanks for the invitation to participate in it. Focusing this debate on Africa is a timely step for two reasons. It is on the African continent that the Security Council formulates the majority of peacekeeping mandates, and these mandates increasingly include - and rightfully so - elements of security sector reform. SSR is an essential element on the peacekeeping and peacebuilding agenda. An unreformed security and defence sector or a badly managed reform can have a profoundly destabilizing effect on a country emerging from conflict.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“We also view these contributions in the context of conflict prevention as measures to ensure sustainable development, since, as the Secretary-General has indicated in his reports, climate change can endanger countries' stability by slowing economic growth, aggravating poverty and despair, and exacerbating the vulnerability of populations.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“It impacts primarily the most vulnerable, who are the least responsible for its causes but have to cope with its effects on a daily basis. That is why Luxembourg's development cooperation began several years ago to systematically mainstream the issues of climate change mitigation and adaptation into its development programmes. It also provides fast-start financing to combat climate change. These contributions are new and complementary to our official development assistance, which reached 1.09 per cent of our gross national income in 2010.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“By this logic, it is critical that the security implications of climate change be factored into the Council's reflections and mandates, and, in an enhanced and comprehensive manner, into the activities of the United Nations system as a whole and of regional and international organizations. There is no doubt that a vast spectrum of such interdependent factors as ethnic tension, cross-border disputes, deepening inequalities within societies and failed States can contribute to armed conflict. However, climate change, with its potentially tragic consequences for security - such as the displacement and transfer of populations, the former of which we have already witnessed - will become an increasingly critical factor in the underlying causes of conflict as the climate continues to change at an ever-faster pace. Climate change is not fair.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Today, we are even better able to gauge the urgency of the situation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has clearly indicated the need to act without delay on various fronts. Efforts must therefore be sustained in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to achieve a legally binding international agreement. The impact of climate change on the well-being of populations will indeed depend primarily on the measures taken by the international community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to decelerate these changes. As early as 2005, the Security Council stressed the need to adopt a comprehensive conflict prevention strategy addressing globally the underlying causes of armed conflict and political and social crises.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“As noted by the Secretary-General in his report (A/64/350) issued following the General Assembly's adoption of resolution 63/281, on the possible security implications of climate change, it is important that we see climate change as a threat multiplier. Climate change not only exacerbates the threats of persistent poverty, weak institutions for resource management and conflict resolution, fault lines and histories of mistrust between communities and nations, but also gives rise to such new threats as loss of territory leading to the displacement of populations and statelessness, and competition for shared or undemarcated international resources, such as water. Our understanding of climate change has become considerably deeper since the issue was first brought before the Council in April 2007 (see S/PV.5663).”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg fully associates itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union. Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to convene this open debate. Climate change is a challenge of global proportions and it can be addressed only at that level. It requires appropriate and effective international action. The response to climate change must therefore include all the relevant United Nations bodies, including the Security Council, working in accordance with their respective mandates. The negative effects of climate change have clear implications for the security and development of many States, in particular small island developing States.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source
“He welcomed the Security Council's initiative aimed at expanding the criteria for listing on the list of shame to cover attacks against schools and hospitals, thereby allowing for the imposition of sanctions on those responsible and contributing to the fight against the impunity that is far too common for these heinous crimes. Minister Asselborn called on the international community to take additional measures to help the 28 million children who are deprived of education because of armed conflicts and who are subjected to 11-41067 rape, sexual Violence, targeted attacks against their schools and other human rights violations. I wish to reiterate that appeal today.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“In certain cases, girls' schools are specifically targeted. Insecurity prevents parents from sending their children to school for fear that their health or even life might be at risk. This year, the Economic and Social Council is examining, at its substantive session now under way in Geneva, the issue of education for all. Synergies with our debate today are quite clear. In his speech before the Council on 5 July last, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Mr. Jean Asselborn, emphasized the fact that "protection against violence is one of the key preconditions for enjoying the right to education".”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“From now on, parties to a conflict that attack schools or hospitals could find themselves on the list of shame contained in the report of the Secretary-General. We congratulate the Council for having thus enhanced the monitoring mechanism, and it is our hope that the Council's gradual approach will allow for the inclusion, in the not-too-distant future, of the two other categories of serious violations against children identified in resolution 1612 (2005). Ultimately, we must assign equal importance to all serious violations against children. Allow me briefly to dwell on the issue of attacks against schools. As is clear from the report of the Secretary-General, we are witnessing on an increasingly frequent basis the destruction of schools and attacks on students and their teachers.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“However, additional efforts and resources will be necessary in order to have a greater impact on the ground. In 2010, the Security Council, following consultations with the Special Representative, imposed for the first time sanctions against individuals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who were responsible for serious violations against children. The Council will be able to build on that precedent in order to punish in the same way those who are responsible for serious violations against children in the context of other armed conflicts. We call on the Security Council to continue to work to that end and at the same time to consider, as the Secretary-General has suggested, ways by which sanctions may be imposed in contexts where there are no Security Council sanctions committees.