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Maas

lines on the record: 74
first: 2018-03-28
most recent: 2021-07-15
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-security-council

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“That is what we agreed upon in Berlin three weeks ago and I am counting on the Council to help us honour that commitment.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“That is why I am asking the Council today to support the implementation of the conclusions of the second Berlin Conference. Moving forward, we are also counting on the continued leadership of Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and his team to push for elections on the agreed date in December. We regret that the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has, thus far, failed to agree on a legal basis for national elections. We must take a strong stance against those who favour postponing the elections for selfish political motives. Here, the Security Council must reaffirm that it will not tolerate any obstruction. With the support of the United Nations and the Council, Libya has made great progress towards peace and unity. Now, we must stay the course to make that progress irreversible.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“The interim executive authority, with Prime Minister Dbeibah at the helm, played a key role in all the preparations and negotiations — a crucial step towards full Libyan ownership. Secondly, all participants recommitted to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Libya. There was broad agreement, in line with the Libyan ceasefire agreement and all relevant resolutions, that all foreign fighters, forces and mercenaries have to leave the country. We now need to find a way to make that happen without delay. Thirdly, all conference participants reaffirmed the need to hold free, fair and inclusive elections, set for 24 December, because Libyans must finally be able to make their voices heard. We now have a chance to build on that work.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“In the past year, Libya has come a long way towards peace and unity — an interim executive authority has been selected and approved by the Libyan House of Representatives, military representatives from both sides have agreed to a ceasefire and the oil shutdown has been lifted, providing an economic lifeline for the Libyan people. We owe this progress to the Libyan people, who want to take their country’s future into their own hands. We owe it to the United Nations, which has shown outstanding support for Libya. And we owe it to Libya’s international supporters, who have been working together, including through the Berlin process. At the second Berlin Conference, held on 23 June, we were able to advance our joint agenda in several ways. First and foremost, the representatives of Libya were invited to the conference table.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“While we are sitting here, 3 million civilians in Idlib are in fear of their lives; 80 per cent of them are women and children. We have failed them for far too long. We owe them a better future — a future in which children like Amina are going to school instead of hiding in bomb shelters.”
2020-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8734 (2020) · source
“I discussed that a few days ago with my Turkish and Russian colleagues at the Munich Security Conference, and together with France we stand ready to continue working towards such a ceasefire, at the highest level, with Russia and Turkey. We heard from our briefers that civilians need a break from the horrors of war and they need it now. Finally, we must step up our efforts to find a political solution. A regime that has been killing and torturing its own people cannot bring lasting peace and stability to Syria, and reconciliation without accountability for the terrible crimes committed will not work. Those who continue to fight in this war should finally realize that. A political solution overseen by the United Nations and in line with resolution 2254 (2015) is the only way to resolve this conflict.”
2020-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8734 (2020) · source
“First and foremost, we must ensure full humanitarian access. The Secretary- General’s report (S/2020/139) on alternative access routes leaves no doubt that cross-border aid remains of vital importance. The Council needs to look at every possibility to meet all humanitarian needs in accordance with humanitarian principles. As co-penholders, we are committed to ensuring just that. Aid must reach those in need, including in north-eastern Syria. The cold is a threat to thousands of people. Germany has stepped up its assistance by €25 million to provide shelter for those in need, and last week the European Union also decided to increase its humanitarian support. But all of us need to do more. Secondly, a humanitarian ceasefire is essential.”
2020-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8734 (2020) · source
“The Executive Director of UNICEF spoke of a child-protection crisis of unprecedented scale, and Ms. Bachelet called the current attacks on civilians cruel beyond belief. Germany calls on the Syrian regime and on Russia to listen to those voices and to stop ignoring the facts. As parties to the conflict, they have an obligation to protect civilians. Instead, they are bombing civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools. Let me be clear — conducting counter-terrorism measures does not absolve anyone, especially the countries represented in this Chamber, from respecting international humanitarian law, and indiscriminate attacks against civilians are war crimes. Those responsible must be held accountable. There is more that the Council can and must do to stop the suffering.”
