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Mark Lyall Grant

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“We now encourage the swift confirmation of Ministerial appointments to ensure that the momentum is maintained. This is the last time the Security Council will meet before the conclusion of the International Security Assistance Force mission to Afghanistan. I want to pay tribute to the courage of the servicemen and servicewomen who have served to bring peace and security to Afghanistan, particularly, to those who sacrificed their lives in that task. The recent attacks in Kabul against Afghan security personnel, international workers and innocent Afghan civilians bring home to us the gravity of the security challenge, as does the increase in civilian casualties, including, especially, children. But they also illustrate the courage and perseverance of those who have strived to achieve security and development in Afghanistan.”
2014-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7347 (2014) · source
“As Afghanistan prepares to enter the transformation decade, I applaud the new Afghan Government for its reform agenda as set out by President Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah at this month's London Conference on Afghanistan. The agenda provides a credible framework for delivering economic security by tackling corruption, maintaining progress on national security, delivering political reform and consolidating progress on human rights. Those are the right priorities. At the London Conference, the international community demonstrated its clear commitment to Afghanistan's future and to the implementation of the reform agenda. We also commend President Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah for their work to establish a National Unity Government.”
2014-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7347 (2014) · source
“I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his first briefing to the Security Council this morning, and to welcome him into this important new role. I also thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, for his briefing this morning, as well as Ambassador Tanin for his comments. I will focus my statement today on three areas: the importance of international support for the new Government and its reform agenda, the launch of the Resolute Support Mission, and the United Nations future engagement in Afghanistan.”
2014-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7347 (2014) · source
“We hope that the Secretary-General's peace operations review will look at all these issues and provide recommendations for how best to address them. In the meantime, we can all look back with some satisfaction on a year that has seen the United Nations-African Union relationship become closer, more experienced, more operational and more vibrant. We may not always agree, but we understand each other ever better and remain firmly committed to our shared goal of an end to all wars and conflict in Africa.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“But in the long term, and as the presidential statement adopted today reiterates - and as President Buyoya himself has highlighted - regional bodies have to assume their own responsibility to secure human, financial, logistical and other resources for their organizations (S/PRST/2014/27). We urge the African Union to act on that in allocating more African resources for African peace support operations. Turning to the capabilities of troop-contributing countries (TCCs) , the African Union and the United Nations share the goal of well-led, well-trained and effective missions working flexibly to implement clear mandates. We need to keep pushing collectively towards the achievement of that goal, addressing shortfalls in TCC training and equipment wherever necessary.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“We welcome the African Union's long- and short-term monitoring missions, which help to promote sound elections that are carried out in accordance with African countries' constitutions and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. The African Union must not waver in its commitment to those standards. Finally, we need to continue to work together to surmount the continued obstacles to effective African Union peace operations, including financing and the capabilities of troop-contributing countries. African Union missions need access to adequate, timely and predictable financing for peace support operations. The United Kingdom is pleased that other partners, including the European Union, have stepped in with support where needed.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Both the United Nations and the AU are stepping up activity to counter those threats. We welcome, among other things, the African Union's strong stance against kidnap for ransom, and the Nouakchott Process which brings together the security and intelligence chiefs in the Sahara and the Sahel. Secondly, there are opportunities in the months ahead to enhance further the joint United Nations-AU partnerships. We look forward to the United Nations review of the African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the African Union. UNAMID is the only hybrid AU-United Nations peacekeeping operation, and it is not working as it should. Important decisions on UNAMID's future lie ahead. Thirdly, 2015 will see several important elections in African countries.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Haile Menkerios, and to the expanded United Nations Office to the AU. Its members are now working closely with the AU Commission right across the conflict cycle, from early warning and conflict prevention or mediation - the importance of which you highlighted this morning, Mr. President - to deploying and sustaining missions and to post-conflict reconstruction and development. That work can lead to an even more effective and joined-up approach to situations of developing instability. Looking ahead to 2015, there will be major challenges for the United Nations and the African Union to surmount together. First is the growth of asymmetric threats, non-State actors and increasing collaboration between extremist terrorist groups, which demands a united response from us all.