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Mher Margaryan

lines on the record: 80
first: 2020-04-27
most recent: 2021-06-28
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-security-council

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“We fully support the mandate of the Special Representative, Virginia Gamba, in streamlining the agenda of Children and Armed Conflicts in activities of the United Nations agencies and promoting cooperation with regional organizations, civil society and other stakeholders aimed at ensuring effective protection on the ground.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“A source of particular concern is involving of children in state-sponsored propaganda of hatred on ethnic and religious grounds. Educational curricula in kindergartens and schools and school textbooks in Azerbaijan are aimed at indoctrinating of children with armenophobia and inciting violence and intolerance. Opening of the “military trophy park”, propagating vilifying images of ethnic Armenians and exposing it to children is yet another manifestation of systemic policy aimed at dehumanizing Armenians. Armenia reiterates its commitment to the goals, objectives and principles enshrined in the Safe School declaration, the Paris Principles and the Vancouver Principles, which are crucial instruments to promote and protect the rights and the dignity of all children, in particular those residing in conflict areas and prevent grave violations.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“In the aftermath of the aggression, hundreds of cluster bomblets and sub-munitions and other explosive remnants of war spread across civilian settlements and agricultural lands continue to cause serious security risk to the lives of civilians, in particular children with a long-lasting adverse effect on the humanitarian and socio-economic situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Denial of safe and unhindered humanitarian access of the United Nations agencies to the conflict zone by Azerbaijan undermines comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian, protection and early recovery needs and human rights situation of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and ensuring of protection of child’s rights and enabling access to inclusive and quality education, healthcare and social services.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“Among the 90,000 displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh, 88 per cent were women and children. Deliberate air bombardments, artillery and missile strikes heavily damaged a number of medical facilities, including the maternity ward of Stepanakert’s Maternal and Child Health Center. Targeted attacks on educational institutions led to the destruction of 18 schools and 6 kindergartens in Artsakh, depriving 28,000 children of their right to education. The violations of humanitarian law by Azerbaijan have been widely documented by various international humanitarian and human rights organizations.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“It underscores the imperative of amplifying the efforts of the international community to identify and respond to the violations of the international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Despite the wide endorsement of the Secretary-General’s appeal for an immediate global ceasefire, the last year was marked by escalation of violence and hostilities in number of regions, accompanied with attacks on schools and hospitals, which aggravated existing vulnerabilities of children, trapped in conflict, hampered their access to education, health and social services. The war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2020, amidst the global pandemic caused immense suffering, destruction, displacement of thousands of people and inflicted a major humanitarian crisis.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“The twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the children and armed conflict agenda, including the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict creates a momentum to take stock of the progress made in the protection of children and identify gaps and challenges in this regard. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suffering of children affected by conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, multiplying the protection risks and life-saving needs. We are strongly concerned by the high number of grave violations, as reflected in the recent report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, including recruitment and use, killing and maiming and denial of humanitarian access.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank the Estonian presidency for convening the Security Council open debate on the theme of children and armed conflict. The presence of the President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid at the meeting attests the importance, which Estonia attaches to the topic of protection of children in the situation of armed conflicts. We thank Secretary-General António Guterres, the Executive Director of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, and other speakers their comprehensive presentations highlighting the challenges related to the protection of children in armed conflict.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“Azerbaijan’s attempts to weaponize the issue of safe and unhindered humanitarian access for United Nations agencies to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone are not compatible with the fundamental humanitarian principles and are explicitly aimed at undermining international efforts to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian, protection and early recovery needs and human rights situation of the affected population. We reaffirm the imperative of acting in full compliance with the obligations under international humanitarian law and ensuring safe and unimpeded humanitarian access for the United Nations to Nagorno-Karabakh, in line with the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“Armenia appreciates the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the humanitarian response centre of the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation, which have been critical to addressing the immediate life- saving needs of the conflict-affected population. It remains a crucial priority to ensure the adequate rehabilitation of the damaged infrastructure, such as medical facilities, water systems, power networks and communication lines, and to address the issue of extensive contamination by explosive remnants of war so as to deliver a comprehensive and long-term humanitarian response.