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Mammadova

lines on the record: 67
first: 2014-10-28
most recent: 2016-08-02
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-security-council

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“Various action plans to end the recruitment and use of children have been signed and thousands of children have been released from armed forces and armed groups. We welcome the progress made by the Children, Not Soldiers campaign. Azerbaijan supports the mandate of the Special Representative and encourages her to pay attention to the suffering of children in all situations of armed conflict Let me conclude by highlighting the urgent need of conflict resolution all over the world, which constitutes the most efficient way to put an end to the plight and suffering of children. We call upon all Member States and the international community to accelerate their conflict-resolution efforts to that end.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“While we recognize the humanitarian aspect of this matter, it is our firm belief that any engagement with the non-State actors should be undertaken exclusively with the consent of the legitimate Government on whose territory such groups operate. Otherwise, we run the risk of sending the wrong message that violence pays and of granting privileges to groups that undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political unity of United Nations Member States. On its part, the Council should not only condemn acts by terrorist or extremist forces; it should also adopt and apply a zero-tolerance policy against them so as to create a safe environment for children. On a positive note, we are pleased to see that some progress was made in alleviating the suffering of children in situations of armed conflict during the reporting period.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“In this regard, we subscribe to the recommendation of the Secretary- General that that all parties to the conflict should refrain from using explosive weapons in populated areas. Indeed, the suffering of children could be significantly alleviated if the parties were to respect international humanitarian and human rights law. The vast majority of atrocities against children are attributed to non-State armed groups. The international community should do its utmost to support the countries concerned in their struggle to eradicate such armed groups. The Secretary-General's report refers to the need of United Nations engagement with non-State armed groups in order to effectively protect children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“The war waged against Azerbaijan by neighbouring Armenia has claimed the lives of tens of thousands civilians, including children. In its relevant resolutions, the Security Council has condemned the violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflict, including attacks on civilians and the bombardment of inhabited areas. However, the perpetrators of those violations, including members of the political and military leadership of Armenia, continue to enjoy impunity, and this situation represents a serious challenge to ensuring sustainable peace, justice, truth and reconciliation. Recently, in April, Armenia conducted large-scale attacks, including against the civilian population of Azerbaijan, as a result of which children were killed and a number of schools, kindergartens and medical facilities substantially damaged.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“It is obvious that more sustained efforts and renewed commitments are urgently required to combat impunity in a more resolute manner. National authorities should investigate and prosecute all violations and abuses committed against children in situations of armed conflict by bringing those responsible to justice and thereby fully ensuring accountability, which will serve as a strong warning to all perpetrators around the world that their horrendous crimes will never be tolerated or go unpunished. The international community should also play a more proactive role in ensuring accountability and the rule of law. In this context, we encourage the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to continue to share information with the appropriate sanctions committees.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“The impact of violent extremism on children 4 in particular the use of the Internet and social media to brainwash and recruit children as combatants, suicide bombers and executioners - has reached alarming dimensions. We concur with the assessment in the report that purely military and security approaches are not sufficient. To effectively address the challenge, we should focus on the triggers of violent extremism and provide greater support to education as a powerful tool to counter extremist ideologies. The issue of children displaced by armed conflict is another matter of utmost concern to Azerbaijan, and we fully share the Secretary-General's recommendation, offered in paragraph 222, that the Security Council highlight, in its resolutions and debates, the prevention of displacement and the rights of children displaced by conflict.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“I would like to congratulate Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August, and commend it for convening this important open debate on children and armed conflict. Our thanks and appreciation also go to all briefers for their valuable contributions. Azerbaijan commends the Security Council for keeping this topic high on its agenda and for the work undertaken by the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. The Secretary-General's report (S/2016/360) once again presents a devastating account of children suffering from armed conflict. We especially note with concern the increasing trend in child abductions. In this regard, we reconfirm our support to resolution 2225 (2015), which designates abduction as a new criterion for listing of parties in the Secretary-General's annual report.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“We were able to break that stereotype." Those words come from the person who holds the highest political and military post in Armenia. They speak for themselves, making any statement on behalf of the Armenian Government in the United Nations irrelevant and absurd, and providing yet another example of so-called democracy and respect in Armenia.