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Mark Lyall Grant

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first: 2009-11-13
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“The independent international commission of inquiry's latest report found that the conflict had reached new levels of brutality. War crimes, crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations continue at a frightening rate. We remain at the forefront of the international community in calling for full accountability for all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses. The Council should refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court without delay. There is a growing body of limited but persuasive information showing that the regime has used and continues to use chemical weapons, including sarin gas. The use of chemical weapons is a war crime. We call on Syria to allow the United Nations unfettered access to investigate incidents of chemical weapons use in Syria.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“We urge all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open for Syrians to escape the tragic and dangerous situation they are facing at home. In response, the United Kingdom has doubled its support for humanitarian assistance, bringing the total to over $500 million, including support for Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon. The Group of Eight (G-8) countries last month committed over $1.5 billion, yet the United Nations $5.2 billion Syria appeal for 2013 is only 35 per cent funded. The needs for aid in Syria will, sadly, only grow. Without help, Lebanon and Jordan risk being destabilized. Member States need to contribute more and encourage others to do more now and in the long term. The continuing deterioration of the human rights situation is also of grave concern.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Yet the Al-Assad regime continues to prevent the United Nations from delivering aid effectively inside Syria. With the death toll now well over 100,000, the situation in Syria gets worse by the day. Since last July, an average of nearly 200 people have been killed every 24 hours. What started off as peaceful protests over two years ago has become a protracted conflict waged by a murderous regime, aided and abetted by Hizbullah and Iran. The Al-Assad regime has continued to ramp up its brutal military offensive over recent months, as witnessed today in Homs, where thousands of innocent civilians are currently trapped in their homes with limited access to food, water or electricity. The countries of the region have already provided sanctuary to 1.7 million Syrians. More will come.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“The United Kingdom believes that an improved economy is not only essential for the people, including the children of Gaza, but firmly in Israel's own security interests. Current United States efforts and the strong commitment shown by the parties themselves reflect the best chance in many years of securing peace. We must all unite to reach our shared goal of a negotiated two-State solution, where a safe and secure Israel can live in peace with an independent and viable Palestinian State. Turning to Syria, it was with great dismay that we heard Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos's briefing before the Council last week. It is truly shocking that more than 6 million people require humanitarian assistance and that 4 million people are no longer able to meet their basic food needs.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“That would be undermined by a repeat of recent events, such as further settlement announcements, the use of live fire and demonstrations by the Israeli Defense Forces, and rockets shot from Gaza into Israel. We urge all sides to exercise restraint and to look forward. As talks resume, we should not forget Gaza. Gaza must be an integral part of any two-State solution. As our Minister for the Middle East saw last month, for ordinary Gazans the Strip remains a desperately difficult place in which to live. In the heat of summer, Gazans face very poor living conditions, including regular and sustained power cuts. It will be important for Gaza to benefit fully from any economic package that is being prepared to accompany the political track, including the easing of Israeli restrictions on movements of goods and people.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“The European Union set out clearly its full support for United States efforts at yesterday's Foreign Affairs Council. There was also a vital role for Arab States to build on the constructive steps taken so far to reiterate the strategic importance of the Arab Peace Initiative. Friday's announcement is, of course, only a beginning, not an end. We welcome the clear commitment of Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas to a two-State solution and to working to achieve peace for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. Now more than ever it is vital that both show bold and decisive leadership. With the new momentum, the Israeli and Palestinian people must be able to trust that progress is possible.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank Robert Serry for his briefing this morning and the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements. The Government of the United Kingdom warmly welcomes United States Secretary of State Kerry's 19 July announcement that Israel and the Palestinians have reached an agreement that establishes the basis for resuming direct final status negotiations. We pay tribute to the efforts of Secretary Kerry and his team and commend the leadership shown by both Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas. The United Kingdom stands ready to do all that we can over the coming months to support the parties and the United States in their efforts to achieve a lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“In every part of the world, during times of peace and conflict, journalists broadcast the people's voice. The Council must recognize and support that goal. We must continue to take steps to protect journalists and enable them to report, for their reporting is one crucial element in the difficult path towards peace.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“It is a sad irony that the deaths ofjournalists and support staff are themselves underreported by the media. The vast majority ofjournalists killed are local reporters whose murders go almost entirely unnoticed. They simply become statistics. That group often has no access to the protection and guidance offered by large media and civil society organizations. They are the most at risk and the most in need of support. And as we have heard, most of them are not killed in armed conflict; only about one in four are killed in war zones. The great majority are killed in their own countries in times of peace, covering serious public-interest issues such as corruption and crime. That is deplorable. The murder of journalists is an attack on democracy and on the goal of promoting free speech.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“States must do more, not only to protect journalists but to bring to justice those who kill them. Media outlets should also do more to develop and sustain safety provisions for their staff. The international community must also do its part. Journalists provide an invaluable service to the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, by reporting on situations that threaten peace and security. The United Nations has produced a plan of action on the safety ofjournalists and the issue of impunity. The United Kingdom fully supports the plan, which will help States develop legislation and mechanisms to allow for freedom of expression and support efforts to implement existing international rules and principles. We encourage all Member States to work together with the United Nations to implement its provisions.