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“In the aftermath of the aggression, the hundreds of cluster bomblets, sub- munitions and other explosive remnants of war spread across civilian settlements and agricultural lands continue to cause a serious security risk to the lives of civilians, with a long-lasting adverse effect on the humanitarian and socioeconomic situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s use of incendiary munitions, such as white phosphorus, which inflicted massive forest fires in Nagorno-Karabakh, causing severe physical and psychological injuries and major environmental damage, necessitates an appropriate response to ensure redress and accountability measures.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“Genocidal intent was also manifested in the deliberate destruction of Armenian churches, shrines and cultural monuments by the armed forces of Azerbaijan. A notable example of such a policy is the targeted destruction of Armenian cathedrals, including the Holy Saviour Ghazanchetsots Cathedral and the Armenian Church of Saint John the Baptist in Shushi, which continued even after the establishment of a ceasefire. The humanitarian crisis caused by the armed aggression of Azerbaijan was further exacerbated by the spread of COVID-19 in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s deliberate and targeted attacks, inflicting heavy damage on health-care institutions and water and gas pipelines, severely limited the capacities of the authorities of Artsakh to contain and respond to the pandemic.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“The violations of humanitarian law by Azerbaijan have been widely documented by various international humanitarian and human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch. In blatant disregard of the calls of the international community, including the co-Chairs of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Secretary-General, to immediately cease hostilities and in violation of three consecutive agreements on a humanitarian ceasefire, Azerbaijan continued massive attacks on the civilians and civilian infrastructure of Nagorno- Karabakh, with the aim of making life in Nagorno-Karabakh impossible, as a clear demonstration of the genocidal intent of its aggression.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“Throughout its offensive, Azerbaijan widely used all types of heavy weaponry, including multiple-launch rocket systems, artillery, missiles, various types of unmanned aerial vehicles and military aircraft and prohibited weapons, such as cluster munitions and incendiary weapons, to conduct targeted attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in gross violation of international humanitarian law. Deliberate air bombardments, artillery and missile strikes heavily damaged a number of medical facilities, including the maternity ward of Stepanakert’s Maternal and Child Health Centre and the hospital in Martakert. Targeted attacks were also carried out on educational institutions, which led to the destruction of 18 schools and 6 kindergartens in Artsakh, depriving 28,000 children of their right to education.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“While in many parts of the world the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire has been instrumental to reducing tensions, in our region the pre-planned large-scale war launched by Azerbaijan in September 2020, with the direct support of Turkey and the involvement of foreign terrorist fighters, has been the biggest military escalation in the time of the pandemic. From the first day of the hostilities, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian objects, residential buildings and infrastructure in 170 communities of Artsakh, including the capital city, Stepanakert, as well as in Martakert, Shushi, Martuni and Hadrut, causing injuries, the loss of lives and the displacement of thousands of people and inflicting a major humanitarian crisis.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“In the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, large-scale military hostilities and the targeting of health-care institutions, electricity networks and water pipelines undermine the ability of the authorities to respond to the spread of the disease in conflict-affected areas. International humanitarian law and international human rights law shape a crucial framework for the effective protection of the civilian population and infrastructure. Armenia attaches the utmost importance to full compliance by all parties to conflicts with their obligations under the Geneva Conventions and their protocols additional without any political preconditions. Any attempts to politicize humanitarian assistance to the population in need should be identified and addressed by the international community.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank the presidency of Viet Nam for organizing this open debate on the topic of “Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population”. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer and Chair of the International Peace Institute Kevin Rudd for highlighting the challenges with regard to the protection of critical civilian infrastructure in situations of armed conflicts and humanitarian emergencies. Armed conflicts accompanied by the massive use of heavy weaponry and indiscriminate attacks on residential areas can have a devastating impact on the civilian infrastructure, critical for the survival of the civilian population.”
