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lines on the record: 45
first: 2015-01-30
most recent: 2017-02-13
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“In our view, that is the area where the United Nations can play a key role by providing the best platform for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices among the Member States.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In order to strengthen public-private partnerships and build capacity with regard to the security and protection of critical infrastructure objects, the responsible internal security institutions hold regular training seminars and on-site workshops for both private and public entities tasked with ensuring oversight and the security of critical infrastructure objects. In the increasingly globalized and interconnected world, the digitalization and integration of critical infrastructure with the help of information and communication technologies add a new sense of urgency for the need for comprehensive and internationally coordinated protection efforts.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“We have established a cross-sectoral Government commission tasked with the regular identification and assessment of existing and potential critical infrastructure objects in order to improve the safety and security of all potentially critical infrastructure objects. The security and protection requirements for those objects are equally high for nationally, municipally or privately owned structures. Moreover, all structures deemed to be national or European critical infrastructure objects in Latvia have a designated point of contact so as to facilitate the exchange of information with national security institutions.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In support ofthePresident's callforthe consolidation of international efforts to increase resilience against terrorist threats, Latvia joined the sponsors of today's resolution 2341 (2017) on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. In Latvia, the measures adopted for the protection of critical infrastructure reflect the common approach established by the European Union and employ the EU tools designed for that very purpose. Our legislation is closely attuned to the requirements set out by the EU directive on European critical infrastructure, thereby contributing to the unification of identification and protection standards for critical infrastructure objects on a regional, European scale.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“The attacks on the airport and subway station in Brussels last March illustrate all too painfully that terrorists have spread and will continue to spread fear and disarray by striking where they deem that their attacks will have the most impact. Attacks on transportation systems, as well as on telecommunications networks, energy infrastructure and water-supply systems, can often multiply the perceived terrorist threat, causing a ripple effect of fear that reaches far beyond those immediately affected by the attack. Therefore, the prevention of such attacks by creating adequate protection measures for critical infrastructure is of paramount importance.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Latvia welcomes the initiative of Ukraine, during its presidency of the Security Council for this month, to hold this important debate, which brings the issue of the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks to the forefront of the international discourse. I thank all the speakers for their valuable briefings. Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union (EU). The spread and intensity of global terrorism is, without a doubt, one of the greatest threats to international peace and security that we face today. In the past year, in Europe alone, we have witnessed a number of heinous acts of terror, some of which were committed ruthlessly and purposefully against critical infrastructure.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Latvia supports the code of conduct proposed by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group for all Security Council members that asks them not to vote against actions designed to end or prevent mass atrocity crimes. We also support the French proposal to voluntarily refrain from the use of the veto in situations involving such crimes. We urge the permanent members of the Security Council to use their special privilege, the veto power, only in the interests of international peace and security. We all have an obligation to work to overcome today's grim challenges and make the world a better place. Seventy years on, the Charter of the United Nations gives us a solid basis for the road ahead.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The principles of the Charter apply to all States Members of the United Nations, because we are all guardians of the international system and the Charter. We strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, as well as its chosen path of democratic reform. In conclusion, I would like to address the importance of conflict prevention and early action by the United Nations in situations of concern. Latvia strongly believes that respect for human rights, the rule of law and good governance is key to maintaining peace and security, and that therefore it is important to act early and effectively when serious human rights violations take place. We are pleased to see growing support for initiatives aimed at improving the Security Council's response to mass atrocities.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Latvia hopes that the renewed sense of responsibility in the Council for reaching a political solution to a conflict that has gone on far too long, as demonstrated by resolution 2254 (2015), will have tangible results, and we would like to express our support for the continued efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. In this twenty-first century, one of the most important principles of the Charter - that of refraining from the use of force against the territorial integrity of a sovereign State - has been breached by a permanent member of the Security Council even as the global community has kept reiterating how important it is to restore international legality. Latvia deplores any violation of our rule-based international system through the use of force and the annexation of part of another country.