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“The joint visit by envoys from the three organizations at a pivotal moment showed united support for the transition and prevented a slide into further instability. Fourthly, we welcome the AU's collaboration with the World Health Organization in deploying health- care workers to West Africa to tackle the Ebola virus. It is clear that the United Nations-AU partnership is at its most effective when we have a shared vision and shared goals, when we build on the lessons learned from the past, when the two organizations work closely together in assessments, planning and operational delivery, and when both bring the appropriate capabilities and expertise to the task. I would like to pay tribute to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, Mr.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an African Union mission with United Nations and European Union logistical and financial support, has reflected some of the best of African peace operations: a robust mandate courageously delivered, with real success in driving back Al-Shabaab. Our shared challenge now is to extend and preserve those gains. In that context, we look forward to the joint United Nations-AU review of AMISOM. next year. Thirdly, we have seen the positive impact ofmutually reinforcing political engagement by the United Nations and the AU and its subregional organizations. The United Nations, the AU and the Economic Community of West African States worked in lockstep in response to the political crisis in Burkina Faso in November.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“First, we have seen close and professional collaboration between the African Union and United Nations teams in planning for the transition from an AU to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. The AU mission stabilized the security situation, allowing for a smooth handover to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in September. That process worked significantly better than the similar transition in Mali last year, reflecting a gradually improving partnership between the two organizations. Secondly, United Nations-AU cooperation has led to tangible results on the ground in Somalia this year.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate and for attending it in person today. This is a valuable opportunity to take stock again of one of the most important institutional relationships of the United Nations, namely, its partnership with the African Union (AU). I also thank the Secretary-General and President Buyoya for their contributions this morning. Let me start by underlining the United Kingdom's horror at the Taliban's cowardly attack on a school in Peshawar, which killed so many children. Our deepest condolences go to the families and loved ones of those killed or injured and to the people and the Government of Pakistan. There have been many shared successes of the United Nations-AU relationship this year. I would like to highlight four in particular.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“With a further United Nations appeal for the Sahel expected in February next year, the risks of not doing this important work are clear to see. The United Kingdom recently announced a multi-year assistance programme for the Sahel worth more than $160 million. In coordinating international work on the Sahel, the Special Envoy will have a important role to play. As she takes forward the implementation of the integrated strategy into 2015, she and her team in Dakar will have the United Kingdom's full support.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“Its three pillars, of governance, security and resilience, remain, in our view, the right ones. Yet much more can be done to implement the strategy's priorities. A the Special Envoy highlighted this morning, governance is critical. We must work with Sahel States to strengthen human rights, including the rights of women, and help to build their capacity to deliver core services, particularly outside the urban areas. On security, we must continue to build States' capacity to tackle organized crime, counter terrorism and manage borders more effectively. The work of the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the creation of the Group of Five Sahel can help to develop more effective regional approaches. On resilience, we need to upstream work on developing food security, including preparing for shocks through regional cooperation.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“To the South, the barbaric behaviour of Boko Haram has shocked the world, yet it has also brought Nigeria and her neighbours, the Niger, Chad and Cameroon, to a better understanding of and cooperation on mutual security. The United Kingdom is supporting, and will continue to support, this important work. To the north, the prolonged struggle in Libya continues to have repercussions for the Sahel, and the growth of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant could threaten the region further. Meanwhile the trafficking in weapons and narcotics across porous borders continues to damage the social fabric and prevent States from governing effectively. In the face of these challenges, United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel provides a strong framework to enable the region to tackle these diverse challenges.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“Attacks against United Nations staff are totally unacceptable. While work is under way in the Council to strengthen the Mission's capabilities and its resilience to the terrorist threat, that alone will not address the underlying causes of the crisis. Only a political settlement will enable Mali to move forward to a peaceful future. I commend the work of Algeria and other mediators in bringing the parties to the negotiating table. But let us be clear that the responsibility falls to the parties themselves to find the peace that Mali's citizens deserve. It is important that they redouble their efforts, work in a spirit of compromise and joint endeavour, and find practical arrangements that will enable the citizens of Mali to pick up their lives once again. The challenges facing the Sahel come from both within and outside the region.