2021-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/415 (2021) · source
“It is important to call for and demand full compliance by Azerbaijan with its obligations under international humanitarian law and the trilateral statement of 9 November 2020, particularly with respect to the immediate and unconditional return of all prisoners of war, civilian hostages and detained persons. The consolidated engagement of the internationally mandated format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship is paramount for a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the basis of the principles and elements developed over the years, including the equal rights and self-determination of peoples.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Azerbaijan has continually failed to respect its obligations under the ceasefire agreements of 1994 and 1995 with Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia, rejecting the proposals of the Minsk Group co-Chairs on risk-reduction and confidence- building measures, in particular the establishment of an investigative mechanism into ceasefire violations, the expansion of the number of international monitors and their activities, refraining from provocative actions, including the use of snipers and subversive groups, and advancing positions along the line of contact and the State border. We value the continual support by the United Nations for the central role of the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs in addressing the consequences of the aggression against the people of Artsakh.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Instead of committing in good faith to the S/2021/394 peace process under the auspices of the internationally mandated negotiation format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, Azerbaijan resorted to an uncontrolled and unabated military build-up and unnotified, large-scale military exercises jointly with Turkey, in violation of its obligations under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the Vienna Document of 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, promoting anti-Armenian hatred and glorifying hate-crime perpetrators.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“While in many parts of the world, the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire has led to a reduction in tension, in our region the global crisis caused by the pandemic has been instrumentalized to unleash violence, mass atrocities and destruction. The premeditated large-scale war launched by Azerbaijan in September 2020, with the direct support of Turkey and the involvement of foreign terrorist fighters, has been the biggest military escalation amid the pandemic. There was no shortage of early warning signs of the long-standing objective of Azerbaijan to resolve the conflict by force.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“The OSCE — with its concept of comprehensive and indivisible security, wide array of military and non-military confidence-building measures, arms control and verification mechanisms, and tailor-made approach to conflicts through appropriate mediation formats — has been called to promote peace and security in the Euro- Atlantic and Eurasian region. We will also continue to support and contribute to the regular interaction and exchanges between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at responding to a wide range of threats and challenges, including combating drug-trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime and countering international terrorism, including the problem of travel of the foreign terrorist fighters to conflict zones.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“These challenges have been further exacerbated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its humanitarian, human rights and security implications. By magnifying violence, hate speech, intolerance and discrimination, the pandemic has posed a serious threat to peacebuilding gains and risks reinstigating conflicts or fomenting new ones. We highly value cooperation in the framework of regional organizations, particularly within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in promoting and facilitating dialogue, cooperation, sharing best practices and building stronger capacities to effectively address threats to peace and security.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Regional organizations, as regional arrangements under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, are entrusted with a crucial role in advancing peace and security and promoting conflict prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution through their unique toolbox of dialogue, mediation and confidence- and security-building measures. Strengthening the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations is key to addressing challenges to security, such as the threat or use of force in the face of destabilizing military build-up in violation of legally binding commitments in the field of arms control and involving foreign terrorist fighters and mercenaries in conflicts, committing hate crimes on ethnic and religious grounds.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“I would like to commend the presidency of Viet Nam for convening the open debate on the topic of “Enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in enhancing confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution”. The presence of the President of Viet Nam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, underscores the importance Viet Nam attaches to the theme of this Security Council meeting. I thank Secretary-General António Guterres, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the other distinguished briefers for their presentations on the contribution of regional organizations to promoting the peaceful settlement of conflicts and disputes through confidence-building and risk-reduction measures in cooperation with the United Nations.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Armenia stands ready to continue its cooperation with the United Nations to deliver a humanitarian relief response in Nagorno-Karabakh, including for the mitigation of the consequences caused by landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices for the conflict-affected population, in line with humanitarian principles. A human rights-based, people-centred and inclusive approach is key to effective international cooperation in the field of mine action in conflict settings and humanitarian emergencies.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Since the establishment of the ceasefire and the deployment of the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the humanitarian deminers S/2021/346 S/2021/346 have cleared 1,873 hectares of territory, including residential areas and agricultural fields, of unexploded ordnance and neutralized more than 25,000 explosive objects, which also highlights the scope of the challenge. The politicization and obstruction by Azerbaijan of safe and unimpeded humanitarian access for United Nations agencies to the conflict zone undermines the comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian, protection and early-recovery needs and the human rights situation of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Azerbaijan has been using all types of heavy weaponry, including multiple-launch rocket systems, artillery, missiles, various types of unmanned aerial vehicles, military aircraft and banned cluster munitions to conduct targeted attacks on the civilian population in gross violation of international humanitarian law. Hundreds of cluster bomblets, submunitions and other explosive remnants in residential areas of Nagorno-Karabakh have caused serious security risks to civilians. Human Rights Watch has documented the use of cluster munitions in various populated areas of the capital city, Stepanakert, and other settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Mine accidents have led to the killing, maiming and injury of many civilians, including children, and have significantly impeded socioeconomic development. Azerbaijan has consistently obstructed demining activities, as part of its wider policy of obstructing humanitarian access by the international community to Nagorno-Karabakh. The large-scale military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters, on 27 September 2020, has led to further contamination of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in particular civilian settlements, by unexploded ordnance.