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The continued subjection of peoples to atrocity crimes is a stark reminder of the urgent need for the international community to prevent and respond to such horrors. Human suffering related to conflict must not become a new normal. As the world's only truly universal organization, the United Nations has a responsibility to live up to its task to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war The Security Council, as the main guarantor of international peace and security, has a particular responsibility to prevent and stop mass atrocities. In the case of Syria, it has been unable to prevent the State from committing crimes against its own population.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Through its signing in San Francisco in 1945, Member States committed to creating a better world for future generations, and first and foremost to maintaining international peace and security by establishing core principles for the international system that had largely been missing previously. The United Nations has not always been able to prevent conflicts or stop atrocities. Today we are again living in troubled times, and the ideals and principles of the Charter are threatened in many ways around the globe. The ongoing conflicts and violence in many parts of the world have forced millions to flee their homes, more than at any time since the end of the Second World War. Violent extremism is on the rise, with terrorist groups such as Da'esh displaying new levels of brutality.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank the Venezuelan presidency of the Security Council for organizing today's open debate on respect for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statement. Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. During this seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, we have reflected thoroughly on lessons learned and on the future of our Organization. Today's debate gives us an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of the foundational treaty of the United Nation, its Charter, and our respect for its purposes and principles. The Charter was adopted as a firm response to the suffering we endured during the Second World War.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Remaining, as well as emerging, challenges to the protection of civilians in conflicts from Syria to Ukraine, as underscored by the recent report of the Secretary-General, must be addressed with a sense of urgency. The international community must step up its commitment to providing stronger protection to civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Latvia is willing to contribute to United Nations peacekeeping efforts and, in addition to our engagement in the European Union, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and NATO missions, has decided to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission for the first time. Last week, the Parliament of Latvia supported the participation of Latvian troops in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, but we will also increase our practical engagement in the global coalition to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as Daesh, and will contribute to the training of Iraqi security forces. We cannot become immune to human suffering and calls for help.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Latvia believes that all three United Nations reviews - on women and peace and security, on peace operations and on the peacebuilding architecture - will contribute to a strengthened United Nations response to conflicts. We are especially encouraged that the reviews recognize the role of women in all areas of achieving peace and security. Latvia welcomes the fact that protecting civilians in conflict has come to the forefront of many peace operations. However, the effective implementation of protection mandates remains a challenge and must be improved through the ongoing peacekeeping review.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“The Security Council must view the matter as a priority when addressing situations of concern. Its failure to act promptly in order to prevent or stop a conflict, and to demand accountability, is a severe blow to the victims. We call on the permanent members of the Security Council to refrain from using the veto in situations of atrocity crimes and, in that regard, we strongly support the initiatives of France and Mexico, and the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group. Strengthening conflict prevention and the reading of early warning signs are key. We applaud the Secretary-General for promoting his Human Rights Up Front initiative, which has been created to regard human rights and the protection of civilians as a system- wide responsibility ofthe Organization.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“States bear the primary responsibility to protect their populations from atrocity crimes. Therefore, Latvia fully supports the joint appeal of the Secretary- General and the President of the ICRC of 31 October 2015 to make every effort to achieve political solutions to conflicts, to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law, hold perpetrators of violations accountable, grant unhindered access to and protect humanitarian and medical personnel and facilities, and respond to the needs ofinternally displaced persons and refugees. Latvia is a strong supporter of the principle of the responsibility to protect. We look forward to reaffirming that commitment via a General Assembly resolution. Latvia believes that promoting the protection of civilians in all United Nations activities is essential.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“The increasing role of illegal armed groups and terrorist organizations in conflicts creates an even more challenging environment for civilians in conflict zones. Conflicts and Violence force people to leave their homes, leading to the highest number of displaced persons and refugees since the Second World War. A generous international response to the growing humanitarian needs of people in dire and complex crises is required on a daily basis. A failure to protect civilians is tantamount to disrespect for international law - humanitarian law, refugee law and human rights law. While at the normative level there has been progress - the relevant Security Council resolutions play an important role - the lack of respect for international humanitarian law and the existence of impunity on the ground are increasing.