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“For example, the Committee to Protect Journalists has published a security guide that suggests ways journalists can protect themselves while covering armed conflict, organized crime and corruption, including guidance on security training, protective gear and satellite technology. Columbia University here in New York has supported valuable research on the psychological trauma that journalists may face in their work and on measures to address it. But despite heightened awareness, killings are on the rise. Danger is compounded by the failure of States to prosecute those who kill journalists. That culture of impunity, which all the journalists have spoken about today, must end. In countries where justice for such crimes is left unaddressed, there is clear evidence that systematic violence against the press recurs year after year.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Deliberate targeting of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel who are reporting on armed conflicts and not directly participating in hostilities is unacceptable. All parties to an armed conflict must comply fully with their obligations under international law related to the protection of civilians, including journalists, media professionals and associated personnel. As the Council reaffirmed in February's presidential statement (S/PRST/2013/2), journalists should not be differentiated from civilians and should be respected and protected as such under international humanitarian law. International journalists can and do try to mitigate the risks of working in conflict zones, as we have heard. Civil society plays an important role in assisting journalists in that regard.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Liban was shot six times in the neck and chest by three gunmen. His murder demonstrates that exposing injustice and abuse often takes journalists to unsafe places, where they are at greater risk of random violence as well as intentional targeting. In Syria, eight journalists have been killed this year alone, and at least 39 since the conflict began. Case after case ofjournalist killings around the globe underscore that murder is the most brutal form of censorship. It is our moral duty to protect those who risk their lives in the name of truth, justice and human rights. The United Kingdom is deeply committed to the protection of civilians in situations of conflict, including the protection of journalists, and fully supports resolution 1738 (2006).”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“They seek out and bear witness to human rights violations and the violation of international laws. That is why they should have the freedom to report the news without fear of reprisal or being targeted. Unfortunately, journalists, human rights defenders and non-governmental organizations promoting freedom of expression continue to be specifically targeted across the world. Last year was one of the bloodiest on record with regard to journalists' deaths. One hundred and twenty-one were killed and more than 200 imprisoned. Eighteen of those killings were in Somalia alone. And not much has changed this year. Many here will recall the murder of the journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah only a few weeks ago. Liban worked for the London-based channel Kalsan TV. He filed a series of reports on the election campaigns in Puntland in Somalia.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for holding this important debate today. I would also like to warmly thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his valuable briefing and the representatives of the media - Mr. Engel, Ms. Carroll, Mr. Abdinur and Mr. Abdul-Ahad - for sharing their moving experiences and powerful insights with the Security Council this morning. Journalists help to shape our understanding of the world by providing accurate, impartial reports of what is happening around us. That is particularly important in conflict areas, where access to information is challenging and often inconsistent. Journalists often place themselves in dangerous situations in order to reveal the facts. They go where most of us are unable to go in order to report and reveal.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Rowhani, Iran will take a different course for the future - addressing international concerns about its nuclear programme, taking forward a constructive relationship with the international community and improving the political and human rights situation for the people of Iran.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“That underlines the importance of the outreach role of the Committee. It must do more to encourage vigilance from, and reporting by, Member States in order to better implement sanctions. We continue to strongly encourage Member States to provide reports on possible sanctions violations. If Iran's leaders want to bring all sanctions to an end and enable Iran to realize the benefits of a civil nuclear programme, then they must comply with their international obligations and engage with concerns over the nuclear programme. As my Foreign Secretary said recently, we look to Iran to consider carefully whether it wants to continue on its current course, and face increasing pressure and isolation from the international community, or whether it wants to enter into meaningful negotiations. We hope that, following the election of Mr.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“Its continued efforts to promote sectarian violence and instability across the wider region and beyond must come to an end. The United Kingdom also notes with concern the Panel of Experts' report on the seizure of illicit arms from Iran reported by the Government of Yemen. The evidence in the report confirms that that was yet another violation of sanctions by Iran. That transfer threatens to undermine Yemen's fragile transition. We urge the Committee and the Security Council to take action on it. We welcome the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts for another year. The Panel provides a crucial investigation and reporting role for the Committee. The Panel's final report (see S/2013/33l, annex) highlights Iran's increasingly sophisticated sanctions-evasion techniques.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“We regret that Iran yet again has chosen not to respond. We reiterate our view that the Committee must now take appropriate actions in response to this serious breach. It should seek to designate individuals involved in this violation, as well as prepare an information assistance notice to assist all Member States with implementing ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran. There is also credible information that Iran is providing substantial military and financial support to Hizbullah and the Syrian regime, in contravention of the United Nations embargo on the export of weapons by Iran, as set out in resolution 1747 (2007). Iran continues to illicitly transfer arms within the region, as the Panel's report on Gaza shows, as well as to African States. Iran has a responsibility to bring stability and security to the region.