2020-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8734 (2020) · source
““I wish for a life without war and shelling. I wish I could be successful at school.” Ten-year-old Amina said that to an Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs team a few days ago. She is one of more than 500,000 children in Idlib who are displaced, many of them for the second or third time. Children like Amina have never experienced peace; they have never gone to school, and now some of them are freezing to death. It is becoming more and more difficult to put the human suffering in Idlib into words, but we all heard the shocking facts and figures that our briefers just presented. We owe them and all humanitarian workers our gratitude and full support and respect. Mr. Lowcock recently called the situation in Idlib the biggest humanitarian horror story of the twenty-first century.”
2020-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8734 (2020) · source
“With regard to fissile material, it is high time that we start negotiations on a treaty that prohibits its production for use in nuclear weapons. And, finally, all States that have not signed and ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty must do so. As one of the current coordinators, we will spare no effort towards that end. When we signed the NPT, we all subscribed to its ultimate goal. We must attain a world without nuclear weapons. No place on Earth makes that clearer than Hiroshima, and no one bears greater responsibility than the members of the Council.”
2020-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8733 (2020) · source
“They include greater transparency on nuclear arsenals, crisis-proof communication lines and an open dialogue on strategic stability and nuclear doctrines. That dialogue should involve non-nuclear weapon States. Secondly, we are focusing on verification. In 2019, we conducted a comprehensive practical exercise together with France. It showed how non-nuclear weapon States can participate in verification without gaining knowledge about the nuclear device. More work on that should follow. Thirdly, we are joining forces to protect and enhance our crumbling arms-control architecture. We call on Russia and the United States to show leadership by extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. That agreement remains crucial, as it underpins the commitment of the biggest nuclear Powers to article VI.”
2020-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8733 (2020) · source
“Europe is playing its part to uphold it, but Iran needs to do the same and return to full compliance without further delay. Yesterday, colleagues from 16 States, supporters of the Stockholm Initiative on Nuclear Disarmament, met in Berlin. Like the overwhelming majority of the international community, we are convinced that the time to revive disarmament diplomacy is now. In Berlin, we adopted a political declaration, underpinned by concrete stepping-stones. Some of those steps can be taken only by nuclear-weapon States; others concern all of us. They are a call to put our political differences aside and take our obligations seriously. First, we propose a set of practical measures to avoid misperceptions, reduce nuclear risks and rebuild trust.”
2020-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8733 (2020) · source
“North Korea has acquired nuclear weapons, in complete disregard of the NPT and numerous Security Council resolutions. What message does that send about the credibility of our own decisions? The only realistic way forward is a two-track approach — pressure, on the one hand, and diplomatic engagement, on the other. We should stand united in supporting United States efforts to conduct serious negotiations with North Korea. At the same time, as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), Germany will ensure that sanctions are fully and duly implemented. The full implementation of its obligations is also what we expect from Iran. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action remains the best and only promising tool to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.”
2020-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8733 (2020) · source
“Three months ago, I visited Hiroshima. I stood in the vast empty space that was created by the explosion 75 years ago. I saw the ruined buildings and talked to survivors. One of them said to me, “We have the means to destroy our own civilization” and “what happened once can happen again”. The truth that lies in those words led our predecessors to create the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This year, we commemorate its fiftieth anniversary. But commemoration is not enough. Despite its valued achievements, the NPT faces serious setbacks. Nuclear disarmament has come to a standstill. New technologies are creating dangerous strategic imbalances and proliferation crises are demanding our fullest attention.”