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for having organized today's debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor of Oxfam for their briefings. Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. Today, far too many conflicts around the globe have a devastating impact on civilians. Innocent civilians, including women and children, often constitute the vast majority of victims or they are deliberately targeted. Lately, almost every single day we hear about the most terrible crimes such as killings, torture, sexual violence, kidnapping, slavery and other crimes perpetrated by parties to the armed conflict or violent extremists in many regions.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“While the guidelines and recommendations of the global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) still need to be assessed, Latvia hopes they will help boost the women and peace and security agenda in the future.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Latvia has incorporated the principles of the resolution 1325 (2000) in the regulatory provisions of its national armed forces, as well as in its predeployment training programmes. Women's representation among Latvian military personnel, including among personnel deployed in international operations, has increased. The implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) has been an important element of Latvia's development cooperation, for example in Afghanistan and Iraq. Latvia will continue to develop a national policy framework in order to address emerging challenges to achieving gender equality, and to strengthen the legal framework in order to eliminate violence against women and girls.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“These challenges affirm the need for the strengthening of conflict-prevention, early-warning and early-action mechanisms, especially by the Security Council. Latvia believes that the findings of the global study, together with the other two ongoing United Nations reviews of peace operations and the peacebuilding architecture, can contribute to the strengthened United Nations response to conflicts and the recognition of the special role of women in all areas of peace and security decision-making. We support the synergies among all three United Nations reviews. Reducing the gaps in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda requires the commitment of all actors, especially United Nations Member States.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“There has been an important change in the way the international community views and deals with conflict-related sexual violence. Despite these positive changes, the global implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) has been far from complete. The participation of women in peace processes and post-conflict processes needs to be more visible and effective. More efforts are necessary to tackle impunity for conflict-related sexual violence. Moreover, the current challenges to international peace and security, such as the changing nature of conflicts, the growing threat of non-state armed Actors, the use of new technologies for warfare, and dire humanitarian crises are too complex and often require comprehensive solutions. The rights of women and girls have been particularly violated by the spread of violent extremism.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Today, we can assess what has been achieved in the past 15 years thanks to a very comprehensive global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), as well as to Secretary-General's latest report on women and peace and security (S/2015/716). Significant developments have taken place over the past 15 years. The normative framework for women, peace and security has been strengthened by seven follow-up resolutions to resolution 1325, with the latest resolution 2242 (2015) adopted this morning, which Latvia proudly co-sponsored. The empowerment of women and girls and respect for their human rights, as well as women's full participation in decision-making processes, including in conflict prevention and resolution, have been recognized as crucial contributors to peacemaking and peacebuilding.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General, the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Yanar Mohammed, Ms. Julienne Lusenge and Ms. Alaa Murabit for their statements. I also thank Spain, in its capacity as presidency of the Security Council, for organizing this important debate marking the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by observer of the European Union. In 2000, resolution 1325 recognized that war impacts women differently and stressed the need to increase women's participation in peace talks. No other Security Council resolution is better known for its number and name because it was truly a historic milestone.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The humanitarian needs of forcibly displaced populations, primarily of religious and ethnic minority groups, as well as support to victims released from ISIL/Daesh captivity, including social reintegration and the medical and psychological care of women and children, are the areas that require our greatest attention and more coordinated efforts. Religious and ethnic minority groups living in the Middle East have the inalienable right to continue living in their historical areas, where they have coexisted peacefully for centuries. Peaceful, inclusive societies, rich in their diversity, must be at the centre of global efforts to promote tolerance in the region and to counter the transnational scourge of terrorism and Violent extremism.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The human rights violations and abuses committed by ISIL/Daesh and other armed groups against civilian populations in the Middle East must be properly investigated and the perpetrators for such crimes must be held accountable. It is the primary responsibility of States to protect their Civilian populations and to promote and protect human rights, including those of persons belonging to religious and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups. Concerted international action is vital to counter Violent extremism. Latvia has therefore joined the global coalition to counter ISIL. It is also important to address the underlying causes of violent extremism and religious intolerance and to implement preventive measures to reduce radicalization and recruitment, especially of young people.