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“The roll of shame that is annexed to the Secretary-General's reports and, more generally, the Secretary-General's reports based on information gathered thanks to the monitoring and reporting mechanism are of vital importance in obliging us to face up to the brutal reality of children in time of armed conflict. The country visits by the Special Representative, the work of experts on the protection of children in field missions and the new practice of field visits by the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict contribute considerably to greater awareness of violations against children in conflicts. Initial tangible results can indeed be seen. More and more children are being released by armed forces or rebel groups in many conflict situations.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I would like to fully associate myself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. Luxembourg warmly welcomes the convening of this open debate and the adoption of the new resolution on the issue of children an armed conflict (resolution 1998 (2011)). This demonstrates the continuing commitment of the Security Council to promote the protection of children, both in countries that are on its agenda and in other situations that are of concern to us all. We would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UNICEF for their tireless efforts in support of children. We encourage them to continue to strive to ensure that children are better protected and that violations against them are brought to our attention.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“At the very least, we should think of climate change as a threat multiplier, as the Secretary-General notes in his report on climate change and its possible security implications (A/64/350), pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/281 of 2009. We therefore encourage the Security Council to further pursue the discussions it began in 2007 on this important issue.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Closer cooperation between the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission can in turn reinforce the coherent action of the United Nations system so as to foster the sustainable development of countries emerging from conflict. That is why Luxembourg, during its Presidency of the Economic and Social Council in 2009, took the initiative of convening the first joint meeting between the Council and the Peacebuilding Commission, held on the topic of food and economic crises in countries emerging from conflict. Allow me to conclude with a few comments on climate security. In our view, the adverse impacts of climate change have clear repercussions on the security and development of many States, in particular small island developing States.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In that context, we must not fail to include the management of a country's natural resources or issues related to land rights. In that regard, the Council should draw on all expertise available within the United Nations system. It is essential that the Council receive reports of the Secretary-General that take into account the points of view and analyses of all relevant departments on a given conflict or theme. Among the principal organs of the United Nations, the Economic and Social Council is ideally positioned to provide a socio-economic development perspective to the Security Council's discussions preceding the definition of a peacekeeping mandate.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the recent interactive dialogues with the Chairs of the Liberia and Burundi configurations and the active engagement of the Chair of the Commission's Organizational Committee and the Chairs of the five country-specific configurations in today's debate. Convinced of the fundamental importance of an integrated approach, Luxembourg has been actively engaged in post-conflict peacebuilding since the inception of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. The adoption of any type of security approach to a conflict must be preceded by a thorough analysis of its root causes. In that way, efforts can be made in close coordination with all stakeholders, including women, to enable a country to emerge from crisis and foster its development.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Peacebuilding is the key stage between the establishment of security and the socio-economic relaunching of a country. Peacekeepers themselves are early peacebuilders. Their presence should create a security environment conducive to the deployment of reconstruction and development activities. We encourage the Council to enhance its relationship with the Peacebuilding Commission so that it can systematically seek the Commission's advice when it is about to renew the mandate of a peacekeeping operation, including with respect to countries that are not on the agenda of the Commission.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In parallel, and in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, Luxembourg supports the Government of Mali's efforts to fight illicit trafficking and organized crime in that region, which is heavily affected by the presence ofAl-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. As you indicated in your concept note (S/2011/50), Madame President, the Security Council should not take on the responsibilities of other principal organs and agencies. But if the Council wants to define sustainable strategies to end conflict, it is vital that it consider the analyses and efforts of development organs and actors and strive to coordinate well with those actors. The establishment of sustainable security and stability requires a tangible development perspective.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Our engagement is committed to the eradication of poverty and the realization of the Millennium Development Goals, including as a long-term investment for peace and security and with a view to preventing the outbreak of new conflict. Luxembourg's development cooperation also implements programmes that bring a security perspective directly to the development approach. For example in northern Mali, in the region of Kidal, we support a sustainable development programme aimed at reducing the local population's poverty by improving access to basic social services andjob opportunities, and at reinforcing the leadership of the Mali administration in the development of the region.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“2) That principle, enunciated in the 2005 report "In larger freedom", is the cornerstone of Luxembourg's commitment to an effective multilateral system with the United Nations at its heart, and it is with that fundamental interdependence in mind that Luxembourg supports the processes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector reform, as well as early recovery, socio-economic development and the establishment of the rule of law. Since 2000, Luxembourg has been among the countries that respect the goal of allocating 0.7 per cent of their gross national income to official development assistance (ODA), as noted by the representative of Cuba. Our ODA has exceeded 1 per cent since 2009.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Allow me to congratulate you, Madame, on your initiative in organizing this open debate, which usefully complements previous debates on the conditions necessary to a sustainable end to conflicts and the genuine rebuilding of the countries on the Council's agenda. Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union. "There will be no development without security and no security without development. And both development and security also depend on respect for human rights and the rule of law." (A/59/2005, annex, para.”