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“When asked whether he had any regrets about the death of thousands of people as a result of the Armenian attacks against Azerbaijani civilians, he said frankly, "I have absolutely no regrets," since "such upheavals are necessary, even if thousands have to die". Another notorious example, again from the President of Armenia, then Defence Minister of Armenia: "The most important thing is not the territory. It is that one ethnic group is left in Armenia. In Vardenis and other regions, Azerbaijanis used to be 70 per cent of the population. Our cultures are not compatible. We can live side by side but not wihin each other." Another notorious example is also self explanatory: "Before Khojali, the Azerbaijanis thought .that the Armenians were people who could not raise their hand against the civilian population.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“While continuing to deny its involvement and role in the conflict, the Government of Armenia openly claims its ownership, and exercises effective control over the Nagorno Karabakh region of my country. In its national security strategy of 2007, Armenia claims "to act as a guarantor of the security of Nagorno-Karabakh". No explanation is provided, however, as to how those guarantees, which affect a portion of the territory of Azerbaijan, fit into international law. As a self-proclaimed champion of democracy and human rights, Armenia should recall its President's own words about his role in the massacres committed against Azerbaijani civilians during the conflict.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“It tries to camouflage the fact that at present the front line extends far beyond the Nagorno Karabakh region, reaching the Aghdam and Fizuli districts, and that Armenian soldiers are deployed on those and other occupied territories of my country. Throughout 2015 alone, as a result of Armenia's illegal occupation and ceasefire violations, a number of Azerbaijani army servicemen were killed. Azerbaijani soldiers are being killed, maimed and wounded defending Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, sovereignty and State borders. In contrast, Armenian soldiers are on Azerbaijani land. Without using evasive terminology, therefore, I would like to ask my Armenian colleague what the Armenian soldiers are doing in Aghdam. What are they doing in Fizuli? What are they doing in Kelbjar? Those are districts of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“To refresh the memory of the Armenian representative, it should be noted that it was the Armenian side that rejected the timetable for the implementation of those resolutions. Armenia's military provocations, aimed at violating the ceasefire regime, are regular aggressive acts against the Republic of Azerbaijan, and are deliberately concealed. By distributing its so-called ceasefire violation reports here in the United Nations, and speaking now about the joint investigative mechanism, Armenia seeks to justify its own continued illegal military presence and the use of force against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Once again, we have witnessed a futile attempt by Armenia to whitewash its ongoing aggression against Azerbaijan. Armenia's allegation of the non-compliance of Azerbaijan with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council is yet another attempt to present a distorted View of the fundamental documents pertaining to the settlement of the conflict. In contrast to the assertions of the Armenian representative, in its resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993), and 884 (1993), the Security Council reaffirms the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno Karabakh region. They recognize and condemn the invasion and demand the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying Armenian forces.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“All key figures of the puppet regime illegally established by Armenia in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaij an are in fact actors in the political system of Armenia, including the incumbent President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. The conflict can be resolved only on the basis of full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders. Armenia must withdraw its armed forces from the Nagorno Karabakh and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan, constructively engage in the conflict settlement process and comply with its international obligations. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm Azerbaijan's support for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the collective work undertaken to advance international peace and security.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“In practice, the successive Governments of Armenia have established a notorious pattern of complete disrespect for the generally accepted norms and principles of international law. Committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, sponsoring terrorism, adhering to dubious ethnoreligious ideologies and raising territorial claims against its neighbours have become a sort of norm of conduct for Armenia. Armenia policies have nothing in common with the realization of the right of self-determination. The entity that Armenia tries to present as independent, the so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic, is nothing more than a puppet regime under the occupation and direct control of the Government of Armenia.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Continued occupation of a large portion of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia is the main obstacle to the settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the only source of the escalation and recurrence of hostilities and casualties. It is therefore ironic that the representative of Armenia, the country that bears the primary responsibility for unleashing the war against Azerbaijan, for committing other serious crimes during the conflict and for failing to comply with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, goes so far as to lecture Member States about such notions as peace, security and human rights.