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  1. “We have had six resolutions before the Council in the month of August and five unscheduled meetings. We have covered some very controversial issues, including some thematic issues, that have required real compromise. Therefore, I really want to thank all Council members and their teams for the spirit of compromise and dynamism that they have shown, which has allowed us to get through the enormous amount of business. I also want to wish the United States delegation very good luck for the month of September. I hope they will not take this the wrong way, but I hope I do not see Council members over the weekend. The meeting rose at 5.25 pm.”

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  2. “There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of August, I want to express my delegation's very sincere appreciation first of all to the Secretariat. When one sits in the President's chair, one realizes quite how much the Secretariat does quietly behind the scenes, and I for one hugely appreciate it. I also want to express my appreciation, and that of my delegation, for the interpreters who have worked extremely hard, but who have had a particularly tough time this month, as we have enforced the five-minute rule. That has meant, however, that some delegations, instead of shortening their statements, have read them faster. I would also like to thank very much the members of the Council. This has been an exceptionally busy month.”

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  3. “Clint Williamson, following his team's two-and-a-half-year investigation of the allegations in the 2010 report by Council of Europe Rapporteur Marty. We welcome Kosovo's renewed agreement on cooperating with establishing judicial proceedings for the investigation and the European Union's agreement to support a court through EULEX. Finally, given Kosovo's continued progress and the improved relationship between Pristina and Belgrade, the United Kingdom agrees with Lithuania that we could meet less often in this format. We should not lose our focus, but we should recognize progress when we see it. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to Mr. Hoxhaj, who has asked to make a further statement.”

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  4. “The United Kingdom welcomes the extension of EULEX's mandate for a further two years, especially its work continuing the strengthening of Kosovo's rule-of-law and justice institutions. We welcome the recent Kosovo police operation on 11 August to arrest 40 individuals alleged to have been fighting in Syria and Iraq on charges of terrorism, and the seven arrests that have been made since. We applaud the Kosovo authorities' determination to tackle extremism and foreign fighters, and encourage more close cooperation between police and security services in the region, and more widely, to deal with such risks. Like others, we have taken careful note ofthe 29 July report issued by the Chief Prosecutor of the European Union Special Investigative Task Force, Mr.”

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  5. “This is a priority, especially for those elements that require further unilateral work, such as telecommunications and the adjustment of relevant legal frameworks. We condemn the violence that arose during the demonstrations in South Mitrovica on 22 June. We join the Secretary-General in commending the professionalism shown by the Kosovo police, the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and the Kosovo Force in responding to the violence. It is important for the continued progress of the dialogue that communities are consulted about decisions that affect them, in order to lay the ground for their peaceful and cooperative engagement with such changes.”

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  6. “We hope that new leadership in Pristina will be decided soon, and in accordance with the law. We welcome the new Government of Serbia's commitment to continuing the high-level dialogue with Pristina facilitated by the European Union. The normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is integral to both countries" European Union accession paths. The full implementation of the dialogue Agreement is necessary to unlock progress. We encourage both sides to resume higher-level meetings on further agreements once the new Government of Kosovo is in place, and urge that continued progress be made at the working level in this interim period. Both sides must work to implement existing agreements.”

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  7. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today, not least because it is now very late at night for him, and for introducing the Secretary-General's quarterly report (S/2014/558). I am delighted to welcome Foreign Ministers Hoxhaj and Dacie to the Council. The United Kingdom welcomes Kosovo's continued progress both internally and on the international stage. Kosovo is now recognized by well over half of the States Members of the United Nations. We encourage those countries that have not yet recognized it to do so. The United Kingdom commends Kosovo on the peaceful conduct of its elections on 8 June and the fact that both Kosovo and Serbia encouraged the people to vote.”

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  8. “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/2014/558, which contains the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. I now give the floor to Mr. Zarif.”

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  9. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Serbia to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. lvica Daeic', First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. Zarif, who is joining today's meeting via video teleconference from Pristina. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Enver Hoxhaj to participate in this meeting.”

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  10. “The are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.40 pm.”

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  11. “May I remind non-Council members that they should keep their statements to five minutes or less, and that I shall interrupt them if they go significantly beyond that limit. I now give the floor to the representative of Mexico.”

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  12. “Only then shall we properly fulfil the responsibility given to us by the Charter of the United Nations. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”

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  13. “For moral, political and humanitarian reasons, the United Kingdom fully supports the Secretary-General's drive to put rights up front. He has called upon his staff to act with moral courage by reporting early-warning signs of human rights Violations. The Council must display the same moral courage by heeding and acting upon all early signs it receives from the Secretary-General and United Nations protection actors. As the threats the world faces change and as our understanding of the root causes of conflict deepens, our collective security system needs to adapt. As we seek to plan for tomorrow while managing the crises of today, the Council must consider the best preventive medicine and who should administer it. In short, the Council needs to switch from a culture of reaction to a mindset of conflict prevention.”