2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479Resumption1 (2011) · source
“That project includes the organization of several meetings at national and regional levels - one on West Africa, the other the Great Lakes region - to facilitate the exchange of good practices in that regard. The protection of women and girls against sexual violence will also be discussed in that context. Luxembourg will continue to pay close attention to the needs of women and children in conflict situations. We encourage the Security Council not to relent in its efforts to achieve concrete progress and reduce the suffering of women and children in conflict situations.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“In that context, Luxembourg has just decided to make a voluntary contribution to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the financing of a training programme for 120 trainers and thus help to professionalize the Congolese national police. That training will also raise awareness among the members of the Congolese police with regard to sexual violence and will give them the ability to better protect women and children against acts of sexual violence. At the same time, in a broader context, Luxembourg has just decided to fund a major project of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations that is aimed at strengthening the leadership and participation of women in peacebuilding activities in countries emerging from conflict.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“However, we would have preferred that the Secretary- General could also have been invited to provide information on perpetrators of sexual violence in other conflicts and situations, which should not escape the attention of the international community. We must all redouble our efforts to contribute to better protection of women in conflict and post-conflict situations. Let me dwell for a moment on some initiatives that my Government has decided to support since our debate on women and peace and security in October (6411th meeting). The mass rapes in Walikale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this summer were a brutal reminder of how sexual violence continues to be used as a weapon of war.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“This impunity risks undermining public confidence in the nascent justice and security sectors and eroding the whole process of peacebuilding. It is therefore essential for the Security Council to step up pressure on the perpetrators of sexual violence. We welcome the Council's intention to consider sexual violence as a criterion for applying sanctions against individuals. The recommendations made in that regard by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict will be most important. We warmly welcome the fact that the Council also encourages the Secretary-General to list in an annex to his annual reports the parties that have systematically engaged in acts of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict on the Council agenda.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“In his report (S/2010/604), the Secretary-General provides a relevant analysis of sexual violence committed in the course of conflicts. We welcome the follow-up that the Council has devoted to the report, in particular to the Secretary-General's recommendation to create a monitoring, analysis and reporting system that will allow the Council and the United Nations system as a whole to receive timely, objective, accurate and reliable information on which to base their interventions. This system will also help to improve efforts in the field of prevention, since trends and early warning indicators will be better known. As the Secretary-General notes in his report, impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence remains the norm in the vast majority of countries where it occurs.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg congratulates the United States presidency of the Council on organizing this open debate, which gives us an opportunity to review the implementation of resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) and the challenges still to be addressed in order to fight effectively against sexual violence in conflict situations. We welcome the Council's adoption of resolution 1960 (2010), which we had the honour of co-sponsoring, as we did for resolution 1888 (2009) a year ago also under your presidency, Madame. We hope that the Council will proceed with determination to ensure the use of these new mechanisms and implementation of the new resolution. Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the statement to be made by the representative of the European Union.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6453 (2010) · source
“Before I conclude, allow me to pay tribute to the essential role played by both civil society and women's organizations in the creation and implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Without their commitment and contributions, the issue of women, peace and security would never have enjoyed the attention it merits and must without question continue to enjoy in the future.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation warmly welcomes the Council's decision to recommend the use of the indicators drafted by the Secretary-General, and encourages all stakeholders to operationalize them as rapidly as possible. Such a clear, ongoing and comprehensive follow-up mechanism will assist Member States, the United Nations system and the Security Council to assess the progress achieved and to strengthen the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). However, on a note of slight disappointment, we would have liked to see the Council at the same time set up a working group to evaluate progress achieved based on the annual reports of the Secretary-General and to formulate recommendations for the Council on the best possible way to fill the gaps and to meet the challenges in order to accelerate such implementation.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The acts of mass rape that were committed this summer in North Kivu demonstrated in the most brutal way that we are very far from having put an end to the use of sexual violence as a tool of war. In September, my Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs told the General Assembly (see A/65/PV.14) that such brazen violations of human rights must be tolerated no longer. Impunity must end, and the fight against impunity cannot remain an abstract objective, but must become an effective and concrete reality whose success we must all work towards together. I would like to encourage the Security Council to step up its efforts in the fight against impunity and to impose targeted sanctions against all parties responsible for grave violations of human rights and women rights, including perpetrators of sexual violence.