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“The Armenian humanitarian mission in Syria continues to conduct physical demining activities in the residential areas of Aleppo province and to promote mine-awareness, with a view to ensuring the safety and security of the civilian population in close cooperation with the United Nations Mine Action Service. The Armenian Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, a non- commercial State institution, has developed cooperation with international and regional organizations, as well as humanitarian demining agencies, in the fields of mine awareness, survey and clearance of contaminated areas and victim assistance. For almost three decades the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and border communities of Armenia have been severely affected by massive mine contamination as a result of military activities of Azerbaijan.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“People residing in conflict areas are particularly vulnerable to the threats posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance, which affect their daily lives and have a negative impact on their enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to life and the right to development. Mine action, as part of humanitarian emergency response, plays an important role in the protection of lives, human rights and the dignity of civilians trapped in conflict, including by offering threat mitigation, mine clearance of communities and agricultural areas, risk education and awareness-raising, as well as victim assistance and rehabilitation. Armenia is committed to the global efforts in the field of mine action.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“I would like to commend the presidency of Viet Nam for including in its agenda various aspects of protection of civilian population in armed conflicts and to thank them for organizing this open debate on the topic of “Mine action and sustainable peace: stronger partnerships for better delivery”. I also thank the Secretary-General and other distinguished briefers for addressing mine action challenges in the context of the peace and security agenda and reflecting on the role of international actors. Landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices continue to pose a serious threat to the security of civilian populations, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“We also encourage stronger cooperation and coordination among the Counter- Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate, the Office of Counter-Terrorism and other relevant United Nations bodies in ensuring the efficient and integrated response of the United Nations counter-terrorism architecture to the new threats and assisting Member States in the implementation of their commitments to preventing and countering terrorism.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“In case of death, their relatives were reportedly promised financial compensation and Turkish nationality. “[I]t is even more worrisome that the Syrian fighters deployed to Azerbaijan are allegedly affiliated with armed groups and individuals that, in some cases, have been accused of war crimes and serious human rights abuses during the conflict in Syria, thus seemingly perpetuating a cycle of impunity and risking further abuses of international law”. We recognize the essential role that Security Council sanctions committees play in ensuring accountability for terrorist entities and individuals and assessing the evolving global terrorism threat and emerging trends in the activities of terrorist organizations, while monitoring the compliance of Member States with the sanctions regimes.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“The recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters from the Middle East by Turkey and their transfer to Azerbaijan and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone is a well- established and well-documented fact, acknowledged by the law enforcement agencies of several countries and extensively reported by independent observers. The Working Group on the use of mercenaries of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in its statement of 11 November 2020, referred to “widespread reports that the Government of Azerbaijan, with Turkey’s assistance, relied on Syrian fighters to shore up and sustain its military operations in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, including on the front line. The fighters appeared to be motivated primarily by private gain, given the dire economic situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Amid the outbreak of an unprecedented global pandemic, on 27 September 2020 Azerbaijan, with the direct support of Turkey, employed thousands of foreign terrorist fighters in a large-scale military aggression against Nagorno Karabakh, The large-scale military offensive led to massive loss of human life, the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians, the destruction and desecration of religious and cultural heritage and other gross violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Torture like that of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the inhuman treatment and executions of prisoners of S/2021/48 S/2021/48 war and civilian hostages by the Azerbaijani forces was widely disseminated and glorified in media outlets and on social networks.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“The spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic and the rise in intolerance and hate speech have created a conducive environment for the revival of activities of terrorist organizations. The violent ideology of terrorists finds a breeding ground in situations of State-led and State-sponsored radicalization of society, aimed at the consolidation of power and identity-building by scapegoating and demonizing certain ethnicities and nations. Our region is not immune to the scourge of terrorism and its radical ideology and violent practices.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Armenia remains firmly committed to the global fight against terrorism and is actively engaged in international and regional activities aimed at the implementation of the counter-terrorism conventions and their additional protocols, as well as the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council. We highly value the cooperation in the context of regional organizations, particularly within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, in promoting and facilitating cooperation, sharing best practices and building stronger capacities to effectively address the threats of terrorism. Indeed, the mobilization of foreign terrorist fighters in conflicts represents a new, alarming trend.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Preventing and countering terrorism require a holistic and cross-dimensional approach and entail aspects such as border control and management, money laundering and financing of terrorism, countering intolerance, violent extremism, radicalization and hate crimes and protection of human rights while countering terrorism. While terrorism cannot be associated with any particular religion, nationality or ethnic group, we have to acknowledge that terrorists have exploited religious solidarity to commit heinous crimes against humanity targeting religious and ethnic groups.