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The ongoing armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues to pose a serious threat to international and regional peace and security. For more than 20 years, Armenia has been using force to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan in blatant disregard of international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions. It has occupied around one-fifth of the territory of Azerbaijan and has carried out ethnic cleansing against almost 1 million Azerbaijanis. As a result, there is not a single Azerbaijani remaining in Armenia nor in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. At present, the front line extends far beyond the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, reaching the Fizuli and Agdam districts.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“We fully agree with the view that there is a need to eliminate double standards in addressing violations of the Charter, as well as the selective application of rules and concepts. The Council's inaction against persistent threats is a serious deviation from its responsibilities under the Charter. The growing complexity and cost of crises reinforce our conviction that the role and responsibility of the Security Council is not limited to the formal adoption of resolutions. It is far more important that the Council operate more consistently than it has heretofore in enforcing its own resolutions, thereby adhering to and upholding the rule of law. One of the main challenges threatening international peace and security remains international conflicts.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The principles of sovereign equality, the non-use of force, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, and respect for territorial integrity are prerequisites for peaceful coexistence among nations, sustainable development and the promotion and protection of all human rights. The maintenance of international peace and security requires Member States to work collectively in order to achieve those objectives with great efficiency. On its part, the Security Council, as the custodian of international peace and security, should enforce measures of collective security more effectively. In its conduct, the Security Council should take the lead in safeguarding respect for and application of the principles and purposes of the Charter.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“I should like to thank the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening this debate and acknowledge the very useful concept note (S/2016/103, annex). We appreciate the briefing given by the Secretary-General. My delegation endorses the statement delivered by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Azerbaijan subscribes to the centrality of the United Nations, which has enabled the development of norms governing contemporary international relations and provided for a stable international order. In the face of diverse and complex challenges, the Charter of the United Nations should continue to be a guiding framework. The principles enshrined in the Charter reflect fundamental values.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Therefore, Armenia should withdraw its armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions 4 namely, resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993) - and fulfil its obligation under the Charter of the United Nations, to which all Member States reaffirmed their commitment in October 2015. Without withdrawing its occupying forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Armenia's call for peace and alleged support for the work of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are nothing but lofty words to conceal its annexation policy and to mislead the international community.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Armenia's so-called reports on the ceasefire violations are designed to conceal their reality. The purposeful concealment of key facts attests to that country's deceptive and manipulative practices to deny its role, involvement and grave responsibility for the aggression and occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan and its consequences. In conclusion, let me underline that the continued occupation of a big portion of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the armed forces of Armenia is a main obstacle to the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and is the only source of escalation of the situation and occurrence of hostilities.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“For instance, the purposeful targeting of a wedding ceremony in a village of the Terter district on 1 September 2015 by the armed forces of Armenia from their positions on the occupied territory of Azerbaijan is yet another notorious example of Armenia's flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. As a result, three civilians, including one child, were wounded. Throughout 2015, as a result of Armenia's illegal occupation and ceasefire violations, 22 servicemen of the Azerbaijani army were killed, 13 were wounded, 11 civilians were wounded and 1 was killed. In addition, Armenia continues targeting civilian infrastructure located in the vicinity of the front line. As a result, houses, schools and other civilian objects in Tovuz, Terter, Gedebey, Gazakh, Fizuli and Agdam districts of the Republic of Azerbaijan were destroyed.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Armenia's military provocations, aimed at violating the ceasefire regime, are regular, aggressive acts against the Republic of Azerbaijan, which are deliberately concealed. For instance, in its letter contained in document S/2015/11, while pretending to objectively inform the General Assembly and the Security Council on ceasefire violations, Armenia forgot to mention the fact that, on 12 November 2014, MI-24 combat helicopters of the airforce of the Republic of Armenia attacked the defence positions of the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan near the village of Kengerly, in the Agdam district of Azerbaijan, and one of them was downed by response fire. Similarly, Armenia has never acknowledged its continued indiscriminate attacks against Azerbaijani civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Armenia set up and effectively controls the separatist regime in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, particularly the so- called Nagorno-Karabakh defense army. On 15 June 2015, President Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia officially approved the rotation between the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia and the so-called minister of the separatist regime. That particular example also proves that Armenia and the separatist regime are in fact a single entity. It should be recalled that, in a statement made on 26 September 2015, the President of Armenia alleged that Nagorno-Karabakh was "an inseparable part of Armenia".”