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The "Women and war" project, an initiative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has enabled us to elaborate guidelines for a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention of and fight against sexual violence. Ten years ago, resolution 1325 (2000) requested all parties to armed conflict to take specific steps to protect women and girls against acts of gender-based violence, especially rape and other forms of sexual abuse. It also emphasized that all States bear the responsibility to put an end to impunity and to bring to justice those who have been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, including all forms of sexual and other violence against women and girls.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My country also strives to ensure the systematic taking into account of the gender perspective in its cooperation projects and humanitarian action to better achieve the Millennium Development Goals. We fully support the peace initiatives undertaken by local women's groups and the work of non-governmental organizations to ensure the equal participation of men and women in post-conflict situations. Our national plan of action also provides for an increase in the percentage of women and men, be they civilian or military, who are specifically trained in gender issues to participate in peacekeeping operations. Allow me to cite a specific example of our support.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“A significant role in that task must fall to the new United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Luxembourg supports the recommendations elaborated by the Secretary-General in his report. Increased efforts are necessary at all levels, including the national level, to ensure the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Within the framework of its national gender equality plan, Luxembourg is committed to systematic support for initiatives aimed at incorporating the gender perspective into the work of international and regional organizations, and to ensuring that it is taken into account in conflict and post-conflict situations.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“As the representative of the European Union will underscore in his statement, with which Luxembourg fully associates itself, 10 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) we regret to note that the progress achieved in its implementation and in the implementation of its follow-up resolution remains unsatisfactory. I should like to commend the very candid analysis contained in the Secretary-General's most recent report, in which he concludes that one of the main obstacles to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) is the lack of a harmonized and coordinated approach in the context of a clear framework with concrete and specific objectives and a set of results indicators. We encourage the Secretary- General to pursue his intention to reforge the system- wide plan of action as a strategic planning tool.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The seven-point action plan presented by the Secretary-General in his recent report on women's participation in peacebuilding (S/2010/466) is an excellent tool in that respect. If implemented, it will serve as a valuable contribution to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The important debate of 13 October on post-conflict peacebuilding (see S/PV.6396) afforded the Security Council an opportunity to consider that report for the first time, and we hope that it will rapidly result in concrete follow-up to the proposed plan of action.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): Luxembourg commends the Ugandan presidency of the Council for having organized this open debate to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) - the first resolution of the Council specifically to address the impact of war on women and their role in peacemaking. Women and girls are often the first victims of conflict, and they have specific needs after conflict ends that must be taken into account if the conflict is to be brought to a lasting end. It is also critical that women be more involved from the outset in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts at all levels in order to ensure their better participation in development efforts and to increase the likelihood that peace will last.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The proposals I have just mentioned could be enacted by the Security Council without delay. However, the responsibility for improving the relationship with the wider membership depends not only upon the Security Council. It is up to each of us to optimally use all means of interaction at hand. Today' debate provides an opportunity for feedback from the wider membership to the Security Council, and vice versa, in order to improve mutual understanding. We thank Japan for its readiness to ensure follow- up to this debate in the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, which it chairs. We would indeed welcome an update of the note contained in document (S/2006/507). Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will remain constructively engaged in the process of improving the working methods of the Security Council.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“We welcome the fact that the PBC Chairperson or the Chairs of the country-specific configurations of the PBC are regularly invited to brief the Council. We are convinced that the PBC and its country-specific configurations could also bring added value to the work of the Council in thematic areas, such as women and peacebuilding, children and armed conflict, and the future of peacekeeping. On efficiency, the Benelux countries agree with several of the ideas presented by the group of five small countries, in particular that key provisions of thematic resolutions could be incorporated into country-specific resolutions. That would also be a matter of coherence. The Council could also reflect on how best to assess whether its decisions are being implemented, analyze obstacles to implementation and suggest mechanisms to enhance implementation.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“We further believe that interaction with non-State actors under the Arria formula is commendable and deserves further encouragement. Secondly, given the increasing importance and involvement of regional and subregional organizations in dealing with challenges to peace and security, we believe that the Security Council benefits from enhanced cooperation with such organizations, both in public as in private deliberations. Furthermore, the fact that a regional organization represents the views of a larger group of Member States can contribute to shorter and more efficient debates, at least when those organizations are allowed to intervene early on in the debate. Finally, the Benelux countries are strong proponents of further strengthening the relationship between the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Security Council.