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“We believe that the confidence-building measure proposal submitted by the E3+3 in Almaty is a fair and credible offer. We urge Iran to engage seriously, but unless it takes positive steps to address international concerns, the political and economic pressure will increase. Turning to the work of the Committee, we note with regret that Iran continues to breach its international obligations. The Panel of Experts - which, I remind colleagues, includes both a Russian and a Chinese expert - reached the clear and unanimous conclusion in January that Iran's ballistic missile launches last year, during military exercises conducted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, constitued a violation of paragraph 9 of resolution 1929 (2010). We welcome the Committee's letter to Iran in April, expressing its concern at this violation.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“Iran has no plausible civilian purpose for the amount of enriched material it currently possesses, never mind the amount it can now produce. Iran has violated multiple resolutions of the IAEA Board of Governors and United Nations Security Council. To quote the May report of the IAEA Director General, "it is now essential and urgent for Iran to cooperate with the Agency on all outstanding substantive issues". The United Kingdom remains committed to finding a peaceful, negotiated solution to the nuclear issue. If, following the recent elections, Iran is prepared to engage seriously in negotiations on its nuclear programme, we are ready to respond in good faith. Our commitment to seeking a peaceful diplomatic settlement is sincere.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“I thank the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), under the able chairmanship of Ambassador Quinlan, as well as the Panel of Experts, for their continued work in supporting the implementation of the Security Council's resolutions on Iran. The United Kingdom, like others in the international community, remains deeply concerned by Iran's nuclear programme. Since our last briefing (see S/PV.6930), the E3+3 and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have both met with Iranian officials to discuss it, but Iran has shown no willingness on either track to address the international community's legitimate concerns. Meanwhile, 10 years after the first IAEA report on Iran, Iran continues to press ahead with its nuclear programme.”
2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source
“In favour: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, China, France, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Morocco, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2108 (2013). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.25 am.”
2013-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6991 (2013) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2013/376, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Australia, France, Luxembourg, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2013/345, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2013. 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.”
2013-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6991 (2013) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at11.20 am.”
2013-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6990 (2013) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2013/357, which contains the thirty-fifth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999), and to document S/2013/358, which contains a letter dated 12 June 2013 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. 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. In favour: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, China, France, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Morocco, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”
2013-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6990 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Iraq to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome the presence at the Council table of His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2013/379, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Australia, France, Morocco, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.”
2013-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6990 (2013) · source
“I thank Mr. Prodi for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.20 pm.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6988 (2013) · source
“Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Romano Prodi, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Sahel, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Prodi.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6988 (2013) · source
“I thank General Gaye for his answers. I would also like to thank the other Force Commanders for being present and for contributing to today's discussion, which I think was extremely useful for all Council members. The meeting rose at 12.45 pm.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“In order to wrap up the meeting, I now give the floor to General Gaye, in case any questions went to other Force Commanders or to the Office of Military Affairs.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“Given that we have the two Force Commanders in another theatre where there is a lot of enthusiasm by the host Governments, in Liberia and in Cote d'Ivoire, for the use of UASes in that theatre, in theory, at least, do they see some advantages in the deployment of UASes in that West African theatre or, more generally, in peacekeeping areas where the mission or the mandate is very broad, the territory very widespread and resources, obviously, constrained? I shall now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to Mr. Ladsous to decide ifhe wishes to respond to any of the questions raised. I hope that he will. He may wish to pass on to the Force Commanders any questions that are more appropriate for them.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“Ladsous if, with respect to some of the constraints that General Iqbal Asi referred to, in terms of inter-mission cooperation, which we understand, as well as the legal and political aspects, consultations, host Government consent and so on, there is more than the Department of Peacekeeping Operations can do to address some of those constraints. Finally, I would pose a question to all four briefers, building on the question of the UASes and recognizing that they have not yet been deployed in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“Obviously, as we say in English, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, but it would nonetheless be useful ifthere was some validation of the preparatory training before peacekeepers were actually put into the field. Major General Iqbal Asi talked a good deal about inter-mission cooperation being a crisis and contingency tool, but I wonder whether in fact it could be used more widely than that. Clearly there has been quite a lot of support consolidation around Entebbe and Brindisi, and so forth, in support of peacekeeping missions. But I wonder, given that most missions already have joint operations centres and joint mission analysis centres, whether these can be used on a more regular basis to share information, particularly in adjacent missions, rather than waiting for the crises to hit. In that respect, I would ask Mr.