2020-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8733 (2020) · source
“For those who saw the horrors of the Second World War, the Geneva Conventions became a sign ofhope, and they would remain so today if we finally implemented them. Any progress we make will save the lives of many, and it is our duty to try.”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“The goal of humanitarian diplomacy must be to spread knowledge on international humanitarian law just as the German Armed Forces already do whenever they carry out training missions abroad, such as in Mali. Let us back those who negotiate every day for humanitarian access. Their success saves human lives. Institutions such as the Geneva-based Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation deserve our full support. Those are concrete steps we can take today, not tomorrow. They are part of the humanitarian call for action that Germany and France initiated during our joint presidency of the Security Council in March and April. Our meeting today is an important step forward. We invite all Member States, starting with members of the Security Council, to join us. We must not forget the lessons that humankind learned 70 years ago.”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“And when the most basic principles of humanity are at risk, the Security Council must take action. It is our duty to do so. We might not agree on specific political solutions for many ofthe world's conflicts. That is the sad reality, but we must bridge our differences when our only task is to protect human lives. Let us live up to the principles we all agreed upon 70 years ago. Let us bring those who attack humanitarian workers and violate the Geneva Conventions to justice. This is why Germany supports organizations that document war crimes in Syria. The perpetrators must know that they will not go unpunished. And let us use our influence to ensure that all parties to conflict fully respect humanitarian law and principles.”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“Respect for humanitarian law is declining, and the complexity of modern warfare, with extremist groups and conflicts without borders, adds new deadly challenges. Day after day, civilians, humanitarian workers and medical personnel are attacked. Hospitals and schools are targeted. Just recently, a hospital supported by the German Government and its humanitarian partners in the Syrian town Kafr Nabl was attacked twice - just one example of many. We are failing the most vulnerable. We are not living up to our legal and ethical obligations. Mr. Peter Maurer once said that peace remains the ultimate goal of neutral and impartial humanitarian work, and that goal is highly political. I agree. It is a threat to peace and security when thousands of people die, when tens of thousands fear for their lives.”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“Their spirit is upheld by the brave men and women in humanitarian operations worldwide who dedicate their lives to saving the lives of others. And while they are doing their job, we have to ask ourselves, "Are we really doing our job?" Of course, humanitarian issues have become regular items on the agenda of the Security Council. The Council is increasingly frequently being briefed by experts whose credibility is unassailable, and that is the case for our briefers today. They make sure that attacks on humanitarian actors and violations of humanitarian law are clearly addressed. But can we talk about progress when humanitarian crises are multiplying, especially in the context of armed conflict? What does it say about the Security Council when we meet time and time again and people are still dying?”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“I thank the Polish presidency for convening this meeting today. I remember that, only two weeks ago, Mr. President, we commemorated together the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Warsaw uprising. In the final months of the Second World War, 200,000 innocent men and women - most of them civilians - were murdered by German soldiers, and the city of Warsaw was left in ruins. It was crimes like those that led the international community to proclaim "never again". The Geneva Conventions were adopted and to this day they remain one of humankind's proudest achievements. The alternative - war without limits - is simply not acceptable. The Geneva Conventions are the cornerstone of international humanitarian law.”
2019-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8596 (2019) · source
“Before I give the floor to the representative of Sri Lanka, please allow me - and I think I can speak on behalf of everyone in the Chamber - to convey our sympathy and heartfelt condolences for the victims of the heinous attacks committed in that country. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. I now give the floor on the representative of Sri Lanka.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the text in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I also wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a very large number of speakers. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I now give the floor to the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The Council has before it a draft resolution contained in document S/2019/ 328, submitted by Germany. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. Infavoar: Belgium, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: None Abstaining: China, Russian Federation The President: The draft resolution received 13 votes in favour and two abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2467 (2019). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements on the resolution just adopted.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Mukwege, who is also in the Chamber today, once put it. Dr. Mukwege saved the lives of tens of thousands of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, like Nadia Murad. They share a bond in their inspiring fight for justice. We have to do all we can to help them in that fight - not only politically, through the draft resolution that Germany is proposing, but also financially. That is why we have earmarked â‚¬400,000 that we will use to support their work and the survivors of sexual violence in conflict. There is nothing I can do to forget all this. Nadia Murad's statement sent a chill down our spine. It sends a clear and powerful message not to forget and to open our eyes and use all the means we have to fight to ensure her story is not repeated.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Only when we help victims to achieve justice, when we hear their voices and let them testify, are we giving survivors the chance to stop being victims. Thirdly, we must focus on those who are not yet getting enough attention, such as the boys and men who have experienced sexual violence and the mothers who give birth as a result of wartime rape and their children. Those who have survived sexual violence often remain victims long after the crimes have been committed. They are stigmatized and cast out - and that is horrible. Yet the horror does not stop there. Sexual violence not only affects the survivors but it also destroys the society they live in. That makes the path to peace all the more difficult. If you destroy women, you destroy the family and eventually the entire village. That is how Dr.