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“With respect to the issue of access and interaction with non-members of the Council, we would like to make a number of remarks. First, as a general rule, we believe that the deliberations of Council members would be enriched if there were even more interaction with States and non-State actors associated with a conflict, which is especially important in the early stages of the consultations and should include private meetings. We welcome new formats like informal interactive discussions and informal interactive dialogues. In the case of non-State actors, it is the Council's prerogative to decide which requests it is to grant and in which specific situation. However, we believe that the parties to a conflict should be able to submit their views to the Council in writing, which may decide to distribute them as Security Council documents.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“In August 2008, Belgium organized the last open debate on Security Council working methods and procedures during its presidency of the Council. At that time, it was decided to focus the debate on three closely interrelated issues, namely, transparency, interaction and efficiency. Concerning transparency, the Benelux countries welcome the fact that many efforts have been made to increase the transparency of the Security Council's work. For example, last year's resolution 1904 (2009), which reviewed the mandate of the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team, considerably increased the transparency of the process for listing and delisting. The creation of an Office of the Ombudsperson further increases transparency, efficiency and interaction. We therefore hope that an ombudsperson will be appointed shortly.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the Benelux countries - Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for convening this debate and for his enduring commitment to enhance the working methods and procedures of the Council. As emphasized in the concept paper for today's debate (see S/2010/165, annex), Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations mandates the Security Council to take prompt and effective action to maintain international peace and security on behalf of all Member States. In order to fulfil this responsibility, the Security Council has adopted, and should continue to adopt, a pragmatic and incremental approach when it comes to improving its working methods.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“In the context of our cooperation and development policy, my country, in addition to its regular contributions to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is also carrying out a number of bilateral projects in the area of counter-narcotics trafficking, including projects that integrate aspects of peacebuilding. Luxembourg is sincerely convinced that we must address the dimensions of peace, security, development and human rights in an integrated way, giving the same attention to each.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“My country has ratified all the international conventions relating to the fight against drugs and transnational crime, and, specifically, the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. In implementing that Convention, Luxembourg is among the few countries to have followed up on article 5 and established a fund to combat narcotics trafficking by reinvesting confiscated drug money in projects aimed at fighting drug trafficking. For example, at the request of the Minister of Justice of Mali, between 2010 and 2012 Luxembourg will co-finance through this fund a project aimed at fighting the rise in organized crime, and in drug trafficking in particular, and its destabilizing effects in Mali and the subregion.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Faced with the growth in drug production and trafficking, the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem, adopted at the fifty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, have reiterated once again the importance of simultaneously reducing supply and demand, as well as the need to strengthen and step up joint efforts at the national, regional and international levels to deal with these global problems in a more comprehensive way pursuant to the principle of common and shared responsibility. If international action is to have its full effect, we need the support of all the States Members of our Organization. And those efforts begin with the national implementation of existing international instruments.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In my capacity as President of the Economic and Social Council, I should like to emphasize, in this context, the potential for cooperation among the Council, especially through its Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in the fight against drug trafficking and its impact on stability, governance and socio-economic development in countries emerging from conflict.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The international community must step up its efforts to assist countries, subregions and regions affected by the scourge of drug trafficking, and the activities of the United Nations should be at the centre of these joint efforts. The problem of narcotics trafficking should, in future, be part of a comprehensive approach to conflicts and an integral part of peacekeeping operations, peacebuilding strategies and, in more general terms, our development policy. In this regard, we welcome resolutions 1829 (2008) and 1876 (2009), on Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, respectively.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Ms. Lucas (Luxembourg) (Spoke in French): I congratulate the Burkina Faso presidency of the Security Council on having organized this public debate on drug trafficking as a threat to international security. Luxembourg fully supports the statement made by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. My country agrees with the analysis that organized crime linked to drug trafficking represents a serious threat to international peace and security and a significant impediment to sustainable development. We must urgently react to the serious problems posed by the ever-strengthening links between drug trafficking, corruption and other types of organized crime, such as human trafficking, illicit arms trafficking, cybercrime and money-laundering, including that used to finance terrorism.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Bearing mind the stabilizing effect of lasting economic and social development, the international community has the obligation to work in cooperation with the Haitian authorities to develop the country and to work with them over the long term. The Economic and Social Council, particularly through its Ad Hoc Advisory Group, will visit Haiti in May and will continue to be committed in this process and to assist the country.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source