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“By referring to the so-called violation of the ceasefire, Armenia seeks to justify its continued illegal military presence and use of force against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. For the same reason, Armenia fails to acknowledge the fact that at present the front line extends far beyond the Nagorno-Karabakh region, reaching the Agdam and Fizuli districts of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In its relevant resolutions, the Security Council condemned the seizure of those districts and all other occupied areas of Azerbaijan and demanded the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all occupied areas of Azerbaijan.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“First, I would like to thank the Uruguayan presidency for organizing this open debate on such an important subject. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. I take the floor to respond to allegations made against my country by the delegation of Armenia. Those allegations are part of Armenia's practice of falsifying data and fabricating pretexts to conceal the fact that Armenia itself is directly responsible for the illegal occupation of a significant portion of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Through its continued aggression and provocations against the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Government of Armenia imperils regional security and stability.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“On 15 June 2015, President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia officially approved a rotation between the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Armenia's armed forces and the so-called Minister of Defence of the separatist regime. No further comments are necessary to explain the logic and attitude of the Armenian leadership concerning the issue of the protection of civilians and the peaceful settlement of conflicts.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The entity that Armenia tries to portray as independent, the Nagorno Karabakh republic, is nothing more than an occupation regime under the direct control of the Government of Armenia. All the key figures of the puppet regime illegally established by Armenia in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan are in fact representatives of Armenia's political system. The incumbent President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, started his career by chairing the separatist self-defence committee from 1989 to 1993, a position that he left in 1993 in order to assume the post of Minister of Defence of Armenia. His predecessor, Robert Kocharyan, was the first so-called President of the occupation regime from 1992 to 1997. He then moved to Armenia, becoming Prime Minister, and from 1998 until 2008 served as its President.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“To refresh the Armenian representative's memory, it should be noted that it was the Armenian side that rejected the timetable for implementing the measures in the Security Council's resolutions. While continuing to deny its involvement and role in the conflict, the Government of Armenia has openly asserted its ownership of the Nagorno Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and exercised effective control over it. In its national security strategy for 2007, Armenia claimed to be acting as a guarantor of the security of Nagorno Karabakh. No explanation was provided, however, as to how those guarantees, which affect ofa portion of Azerbaijan's territory, accord with international law.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“It has become a feature of Armenian policy to level accusations at a country whose territory it continues to occupy and whose civilians it has brutally massacred and continues to kill on a daily basis. It is unfortunate that the forum that the Security Council provides has once again been abused for the purpose of disseminating lies. The arguments on the Armenian side are particularly astonishing, and they are voiced in the Security Council, the very Chamber in which four resolutions were adopted that reaffirmed the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno Karabakh region, recognized and condemned the fact of invasion and demanded the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying Armenian forces.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“Maintaining international peace and security is central to the Organization, especially the Security Council. The Council's primary duty is to resolve existing conflicts and prevent potential ones, and that is the only way it should contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In conclusion, on behalf of the delegation of Azerbaijan, I would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency for convening this open debate.