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“Sexual Violence has been part of ISIL's strategy of spreading terror, persecuting minority groups and suppressing and forcibly displacing communities that oppose its ideology. Such grave human rights violations may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, as reported by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. They cannot be tolerated by the international community. Latvia strongly condemns all forms of Violence, persecution, discrimination and intolerance based on religion or belief, ethnic origin or other grounds. We condemn in the strongest terms the unspeakable atrocities committed by ISIL/Daesh and other terrorist groups, in particular those against vulnerable groups. The destruction of religious and historical sites, characterized by UNESCO as a campaign of cultural cleansing, is also deplorable.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The unjustifiable Violent attacks of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)/ Daesh and other armed groups against ethnic, religious minority groups and other vulnerable groups, including women, children and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, are shockingly widespread and extremely severe. Christians, Yazidis, Kurds, Turkmen, Shabaks, Sunnis, Shiites and others are deliberately targeted only because of their religious or ethnic origin. According to the reports, the atrocities committed by ISIL/Daesh include killings of civilians, torture, abductions, rapes, slavery and trafficking of women and children, as well as the forced recruitment of children.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as Ms. Vian Dakhil and His Beatitude Louis Raphael I Sako, for their statements. I also thank the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important debate on the widespread and systematic targeting of persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East. Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. In the twenty-first century, the world is experiencing new and emerging challenges in the form of the rise of radicalization and violent extremism. Today's debate with a special focus on the vulnerable groups affected by that scourge in the Middle East region is particularly timely and pertinent.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“Respect for the principles of the Charter and international law, including human rights law, is equally important to maintain international peace and security in the twenty- first century.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Latvia therefore supports the French initiative of a voluntary code of conduct regulating the use ofthe veto when genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity are committed. With the changing nature of conflicts, the protection of human rights and the rule of law are key elements of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law can be an early indication of a descent into conflict or an escalation of conflict. In order to effectively fulfil its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security under the Charter of the United Nations, the Council should develop early warning and preventive measures to address such situations.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Unfortunately, with respect to recent developments the Council has not lived up to this special responsibility. In the case of Syria, the Council has not been able to stop that State from committing crimes against its own population. It has even failed to authorize the investigation and prosecution of those crimes, blocking the referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. In the case of Ukraine, it was not able to stop an act of aggression, which triggered the commission of further crimes. These failures have immense human costs. They allow innocent civilians to become victims of the crimes from which the United Nations is committed to protecting them. The international community cannot afford more failures.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Therefore, recommitting ourselves to the purposes and principles of the Charter is timely and topical, both for the Security Council and for all Members of the Organization. All States Members of the United Nations are the guardians of this international system and of the Charter of the United Nations. However, the States members of the Security Council have a particular responsibility in this regard. Inaction on the part of the Security Council when mass atrocities are taking place runs counter to the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations. Since permanent members ofthe Council are granted a special privilege - the veto power - in order to protect the Charter of the United Nations and the international order, they also bear a special responsibility to ensure that this power is used in the interests of common peace and security.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“One year ago, this would have seemed a historical debate only. Sadly, recommitting ourselves to the purposes and principles of the Charter has turned out to be very topical for all Members of the United Nations and poignant for some. Who would have thought that a permanent member of the Security Council would illegally annex a part of another sovereign country only 20 years after its written commitment to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine and to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine? After thousands have died in eastern Ukraine, the promise of the Budapest Memorandum that "none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine" rings particularly hollow.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“The United Nations was created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom. In other words, the United Nations was created because humankind had learned its historical lesson that the world pays too high a price for the absence of a credible international system. The United Nations was created to put an end to a world where might makes right. The United Nations was created to establish a rules-based system where powerful countries do not annex parts of other countries or whole countries on false pretexts.