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“As we have seen with recent events in Burkina Faso, the Sahel region needs the support of the international community if it is to stay on the path to long-lasting security and development. That means not only responding to crises effectively i and I commend the leadership of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States in Burkina Faso - but also taking early preventative action to avoid instability and violence, and in this area we must do better. Success in resolving the Mali crisis continues to elude us. In 2014, 31 members of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been killed and almost 100 wounded in attacks by terrorists. I commend the brave MINUSMA peacekeepers, in particular those from Chad, who face such terrorist threats on a daily basis.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting. I also thank the Special Envoy for her briefing and I offer her our full support. The immediate challenges posed by Ebola virus disease in West Africa have attracted much of the international community's attention in recent months. However, it is important that we do not lose sight of a subregion that faces its own particular concerns and is thus far managing to avoid a full-blown assault from Ebola. Almost two years on from the beginning of the crisis in Mali, the Sahel region remains on the front line in the struggles against jihadist terrorists - such as Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar Eddine and the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa - drug- trafficking and organized crime, food insecurity and poverty, and political instability.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“We must use the upcoming anniversary to reflect on what more we can do to sharpen international pressure on South Sudan's political and military leaders and to address the important accountability issues arising from this conflict.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“Looking ahead, I wish the Mission of Chad the very best for the month of December and look forward to the planned debate on terrorism and cross-border crime, which will add another important dimension to our consideration of the counter-terrorism challenge. Finally, I note that next month will be the first anniversary of the start of the internal conflict in South Sudan. It is depressing that all our efforts over the last year, including our visit to South Sudan in August, have not yet had the desired impact. The fighting continues. Efforts to secure political agreement have yet to bear fruit. Huge numbers of people are displaced, many of them still forced to seek protection in United Nations bases.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“The theme underlying my statement today is the value of the Council using its programme of work flexibly and imaginatively so that we can respond quickly to external developments and so that we can step back from the cyclical regular business to consider important strategic issues and draw conclusions about how to integrate those into our regular work. Your presidency, Sir, has shown that this can be done in a productive way, and I hope that future presidencies will follow the model that you have set this month for judiciously blending regular Council business with reactive Council meetings and discretionary meetings focused on important thematic issues.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“During the meeting on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq held on 18 November (see S/PV.7314), we also heard a powerful briefing from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights making the case for a new and sustained effort to tackle extremism and the extremist narrative. That is something we shall need to follow up. In yesterday's meeting on cross-cutting issues relating to United Nations sanctions, Council members were able to reflect on how to make the best use of this important tool for contributing to international peace and security. I hope that we will be able to adopt a draft resolution on this issue very shortly.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“The continuing atrocities committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the brutal murder this month of a United States humanitarian aid worker and Syrian captives underline the importance of sustained Council focus on the threat posed by ISIL and on counter-terrorism more generally. The debate on 19 November (see S/PV.7316) and the adoption of a presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/23) builds on the series of steps taken in recent months by the Council, including the adoption of resolutions 2170 (2014) and 2178 (2014), and emphasized the importance of all United Nations Members complying with and implementing their obligations under those resolutions.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“But I also welcome the way in which the Australian presidency has allowed us to step back and take a more strategic look at some important thematic and cross- cutting issues. The Council's meeting with heads of police components (see S/PV.7317) was an important innovation, as was the accompanying adoption of resolution 2185 (2014), the first-ever resolution on United Nations policing. As peacekeeping becomes ever more complex and challenging, there will be an increasing role for United Nations police alongside military components. We need to think carefully about the role and methods of United Nations policing, including as a bridging capability during periods of mission drawdown. The Secretary-General's report, commissioned pursuant to resolution 2185 (2014), will be an important stimulus to this work.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“The presidential statement we adopted (S/PRST/2014/24) usefully underlined our strong support for United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), as well as the need for continued strengthening of UNMEER's coordination role and for accelerated efforts to scale up its presence at the district level in affected countries. We have had short-notice briefings also on the crises in South Sudan (see S/PV.7320) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/PV.7296). I welcome the first listings under the sanctions regime for Yemen established by resolution 2140 (2014) - an important signal of our readiness to respond firmly to those who are seeking to obstruct or undermine the country's peaceful political transition. Those are all examples of an agile Council responding quickly and flexibly to fast-moving developments.