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“After all, the failure to bring perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict to justice fosters a deadly culture of impunity. In Germany, the Prosecutor General began in 2014 to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Iraq and Syria. Our legal system is working closely on that with the relevant United Nations Special Envoy and others should follow that example. Secondly, we must place the victims - the survivors of sexual violence - at the heart of our work. That is why draft resolution S/2019/328, which we have proposed, calls on all States Members of the United Nations to support such survivors by providing better access to justice, medical and psychological services, as well as reintegration support, in other words by enabling them to live their lives with dignity.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Murad's story, stories that could be told by many Rohingya women in Myanmar or by girls in Syria, where sexual violence is used as a weapon of war. Almost 20 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), that is the grim reality of almost all conflict. Resolution 1325 (2000) was a milestone, but reality shows that its implementation is lagging behind - we must do more. We must take three important steps forward. First, we must strengthen accountability. We must strengthen the channels through which information on non-compliance reaches the Security Council and its sanctions committees. We want to ensure that sexual violence has consequences, including through targeted sanctions. Of course, we also need to ensure that crimes are prosecuted, including at the national level.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I thank Ms. Miloud for her briefing, and I thank all the briefers for their impressive statements, which clearly underline why we are meeting here today. The Security Council needs to stand with the survivors. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. "There is nothing I can do to forget all this." The woman who uttered these words is sitting at this table: Ms. Nadia Murad. All of us in this Chamber know her story; all of us know what this sentence is about. When we talk about sexual violence in conflict, we are talking about her story. But we are also talking about thousands of other stories that have never been told to the world, stories hauntingly similar to Ms.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20l9/280, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence. Iwish to also draw the attention ofCouncil members to document S/20l9/313, which contains a letter dated ll April 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Anto'nio Guterres.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Mara Marinaki, Principle Adviser on Gender and the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security of the European External Action Service; Ms. Clare Hutchinson, Special Representative of the NATO Secretary-General for Women, Peace and Security; Her Excellency Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations; and Her Excellency Mrs. Jeanne d'Arc Byaje, Permanent Observer of the Economic Community of Central African States to the United Nations. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict; Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Ms. Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Ms. Amal Clooney, barrister; and Ms. Inas Miloud, Co-Founder and Director of the Tamazight Women's Movement. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following to participate in this meeting: Mr. Robert Mardini, Permanent Observer of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations; Her Excellency Ms.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I thank all Council Members for their support in holding today's meeting and for their active participation. The meeting rose at12.30p.m.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I would now like to add some concluding remarks. I believe that today's exchange clearly testified to the relevance of the topic, and I heard many if not all members of the Security Council express strong support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and its commitments. There are tangible concerns with regard to the challenges that burden the NPT today, but I sense a willingness in the Council to jointly assume responsibility for the future of the Treaty and for advancing its objectives beyond 2020. This meeting has also contributed to fostering a better understanding of the different views and priorities related to the issue within the Security Council membership, and should help us to find the right way forward towards a successful Review Conference.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“I firmly believe that further reductions are possible - without any loss of security. The United States and Russia could and should continue to cut the number of warheads and delivery systems. Especially in times of increasingly divergent positions, we must preserve our achievements. The NPT is a universal achievement and a gentle civilizer of nations, and we must safeguard its future in 2020. That job will require energy and commitment from all of us. Our shared security and peace around the world are surely worth it. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the other Council members who wish to make statements. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, we must strengthen and develop the architecture of nuclear arms control. We have been biding our time for far too long. Let us start negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty. Different views on certain aspects should be clarified during negotiations; they should not hinder the start of negotiations. And let us finally get the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty into force. Nuclear tests should be a thing of the past. Whether in Europe, Asia or anywhere else, we cannot afford any more shocks to our security and stability. We must also preserve crucial and effective treaties like the New START Treaty, which not only contributes to security between the United States and Russia, but is also a pillar of security in Europe and of the global nuclear order, and fulfils an obligation that arises directly out of the NPT.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“I would like to outline three specific elements here. First, we need to take tangible steps towards strategic risk reduction. We need more transparency on nuclear arsenals, crisis-proof channels of communication and a revived dialogue among the permanent five members of the Security Council, which carry particular nuclear responsibility. Secondly, we have to lay the technical groundwork for a world free of nuclear weapons. Perhaps the most important part of that is credible verification. For instance, how can non-nuclear-weapon States verify the proper dismantling of a nuclear warhead without gaining access to its blueprints? Seeking answers to that question, Germany and France will jointly host a disarmament verification exercise in September, to which members of the Council are all invited.