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“These include but are not limited to indiscriminate attacks against the civilian population along the front line, systematic violations of the ceasefire regime, forced demographic changes to prevent the displaced Azerbaijani population from exercising its right to return, illegal settlements on the occupied territories, and illegal exploitation of natural resources. Azerbaijan is interested in finding the quickest possible resolution to the conflict, but it can be resolved only on the basis of full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders. The sooner Armenia withdraws its troops from the territories, the sooner we will be able to fully mobilize to work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a notorious example of a protracted conflict situation. Instead of genuinely engaging in efforts to promote peace and regional stability, Armenia pursues its military aggression against Azerbaijan. Yet in 1993, the Security Council adopted resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993), which reaffirm the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno Karabakh region, recognize and condemn the fact of invasion, and demand the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying Armenian forces. Unfortunately, these resolutions are yet to be implemented. In the meantime, the occupying Power consolidates the status quo and carries on with its illegal practices.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“In this context, primary focus should be placed on the implementation of the Council's resolutions and on greater use of enforcement measures, including diplomatic, financial and economic sanctions to prevent and combat the status quo. The implementation of the Council's resolutions is key to strengthening the role and legitimacy of the Council in the maintenance of international peace and security and to strengthening confidence in the capacity of the United Nations to advance peace. All efforts aimed at preventing and resolving conflicts must be based on the principle of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States. Resolute and targeted measures are required to end impunity for the most serious crimes within international community and to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“In this statement, we would like to focus on unresolved protracted conflicts, their implications for peace and sustainable development, and the role of the Council in their resolution. Today, many armed conflicts around the world are enduring due to multicausal factors, actors and root causes. Situations of illegal occupation are often the most difficult conflicts to resolve. The persistence of such conflicts perpetuates cycle of violence and undermines regional stability. They have already resulted in the destruction of lives and property, the mass displacement of people, a region-wide refugee crisis, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and organized crime. Such situations require the serious attention and urgent action of the Security Council.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“On behalf of the delegation of Azerbaijan, I would like to offer our deepest condolences to the families, people and Governments of the victims of recent terrorist attacks. Azerbaijan aligns itself with the statement delivered by the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Ensuring peace, security and development is a common aspiration that was set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to which we solemnly recommitted ourselves on 23 October. It is also an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1) and should remain a core priority for international cooperation. The United Nations system, in particular the Security Council, is now required to focus as never before on the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“We join the call for more resolute efforts to end impunity and find a long-term and sustained solution for eliminating and preventing illegal practices affecting the rights of children. I would like to conclude by welcoming the adoption today of resolution 2225 (2015), which demonstrates the Council's continued determination to address the problem in a comprehensive manner, with a focus on the phenomenon of abduction.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“The fulfilment of the Special Representative's mandate with respect to all situations of armed conflict, including those ofa protracted nature, is crucial in that regard. Efforts to achieve peace cannot be conducted in a manner that contradicts the established norms of international law. It is therefore imperative that such efforts and peace agreements should never encourage the acceptance of situations resulting from the unlawful use of force or other serious violations of international law, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing. Important steps have been taken in a number of situations of armed conflict to achieve accountability for grave violations against children. However, serious challenges remain.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We appreciate the activities of United Nations mechanisms aimed at ensuring more effective protection of the rights of children and improving the situation of children affected by armed conflict, pursuant to resolutions 1379 (2001), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2143 (2014), and we welcome the progress made in that regard, including the "Children, Not Soldiers" campaign. Particular consideration should be given to internally displaced children in terms of ensuring their right to return and the implications of illegal policies in situations of foreign occupation for the protection of children's rights. We appreciate and commend the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“Armenia's continuing denial of those children's right to return to their homes has social consequences and implications for the possibility of achieving lasting peace. Many of the children and their families have also gone missing, and despite the continued efforts of the Government and the International Committee of the Red Cross, their fates are still unknown. More than 20 years after the signing of the ceasefire agreement, the civilian population and facilities of Azerbaijan have remained subject to targeted and indiscriminate attacks by the Armenian armed forces.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“Azerbaijan is deeply concerned about the dramatic increase in the number of child casualties and the disproportionate impact of armed conflicts on children's security, safety, health and welfare. We have always been consistent in demanding strict observance by the parties to an armed conflict of their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, in all circumstances. The vulnerability of children in wartime brings an element of urgency, dedication and strong commitment to worldwide protection efforts, which must be free of selectivity. During the Armenian aggression against my country, thousands of Azerbaijani children were deprived of their basic rights; thousands of them were killed and maimed on the basis of ethnic hatred or taken hostage and forcibly displaced from their homes.