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“On Ukraine, the Council met on 12 November (see S/PV.7311) in response to continued breaches of the Minsk agreements by Russian-backed armed separatists. That also allowed us to reiterate concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in areas under separatist control in eastern Ukraine and in the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula. The Council must be ready to continue to monitor and apply scrutiny to the ongoing threat to international peace and security posed by efforts to undermine Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Council also met on 21 November to consider developments on the Ebola crisis (see S/PV.7318). The crisis reminds us of the varied nature of threats to international peace and security.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“In the light of the obstacles placed by the Sudanese authorities to follow-up by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the Council issued a statement (SC/11658) calling for the Sudanese Government to allow full and unrestricted freedom of movement to UNAMID to enable it to conduct a full and transparent investigation into those reports without interference. That statement sent a strong message of the Council's determination to uphold its commitments to tackling sexual violence. It is deplorable that the Sudanese Government is still denying access to UNAMID. Once again, we urge the Sudanese Government to respond to that clear and united message from the Security Council.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“We have, it is true, worked our way productively through important regular items of Council business: the International Court of Justice elections; mandate renewals for the European Union military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S/PV.7307), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (see S/PV.7322) and the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (see S/PV.7321); and for the international effort to combat piracy off Somalia (see S/PV.7309). But the Council has also responded in an agile and speedy way to unforeseen developments. On Darfur, following very disturbing reports of mass rape in Thabit, we were briefed at short notice by the Department ofPeacekeeping Operations and Special Representative Bangura.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“I congratulate the Australian Mission on having steered the Council through a busy but productive month. Although one month remains of Australia's term on the Council, that will not prevent me from describing its presidency as a fitting culmination to the energy, creativity and commitment that Australia has brought to Council proceedings over the past two years. I have often expressed frustration that the Security Council has become too much a captive ofits agenda and procedures. Too many meetings happen simply because of the cyclical reporting cycle rather than with a clear purpose in mind or as a response to developments on the ground. That is not a criticism that can be levelled at the November programme.”
2014-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7325 (2014) · source
“However, no two regimes are alike, so we need to tailor special solutions for each circumstance, rather than replicating an identical approach for all regimes. Sanctions remain a vital part of the Council's toolbox. It is important that we continue to use sanctions in an appropriate manner - targeted and aimed at signalling, constraining or coercing actors towards peaceful ends. In that way, smart sanctions can continue to be used in the long term as an effective tool of the Council in the support of the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“It is worth restating that sanctions regimes established by the Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations place obligations on all Member States. That is vital, for example, when it comes to choking off support for ISIL in line with presidential statement S/PRST/2014/23, adopted by the Council on 19 November. Assistance on implementation should be made available to those unable to comply. Sharing information on challenges to effective implementation will help Member States in their own implementation. And we should name and shame those Member States that do not implement sanctions properly. We continue to be strong supporters of fair and clear procedures for United Nations sanctions regimes. For instance, we have supported the strengthening of due process provisions under the 1267 (1999) Al-Qaida regime.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“That would bring a periodic discussion at a more strategic level, which could be an opportunity to review some of the longer-term aspects of the respective regimes. Are we closer to achieving our goals? How might we adjust the regime? What can we learn from implementation efforts to date? We also see scope for sharing best practice and lessons learned to cross the regimes. Visits by experts from capitals can contribute to the debate. We welcome the efforts by the presidency to set out ways to make best use of sanctions in a resolution. We strongly support that work and hope that we will be in a position to adopt the draft resolution in the very near future. Effective implementation is crucial. Without it, sanctions will not achieve their goals.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“Given that sanctions are increasingly being relied upon to tackle a variety of challenges, it is important that we consider how to make best use of them. The sanctions committees, the Secretariat and expert groups all have a role to play in this. Their work should mutually reinforce each other. They should continue to work together to ensure that sanctions help to achieve the political goals set out by the Security Council. I welcome Mr. Feltman's recommendations to further improve sanctions' procedures. We should look carefully at those recommendations. In addition, the United Kingdom believes that there is scope for the commitees themselves to be more active. We suggest that all committees should meet every six months at the level of deputy permanent representative or higher.