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“North Korea needs to embark on a credible process of denuclearization; that is what we expect, not least as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006). If we want to maintain the NPT and its universality, we need to preserve the balance at its heart - the balance among nuclear non-proliferation, the peaceful use of nuclear technology and the nuclear disarmament imperative. In concrete terms, the 2020 NPT review conference needs to make it clear that article VI of the Treaty still applies. The recognized nuclear-weapon States need to disarm too; that is their duty, and we expect them to fulfil it. Also, it is high time to ensure the appointment of the President of the review conference in order to make progress. We need a road map that will get us back on track with nuclear disarmament.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“The International Atomic Energy Agency also plays an indispensable role in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is a milestone in non-proliferation diplomacy. That is why we have to do everything possible to ensure that the Agency can continue its work in an independent and neutral manner. That applies to the case of North Korea, for instance, where we need the International Atomic Energy Agency's verification capabilities. It is simply unacceptable for North Korea to become the first country to establish itself as a nuclear Power by openly violating the NPT. The proliferation risk would be immense, it would add fuel to the fire of rearmament and, finally, it would reward the bad behaviour of a country that has repeatedly ignored Security Council resolutions.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“There would have been nothing to put the brakes on the nuclear programmes still running after the Cold War. Mutual distrust would be much higher. In short, our world would be far less safe. The NPT is a good example that illustrates what Finnish diplomat Martti Koskenniemi means when he describes international law as the gentle civilizer of nations. Another such civilizer is the International Atomic Energy Agency. Let us just think what the world would be like without the Agency. We would not have such high universal safeguarding standards. We would not have civilian reactor technology, which, in most countries, runs without highly enriched uranium. Three hundred safeguards agreements reached, 1,500 cameras installed, 3,000 on-site inspections conducted and more than 1 million documents evaluated - none of that would have happened.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“I thank Mr. Amano for his briefing. Mrs. Nakamitsu and Mr. Amano have illustrated the extent to which the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has contributed to peace and security since its entry into force. They have also highlighted the efforts that are needed to add more chapters to the success story of the NPT. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. There is a saying that one never really misses something until it is gone. But there are some things that we cannot afford to lose. One such item is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Let us imagine for a minute that the NPT had never existed. Far more States would have nuclear weapons.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“We are grateful for their presence, and we look forward to hearing their statements. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Mrs. Nakamitsu.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“As we move towards the 2020 Review Conference against a challenging security background, the Security Council can, and should, make its contribution to its successful outcome in 2020. I would like to highlight that the Council is made up not only of the five nuclear-weapon States recognized by the NPT, including all three depositary States, but also 10 non-nuclear-weapon States that are firmly committed to the goals ofthe NPT; some ofthem are also dedicated members of different nuclear-weapon-free zones. That composition underlines the responsibility of the Security Council for the NPT and the relevance of the exchange that we are having today. Advancing the goals of the NPT across its three pillars - nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear applications - is at the core of members' assignments.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“I wish to warmly welcome the Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I shall now make several remarks in my national capacity. Today's meeting is a timely opportunity to take stock of the achievements made under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and lay the ground for future progress.”
2019-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8500 (2019) · source
“We have act where help is needed. That is the task of the Security Council. We should, and will, rise to the challenge. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I would like to thank all participants for their constructive contributions. Today's briefing underlined the importance of a sharp focus on respect for international humanitarian law and on the responsibility of the Security Council in that regard. I am glad we had such eminent briefers with us today. I thank them for being here. Together with France, we will build on today's debate and seek support from all Council members in this endeavour. The meeting rose at 5.30pm.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“Germany and France are determined to advance an exchange on this issue with all Council members. Our aim is to compile concrete recommendations in the coming months in a call to action intended to provide answers to pressing questions. Where and how should we ensure the protection of aid workers and those receiving assistance? Where do we need training and instruction in international humanitarian law? How can we better support compliance with international humanitarian law in conflict regions? Today's discussion was a start. To mark the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions in August, Poland, our partner in the Weimar Triangle, will follow up on today's exchange. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Minister Jacek Czaputowicz for that. It is important that we all pull in the same direction.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“What President Maurer said earlier today is important: we are all bound by international humanitarian law. Therefore, those of us who support parties to conflicts must especially ensure that those parties live up to their obligation to comply unconditionally with international humanitarian law. Thirdly, the law itself must not become the target of attacks - for instance, through national laws that supposedly take precedence over humanitarian law. We see that ever-more frequently, especially in the case of counter-terrorism laws. It is good that we at the United Nations are now discussing the impact of such laws as well as the consequences of sanctions on humanitarian work. Germany will play its part in that regard, including within the context of the various sanctions regimes.”
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