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“The adoption of resolution 1373 (2001) following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 and the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee were a turning point in streamlining international efforts against terrorism. The twentieth anniversary of resolution 1373 (2001) is an important opportunity to identify challenges and gaps and recommit to efficient cooperation in countering terrorism. Since no country is immune to terrorism, the international community should stand united and work hand in hand to counter terrorism in all its manifestations.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank the presidency of Tunisia for prioritizing in its agenda the topic of countering terrorism and for organizing an open debate on this pertinent topic. We thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, and Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, for leading the activities of the respective United Nations bodies in providing coordinated and integrated response to the scourge of terrorism and assisting Member States in the implementation of their obligations under resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to reiterate Armenia’s firm commitment to further streamlining the empowerment of women in its reform agenda and promoting their active participation in political and public life as important prerequisites for promoting peace and stability.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“Moreover, the decision of the political- military leadership of Azerbaijan to target a maternity ward whose location was well known to the military clearly demonstrates the genocidal intention “to destroy, in part or in whole, a racial, ethnic, religious, or other group” by preventing births of a particular ethnic group in Artsakh. The international community should resolutely and unequivocally condemn the ongoing aggression by Azerbaijan — with the involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters — and extend its support to the efforts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group co-Chairs to achieve a verifiable ceasefire, which is crucial to ensure the protection of civilians, including women and girls, from violence and restore their inalienable rights.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“Targeted attacks on residential buildings, hospitals, schools and other objects of critical infrastructure have caused a humanitarian crisis, which has affected women and girls as the most vulnerable. On 28 October, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched targeted strikes on the residential areas of Stepanakert and Shushi, causing causalities among the civilian population and completely destroying the maternity hospital of Stepanakert, in gross violation of international humanitarian law and customary law.Perpetrated amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, Azerbaijan’s heinous actions are aimed at denying people access to essential services and at erasing decades-long efforts to fight disease, reduce child mortality and improve maternal health — and, as such, reveal the criminal purpose of the leadership of Azerbaijan, namely, to make life in Artsakh impossible.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“This discussion comes against the backdrop of the ongoing pre-planned large- scale offensive against the people of Artsakh unleashed by Azerbaijan with the direct military support of Turkey and involvement of the foreign terrorist fighters and mercenaries. The military aggression was accompanied by indiscriminate bombardment, artillery and missile strikes of the capital city Stepanakert, other settlements and critical infrastructure of Nagorno Karabakh, resulting in the killing of dozens of civilians, with hundreds of wounded, including many women and children. The actions of the Azerbaijani army have led to massive violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“The national action plan attaches great importance to the inclusive engagement of all women affected by the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in peace and security efforts. Among its focus areas are the protection of the rights of women and girls affected by the conflict, providing special protection for displaced women and girls and upholding their socioeconomic rights. Twenty years after adoption of the resolution 1325 (2000), despite significant progress in advancing the participation of women in peace processes, upholding their rights in conflict situations and engaging women in the security sector, women continue to be disproportionately affected by conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies, including in our region.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“It also set a normative framework for ensuring the protection of women and girls in conflict situations. The anniversary of the adoption of the resolution creates significant momentum to scale up practical measures for countering all forms of violence against women and girls in conflicts and addressing their particular protection needs. Armenia prioritizes advancing the women and peace and security agenda in the framework of its national policies and programmes aimed at promoting gender equality, the political and public participation of women and their economic empowerment. The adoption of the national action plan on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) has made national policies more coherent and coordinated to this end.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“I would like to thank the presidency of the Russian Federation for organizing the Security Council meeting to mark the landmark anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. We also thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and other speakers for their comprehensive remarks outlining the importance of the meaningful participation of women in promoting peace and security. We commend the personal contribution and leadership of Secretary-General Guterres in promoting equal opportunities for women across the United Nations system. Resolution 1325 (2000) has been instrumental in consolidating the efforts of the international community to promote the role of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and peacemaking.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“I want to conclude with a quote from the message that the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, delivered at the virtual ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism on strengthening the multilateral health architecture and combating infodemics, held recently: “With or without COVID-19, Armenia is a staunch supporter of the multilateral, cooperative international system with effective and functioning global and regional institutions. The crisis of the global health system caused by the novel coronavirus is a call for action, a reminder that against the challenge of global problems recommitment to effective multilateralism is an imperative.””
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Armenia has welcomed the appeal of the co-Chairs of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to the sides in the light of the suspension of monitoring activities by the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office due to the spread of COVID-19, to reaffirm their commitment to strictly observing the ceasefire and refraining from any provocative action that could further raise tensions.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“The disruption of the activities of conflict-related field operations due to the pandemic is a matter of great concern, as it may create the temptation to take advantage of the temporary absence of the international presence, including monitoring mechanisms, and to resort to hostilities. Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh remain fully committed to the 1994 trilateral ceasefire agreement and 1995 agreement on consolidation of the ceasefire, which have no time limitation.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source