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“On behalf of the delegation of Azerbaijan, I would like to thank the Malaysian presidency for having convened this important and timely debate and for its leadership in advancing the issue of child protection in the Council's work. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2015/409). Armed conflict and foreign occupation are both the root cause and the result of grave violations against children. The proliferation of non-State armed groups, their easy access to armaments and their increased use of abduction, recruitment and sexual abuse as a tactic of war have contributed to the rise, intensity and brutality of crises, which have emerged as a common challenge related to the protection of children.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“In this respect, this year represents a unique opportunity to promote synergies between youth policies and broader development policies and frameworks, particularly in the context of the post-2015 development agenda and the means of its implementation. In conclusion, I would like once again to reiterate our appreciation to the delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for convening this important debate. As is often said in the Security Council, we all shall remain seized of this acute matter.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“It brought together over 700 representatives from 165 countries, with the active participation of ministers responsible for youth, as well as experts, youth advocates, civil society representatives. The Forum adopted the Baku Commitment to Youth Policies, which, inter alia, calls for further promoting and supporting the implementation of the World Programme for Action on Youth, establishing a global initiative on youth policies to support their development and implementation, fostering partnerships that enable inclusive and multi-stakeholder involvement in youth policies, among other initiatives. The United Nations has an important role play in promoting policies that can create and provide the resources youth need to become active local and global citizens.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“It is important to pursue youth policy work in a holistic manner and from multi-stakeholder perspective, and to advance youth priorities at all levels. The youth population is growing all over the world, and it grows it is ever more critical to design response measures that enable young people to become productive, rather than destructive members of their communities. My country, Azerbaijan, seeking to make a practical contribution to youth policy development and its implementation with and for youth, in October 2014 hosted the first-ever Global Forum on Youth Policies. The global event was organized at the initiative of the Secretary-General, in partnership with his Envoy on Youth, the United Nations Development Programme, UNESCO and the Council of Europe.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“A broader lack of opportunities, in particular socioeconomic deprivation, leads to an increased sense of insecurity and despair. Thus, a focus on economic and employment factors is key to countering the motivation and strategy of recruiters, and to rewarding the resilience of youth and societies at large to radicalization. Racism and related intolerance can permeate social marginalization and encourage youth to search for a new, radical identity. Intercultural and interfaith dialogue is essential to promoting mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. Ignorance drives extremism, not religion. Education is Vital to curbing this scourge and to fostering a culture free from discrimination, prejudice and stigma.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Pseudoreligious and warrior ideologies have become an effective recruitment tactic, and with the growth of social media and virtual platforms, developed and developing countries alike are facing an increasing risk of radicalization in their societies. If we are to effectively prevent, protect and reintegrate youth, we need to better understand the triggers and catalysts of extremism. Among them, the following factors appear to be common and pertinent to different settings. Unresolved, protracted conflicts and foreign military occupation undermine the common belief in the rule of law, human dignity and human life. Such situations, accompanied by the weak capacity ofaffected States to control and address the ensuing risks create a climate of instability, injustice and impunity.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the Jordanian presidency for convening today's important and timely debate on the role of youth in countering extremism and promoting peace. In recent years, the youth dimension has emerged as a critical factor in global counter-terrorism efforts. Terrorist organizations often grow their ranks by recruiting young people who have a need to belong. In this context, it is particularly alarming to observe that the forced recruitment trend is shifting towards adherence and that youth are voluntarily joining terrorist organizations for ideological and/or socioeconomic reasons.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Those who promote such intolerance also entrap their population in poverty and underdevelopment. Particular consideration should be given to internally displaced children in terms of ensuring the inalienable right of return, and to the implication of illegal policies and practices in situations of foreign occupation, for the protection of children's rights. In addition, determining the fate of children taken hostage and reported missing in situations of armed conflict, as well as searching for them and reuniting them with their families are other aspects of the problem that require urgent action. Azerbaijan is ready to support efforts aimed at safeguarding the rights of children. We will continue to work with the international community to achieve that objective.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source