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“They have helped to restrict Iran's access to proliferation-sensitive materials and technologies, and, with other economic sanctions, they have been important in bringing Iran to the negotiating table. Discussions between the E3+3 Governments and Iran have made progress in recent days. We have explored with Iran ways to bridge some of the significant gaps that remain. Both sides are committed to a deal and we still believe that that is possible, but Iran needs to show greater flexibility on its programme and to take some tough decisions if we are to achieve that. We need to sustain the momentum generated from recent rounds of discussion in order to secure the comprehensive agreement that is in everyone's interests.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“Even the threat of sanctions, as we saw with the build-up to the eventual creation of the Yemen sanctions regime, can make spoilers to peace and security think twice about their actions. Sanctions have also been used effectively to counter terrorism. The ability of Al-Qaida and other terrorist groups to operate has been significantly constrained by United Nations counter-terrorism sanctions. The United Nations has united to tackle the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and sanctions will help to degrade ISIL's capability. Moreover, counter-proliferation sanctions have made it more difficult for some States to acquire goods that could aid the development of weapons of mass destruction.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“They are used to prevent conflict, human rights abuses, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons. They have made a critical and positive difference in situations from Afghanistan to Yemen. It is incumbent on the Security Council to ensure that sanctions are used properly. That means designing them to have maximum and targeted impact and ensuring that they are implemented properly. Each sanctions regime is designed to achieve its own specific objective and has its own specific challenges. Sanctions have been used to support negotiations towards peace agreements and wider efforts to prevent conflict. We have seen that in the cases of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire sanctions.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“I thank Australia for convening this briefing and for its work on trying to improve the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions. Australia was one of the main sponsors and contributors to the recent high-level review of United Nations sanctions, and your efforts, Mr. President, as Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) show clearly that you are putting theory into practice. I also thank Mr. Feltman and the Secretary General of INTERPOL for their briefings this morning. As Mr. Feltman set out, sanctions are a vital foreign policy tool that can contribute to achieving United Nations objectives.”
2014-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7323 (2014) · source
“As Chair, Canada has focused on organizing training and workshops that are action-oriented and outcome-driven. The efforts of the working group have contributed to the development of best practices, a shared understanding of local threats and the effective coordination of programming in the region. Our experience in the Sahel reflects the ability of the GCTF to mobilize and coordinate resources in support of counter-terrorism capacity-building and serves as a useful model for wider multilateral efforts. Violent extremism is one of the greatest threats to global peace and security. The international community must work together to meet this challenge and counter the appalling violence committed by terrorist organizations. Canada will continue to work with our partners to address violent extremism in all its forms.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“The value ofinternational cooperation was well illustrated by the recent Security Council debate on foreign fighters (see S/PV.7272), in which Canada participated and was pleased to co-sponsor the resultant resolution 2178 (2014). Other multilateral forums such as the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) serve an important role in complementing the work of the United Nations. Canada is active in the GCTF working group on countering violent extremism, where we lead a project on measuring the effectiveness of countering violent extremism programming. The Hedayah Centre, based in the United Arab Emirates, also provides a key source of knowledge and best practices related to this issue. Canada is also pleased to chair the GCTF's Sahel working group with Algeria.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“The information generated by this programme will improve border management capacity, passenger screening and the ability of law enforcement and national security officials to conduct timely investigations into extremist travel abroad. Violent extremism is a long-term global challenge that demands effective international cooperation. In this regard, the United Nations plays a key role in developing international standards and best practices. Canada is committed to working with the United Nations to implement the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and was pleased to participate in the biennial review in June. Canada encourages Member States to support multilateral counter-terrorism efforts and urges United Nations entities to take a coordinated, action-oriented and results-based approach to counter- terrorism efforts.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“The framework identifies a continuum of actions that may be taken for several purposes - detecting extremist travellers taking a leave, disrupting attempts to travel for terrorism-related activities when they do occur, and responding to extremist travellers' return to Canada after participating in terrorism-related activities abroad. Cooperation with Canada's international allies is also vital. Canada and the United States, for example, have made significant strides to meet commitments made under the Beyond the Border Action Plan. The Action Plan committed both countries to establish and coordinate entry-exit information systems at our land borders and to work towards a similar system for air travel.