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  14. “Peacebuilding is a thread that must be woven into all such activities. Another core element of resolution 2171 (2014) is the recognition that serious violations of human rights can be an indicator of conflict, as well as a consequence of conflict. The use of rape as a weapon of war can exacerbate conflict as well as ravage lives. That point was made with characteristic clarity by Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose tragic killing we commemorated two days ago. He observed that what was missing in geopolitics was the recognition that flagrant and systematic violations of human rights were frequently the principle cause of global insecurity. In order to break the cycle of conflict, accountability, including for the most egregious crimes, is therefore critical. Societies must heal, and future perpetrators must be deterred.”

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  15. “We must make better use of the conflict-prevention tools listed in Chapter VI of the Charter, including negotiation and mediation, as the Secretary-General has just reminded us. We have had some successes. The proactive engagement of Said Djinnit and the United Nations Office for West Africa in Guinea has had a clear stabilizing impact. In Yemen, unanimous Council support for the good offices of United Nations Special Adviser Jamal Benomar has helped paved the way for peaceful, if fragile, transition. But our success rate is patchy at best. Resolution 2171 (2014), which we adopted today, recognizes the cyclical nature of conflict and the key role that United Nations regional offices, special political missions, peacekeeping operations and regional and subregional organizations can play in breaking that cycle.”

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  16. “A good example of that was the deployment to Nepal in 2005 of a small civilian team, which supported the Nepalese in ending conflict and launching a Nepalese-led peace process. While the Council has the rimary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, many actors have a role to play. Flexibility is key. Like many other things, peace and security begin at home. Individual States must develop the key foundations for minimizing, managing and resolving tensions and for respect for human rights, democracy and strong institutions founded on the rule of law. At the United Nations, we need more horizon-scanning and early discussion of potential conflicts.”

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  17. “That is clear from Articles 1 and 24 of the Charter of the United Nations and from its Chapter VI. There are two main reasons that we have sometimes failed to act on early warnings. First, the root causes of brewing civil wars are complex; it can be hard to predict exactly when they will flare. The answer to that is regular and timely briefings on early- warning indicators from early-warning actors across the United Nations system. Secondly, the Council is being constrained by a perceived tension between the principle of sovereignty and its conflict-prevention role. However, the true enemy of sovereignty is conflict itself, as Ms. Pillay has just said. Conflicts can shatter States and divide peoples. In contrast, early cooperation with, and support from, United Nations or regional conflict- prevention tools can bolster State sovereignty.”

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  18. “My answer: not unless the Council was prepared to take conflict prevention more seriously than it currently does. Today's debate is an opportunity for the Council to reflect upon its role in preventing conflict and to recall the moral, humanitarian and political imperatives of early preventive action. The nature of conflict has changed in the past 20 years. Intra-State conflicts with complex root causes have largely replaced conflicts between States. Because of the international dimensions of such conflicts, the Council's agenda is full and our capacity is stretched. Yet we seem to have forgotten that prevention is better than cure. The Council cannot continue to act only in crisis mode. The Council was designed to be a smoke detector, not just a fire extinguisher.”

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  19. “I would like to thank the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their compelling and frank briefings today. I also pay tribute to the exceptional work of Navi Pillay during her time in office. Ms. Pillay has been fiercely and fearlessly independent and principled. Her presence today at this conflict-prevention debate reinforces the critical link between peace, security and human rights. This month, the world commemorates the start of the First World War. We recall with grief and horror the devastation that that and subsequent conflicts have inflicted upon humankind, ravaging societies and States. Last week in Belgium we discussed whether we might have prevented the First World War had the Security Council existed in 1914.”

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  20. “The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2171 (2014). Before we proceed with statements, I would like to recall that, in accordance with the provisions of note S/2010/507, which encourages both members and non-members of the Council to deliver their statements in five minutes or less, it is our intention to use the flashing light on the collar of the speaker's microphone to indicate when five minutes have elapsed. I shall strongly encourage both members and non-members of the Council to conclude their remarks promptly once the five minutes have elapsed. I wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers who wish to participate. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom.”

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  21. “I thank Ms. Pillay for her powerful briefing this morning. Members of the Council have before them document S/2014/605, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Australia, Chad, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that 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: Argentina, Australia, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”

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  22. “Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. 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/2014/572, which contains the text of a letter dated 5 August 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I wish to warmly welcome His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to whom I now give the floor.”

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  23. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”

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