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union, as well as the statement delivered by the representative of Austria on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Rule of Law. I would like to thank the Chinese presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate in order to reflect on and reaffirm our commitments to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The debate proposed by the Chinese presidency is both historical and timely. It is important historically, as it lets us reflect on the reasons why the different nations wanted to establish the United Nations. Why was the United Nations necessary?”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Women's representation and participation at all stages and levels of decision-making in conflict and post-conflict settings are essential to voicing women's rights and concerns early on, and to ensuring their protection. In conclusion, let me reiterate the commitment of both Latvia and Estonia to gender equality and women's empowerment, and their readiness to contribute to all ongoing processes to ensure that sustainable progress is made so that women and girls can enjoy all their human rights.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Latvia and Estonia strongly believe that issues related to the women and peace and security agenda should be fully integrated into the various reviews currently being undertaken by the United Nations on peacekeeping, peacebuilding and sanctions. We welcome the Secretary-General's Rights Up Front initiative to develop a coherent approach to human rights issues throughout the United Nations system and to strengthen early warning and preventive capabilities. In a year when several global processes provide an opportunity to put priorities and commitments on gender equality at the centre of the international and national agendas, we cannot afford to backslide on women's rights. Gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to addressing security challenges faced by women.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The key elements ofthe effective implementation of those mandates are, among others, appropriate training for peacekeeping personnel and their senior mission leadership; effective coordination among all mission components and between peacekeeping operations and other United Nations actors on the ground; as well as close cooperation with the local population, civil society organizations and local institutions. It is also particularly important that women's rights violations be adequately reflected in the periodic reports of peacekeeping operations and special political missions to the Security Council. We welcome efforts to build capacity for gender-sensitive conflict analysis and the use of sex-disaggregated data.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“National authorities have a primary responsibility to provide accountability for serious human rights violations; at the same time, the International Criminal Court continues to play a crucial role if they are unable or unwilling to do so. Latvia and Estonia support efforts to mainstream gender aspects into peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping operations need to be equipped with robust mandates that put the protection of civilians, including the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, at their core.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“We are also concerned about the continued incidence of sexual and gender-based violence, and the targeted attacks against women and girls and those defending their rights. We welcome the increased use of the human rights- and sexual violence-related criteria in the Security Council sanctions regimes. All parties to armed conflict should comply with international humanitarian and human rights law. We stress that all crimes of sexual violence should be prosecuted and punished under national and international law. Accountability is an important element in enhancing the compliance of parties to armed conflict with their international obligations; it is equally important for bringing justice to victims of those crimes.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“We should take full advantage of those opportunities to recommit ourselves to the women and peace and security agenda, and to address the specific needs and challenges faced by women and girls, including in conflict and post- conflict settings. Latvia and Estonia will spare no effort in facilitating progress in that regard. The increase in conflicts and violent extremism over the past year has had a dramatic impact on civilians, in particular on women and girls. Last Saturday's barbaric shelling of Mariupol by terrorists, in which 30 innocent civilians perished - two-thirds of them women and children - is a grim reminder of why our work on this issue must move forward. The perpetrators of that senseless attack and their supporters must face the consequences.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Women's protection has also been at the centre of many Security Council deliberations. However, challenges lie at the implementation level and in sustaining progress. We look forward to the high-level review and the global study on progress and obstacles in implementing resolution 1325 (2000), as well as the follow-up resolutions. The year 2015 will be an important one for the advancement of women's rights due to the convergence of the review with other global policy events, such as the post-2015 development agenda and the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Latvia and Estonia. I thank Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General of Humanitarian Affairs; Ms. Helen Durham, Director on International Law and Policy at the International Committee ofthe Red Cross, and Ms. Ilwad Elman ofthe NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, for their statements. I also thank the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for organizing this debate and focusing on the protection challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations. Estonia and Latvia align themselves with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. Remarkable achievements have been made at the normative level to operationalize the women and peace and security agenda.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source