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“(spoke in English) Prevention techniques do not always succeed, and once an individual crosses the threshold to actively supporting terrorism, Canada takes action to detect and deny such activity. The 2012 Combating Terrorism Act created the new offences of leaving or attempting to leave Canada for the purpose of committing terrorism- related offences. The RCMP leads a High-risk Travel Case Management Group that involves Government departments and agencies working closely with law enforcement. The Group examines cases of extremist travellers to tailor the best response to the most pressing cases. The responses have proven timely, effective and accountable, and comply with the framework that guides law enforcement and Government action.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“To this end, the Government of Canada is enhancing existing law-enforcement training on violent extremism, most notably through the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Counter-Terrorism Information Officer initiative, which provides front-line police officers and other first responders with critical training around the warnings and indicators of violent extremism. Early intervention in pre-criminal spaces is no guarantee that a person will not radicalize to violence or travel abroad to take part in terrorist activity. But as a tool for redirecting potential violent extremists, it is a useful approach to reducing the number of individuals requiring investigation and prosecution.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“From a community perspective, our Government supports family members, peers, religious and community leaders, who are often best able to identify and respond to the changes in attitude and behaviour that can be precursors to violent extremist action. One Canadian initiative which provides such support is the Cross-Cultural Round Table on Security. The Round Table brings together community leaders to exchange views on emerging developments in national security issues and their impact on Canada's diverse and pluralistic society. Canadian law-enforcement agencies utilize community policing as an effective means to counter violent extremism. That approach takes the view that police officers should understand violent extremism as well as they would any other type of criminal behavior.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“(spoke in French) An effective response requires genuine commitment and cooperation on all of our parts. Canada's counter-terrorism strategy, "Building resilience against terrorism", reflects the Government of Canada's commitment to protecting Canadians at home and abroad. The strategy emphasizes four mutually reinforcing approaches to combating violent extremism: prevent, detect, deny and respond. Domestically, Canada's approach to countering violent extremism is built around three mutually supportive themes: building community capacity; building law-enforcement capacity; and stopping radicalization to violence through early intervention.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Canada stands in solidarity with India, and I recall my Government's condemnation of the sophisticated, coordinated attacks that targeted innocent civilians in Mumbai, six years ago next week, an example that highlights how violent extremism can become even more dangerous when abetted by the capacities of a sovereign State. I would also mention the challenge of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant that confronts us all today. That group has ambitions to establish a terrorist State, using the resources of a State to amplify its poisonous, extremist message; turn naive and misguided recruits into hardened terrorists; and export fighters to conduct attacks around the world. In Iraq, we are confronting extremism with military force, and Canada is proud to stand with its allies against this global threat.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“However, as tragic and shocking to Canadians as those attacks were, Canada is still very fortunate. We have largely been spared the scourge that has afflicted some of our closest friends and allies. Let me reiterate Canada's condemnation of the savage and cowardly attack in Jerusalem yesterday, only the latest outrage suffered by Israel, all the more abhorrent for having cynically targeted civilians in a place of worship. It is clear to us that the extremist actions of those who perpetrated this attack are fuelled by incitement, by the irresponsible rhetoric of those in positions of responsibility. I would also like to emphasize the waves of violent extremism that have targeted the world's largest democracy.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking the Permanent Mission of Australia for convening this debate and for the presence earlier in the day of Foreign Minister Bishop. Canada and Australia enjoy a strong and multifaceted relationship in many areas, including counter-terrorism. Our two nations face similar security challenges, and consequently our approaches converge in many respects. The solidarity expressed by Australian leaders following the recent attack in Ottawa was reflective of our strong bilateral ties and very much appreciated by the people of Canada. These heinous and senseless attacks against members of our armed forces remind us of the threat posed by those who would commit violence in the name of radical ideas, beliefs and motives. Such threats are truly an international problem to which no country is immune.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“With such an increasingly holistic and energized approach, the United Nations has the potential to deliver truly impactful support to the regions and the countries most vulnerable to the threat of terrorism.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“For example, there is a significant opportunity for the United Nations to up its game in terms of strategic communications on countering extremists. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights put it well yesterday, when he said that thought must be undermined by thought, in order to overturn ISIL's ideology of violence and death. That effort should build on existing resources and the excellent work already being done, including the analytical expertise of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the capacity- building expertise of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. But it must go wider, including relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and United Nations field missions, so that the combined United Nations response and messaging is both more coordinated and more integrated.”
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