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I understand that that has been used to some effect in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic, and wondered if that was a technique - not high-tech, by any means, in fact rather old-tech, but nonetheless one that can be quite effective in getting the messages out from the United Nations peacekeeping missions - that the General thinks might have a role to play. I would like to thank Major General Ngondi very much for his briefing, the focus of which was the in-mission assessment of pre-deployment training, but I wonder whether he thinks that it would be useful to have a validation of that training before the deployment and after the training, as it were.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I know a lot of people were asking about the General's experience with it; my understanding is that the system is not yet deployed, so it is obviously too early to respond as to how effective it is, but I would like him to say something about the preparations the Mission is making for the arrival and deployment of the UAS, so that the system can be used to best effect when it is eventually deployed in a few months' time. I was also struck by the General's reference to innovative disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and reconciliation-and-reintegration efforts such as using loudspeakers attached to helicopters.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I would also like to acknowledge the presence of Lieutenant General Gaye and thank him for his sterling leadership of the Office of Military Affairs and for his sage advice to the Security Council over the past three years. We wish him well in his new position in the field. I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to those engaged in what my Pakistani colleague rightly called the noble cause of peacekeeping, and to recall and acknowledge their many sacrifices in making our world a safer place. Turning to the briefings, I do have some questions for the three Force Commanders. General Dos Santos Cruz made a compelling case for the use of advanced military technology in United Nations peacekeeping, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS).”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I shall now make some remarks in my capacity as representative of the United Kingdom. Like my colleagues, I would like to thank the three Force Commanders for their very informative briefings this morning. We see this as one of the most important sessions the Security Council has, since it is critical that we hear directly from the field before establishing and renewing mandates for peacekeeping forces around the world. I might also add that with the use of video technology, one of the advantages we see in having video-teleconferencing (VTC) with Special Representatives, as we do occasionally, is that they sometimes enable the Force Commanders to be present and sitting alongside them and can thus actually give the Security Council direct advice. I hope that will become normal practice when we have our briefings and consultations via VTC.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I thank Major General Iqbal Asi for his briefing. I should like to remind colleagues that this is an informal meeting, and its main value is the interactive questions and answers with the Force Commanders. So I would encourage Council members to keep their statements brief and to focus on questions for the three Force Commanders and Mr. Ladsous so that there will be time for them to respond to those at the end of the meeting. I also remind colleagues of the three topics under discussion: the use of more technologically advanced military capabilities to fulfil mandates, in-mission assessments of pre-deployment training, and inter-mission cooperation. I shall now give the floor to members of the Security Council.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo; Major General Leonard Ngondi, Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia; and Major General Muhammad Iqbal Asi, Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Major General Babacar Gaye, United Nations Military Adviser, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”
2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source
“I thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.30 p.m.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6986 (2013) · source
“The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question The President: Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Fernandez-Taranco.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6986 (2013) · source
“As this is the last meeting of the Security Council that will be attended by our colleague Susan Rice, who has been the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for the past four and a half years, I would like to mark the occasion by saying, on behalf of all the members of the Council, that we have greatly appreciated the immense contribution that she has made to the Council's work over that time. On behalf of all of us, I wish her well in her new position as National Security Adviser. As she may be the first National Security Adviser to have been educated at Oxford University, she is certainly extremely well qualified for the job and we wish her well in it. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6986 (2013) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 11.05 am.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6985 (2013) · source
“I thank Mr. Ladsous for his briefing. I recognize that we are discussing the launch of an important new mission, but maybe this is the time to remind Secretariat briefers that they should limit their remarks to 15 minutes. We have made some good progress in recent months in restricting the size of the written reports from the Secretary-General, but we seem to be going in the opposite direction in terms of the oral briefings from the Secretariat to the Council. I now give the floor to Ms. Haq.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6985 (2013) · source
“Koenders, who isjoining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Bamako. 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/2013/338, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali. I now give the floor to Mr. Koenders.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6985 (2013) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Mali to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome the presence at the Council table of His Excellency Mr. Tieman Hubert Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Albert Koenders, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali; Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; and Ms. Amira Haq, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr.”
2013-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6985 (2013) · source
“There 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 12.45 pm.”
2013-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6983 (2013) · source
“I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.”
2013-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6983 (2013) · source
“The United Kingdom will continue to play a committed role in that shared endeavour. I now resume my functions as the President of the Council. I would like to remind speakers that they should keep their comments to four minutes or less. I shall bring down the gavel if speakers go significantly beyond that time limit. Longer statements can, as usual, be circulated in writing. I now give the floor to the representative of India.”
2013-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6983 (2013) · source