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Mnatsakanyan

lines on the record: 115
first: 2014-07-28
most recent: 2019-09-25
sittings or episodes: 15
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“Transboundary bodies of water create hydrological, social and economic interdependencies among communities, societies and nations. They are vital to economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. Such interdependencies may have the potential for disputes and conflict, both within and between countries. Since growing populations, increased urbanization and economic development all require more water for agricultural, municipal and industrial uses, the risks become greater. However, the recognition of mutual interests and mutual dependency should serve as the basis for cooperation and the promotion of regional peace and security, as well as economic growth. Through various initiatives, Member States should be encouraged to focus on tipping the balance from potential conflict to cooperation.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“Armenia would like to express its appreciation to the Senegalese presidency of the Security Council for initiating today's open debate and providing an excellent concept note (S/2016/969, annex) on the subject. We also thank the briefers for their thoughtful presentations earlier today. The wide-ranging negative consequences ofclimate change and their significant impact on water resources have become palpable for societies and their health and economies and the natural environment. Meteorological records and climate projections provide abundant evidence of the vulnerability of water resources and the high cost for human societies and ecosystems. Effective adaptation to climate change requires a cross-sectoral approach, including at the transboundary level.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“They often have a better understanding of local circumstances, tailored approaches and effective tools, as well their own resources and financing. Cooperation and dialogue among States from the subregional to the regional and global levels have been and remain the modus operandi for the sustainability of peace, security and cooperation.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“It is critical for the international community to urge Azerbaijan to strictly commit to the 1994 and 1995 trilateral agreements. Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh have accepted and remain wholly committed to the early implementation of the latest proposals. To date, Azerbaijan continues to reject the implementation of the agreed proposals. We reiterate our firm position that a clear and unequivocal commitment to the ceasefire and confidence-building measures on the part of the parties concerned is the only way to create an environment conducive to the peace process. In conclusion, Armenia believes in the viability and efficiency of both the United Nations and regional arrangements and mechanisms in enhancing trust, confidence-building and dialogue among nations. Regional and subregional organizations have an essential role to play.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Among the earliest civilian victims were a l2-year-old boy and a 92-year-old woman, who were brutally tortured, mutilated and killed. Three captive soldiers of the Nagorno Karabakh defence forces were beheaded by Azerbaijan armed forces in the style of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. This barbarity was subsequently celebrated in the towns and Villages of Azerbaijan and publicized on its social networks. It is imperative to preclude dangerous attempts to seek a military solution to the issue. The implementation of the confidence-building measures proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs, including the proposals agreed at the Vienna and Saint Petersburg summits by the Presidents earlier this year, will certainly serve that purpose.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Armenia welcomes the unwavering and continued support of the United Nations system and the Secretary-General for the established format of negotiations and for the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs. In April, Azerbaijan unleashed a military aggression against Nagorno Karabakh, thereby violating the trilateral agreements of 1994 and 1995 on a ceasefire, signed by Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia. The ceasefire agreements do not have time limitations; however, Azerbaijan undertook efforts, including within the United Nations, to challenge the validity of the agreements. From the very beginning of the Azerbaijani aggression, the civilian infrastructure and civilian population - including children and the elderly - were intentional targets of indiscriminate violence.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“During our presidency of CSTO over the past year, we have attached priority to the expansion of such cooperation between CSTO and the United Nations. In our national context, the peaceful resolution of conflicts on the basis of the norms and principles of international law, without exception, are of specific significance given the ongoing negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the internationally supported format of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group co-chairmanship. This format is by far the most effective for our particular case on several accounts, not least due to its capacity to sustain focus on a compromise solution to defuse tensions and prevent escalation.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“As a member of CSTO, Armenia will continue to deliver on its commitment to forging stronger cooperation with the United Nations and to contributing to international peace and United Nations peacekeeping capacities.As a troop-contributing country for over 12 years, Armenia has gathered considerable national experience in its multiple engagements in peacekeeping operations in various parts of the world. Lately, Armenia has gained valuable experience in a United Nations-led operation in Lebanon. Armenia has been investing its experience in strengthening its preparedness for peacekeeping within CSTO. In that context, we welcome the expanding cooperation of the United Nations with CSTO, including between their respective secretariats.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“The regional and subregional levels of cooperation provide an effective platform for pursuing specific common objectives, including common security goals. The United Nations remains a critical forum for interregional engagement. As a member of numerous regional organizations, CSTO and CIS among them, Armenia benefits strongly from the institutional strength and effectiveness of the regional and subregional landscape of cooperation, including in the fields of political dialogue, security, human rights, democratic transformation and the strengthening of the rule of law, trade and economy, culture and youth.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Armenia expresses it appreciation to the Russian presidency of the Security Council for initiating this debate and for sharing a substantive concept paper (S/20l6/867, annex). We thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his briefing, and appreciate the presence of Mr. Nikolai Bordyuzha, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO); Mr. Rashid Alimov, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; and Mr. Sergey Ivanov, Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). While we are aligned with the statement on behalf of the CSTO, we also wish to add a few points in our national capacity. No country can be effective in pursuing its national agenda without engaging with others. That is particularly obvious in the case of countries with modest capacities.”
2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source
“Armenia consistently welcomes the support that the international community, the United Nations and the Secretary-General provide to the co-Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group in the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The Special Adviser and his Office deserve recognition of their efforts to detect emerging risks. The Office is indispensable to the overall machinery of prevention and therefore merits continued support for strengthening its capacity. Finally, the regional context of conflict prevention requires broad recognition and support. The division of labour, coordination and the non-duplication of efforts and activities are the building blocks for the effective use of the capacities of regional organizations in conflict prevention and conflict resolution. There is a good example of such regional efforts in our case.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The persistence of terrorism reveals the international system's vulnerability to those who are outside international norms and laws. The current change in the conflict paradigm is equally a challenge to the prevention paradigm. As ever, we need consolidation and urgent solutions. We welcome the Secretary- General's efforts to create specific tools under the leadership of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. Armenia has been a constant and committed supporter of the Special Adviser to the Secretary- General on the Prevention of Genocide. The Special Adviser, jointly with the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, has put together an important tool for prevention, the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes. Resolution 28/34 of the Human Rights Council, sponsored by Armenia, duly reflects that tool.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“There is clearly an urgent need for effective collective action on conflict prevention. However, the function of prevention is debated against the background of a deteriorating international context, as a result of which smaller States suffer the strains of vulnerability. The Council needs to be reminded that the powers bestowed on it by all nations are to enable it to advance peace and security for all. Today's debate is taking place in the immediate aftermath of some atrocious acts ofterrorism committed against the people of France. The depth of cruelty has left us shattered and shaken. We bow our heads before the victims and express our deepest condolences to our brothers and sisters, the people of France.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“Assessing the root causes in any conflict situation and debate about the action to be taken has never been isolated from a specific context involving the multiple and not necessarily concurring interests of international actors. From our own particular experience, we have been witness to systematic abuse of the international system and the manipulation of interests aimed at disrupting an international mediation effort, forum shopping and selectively interpreting international law. The international consolidation of peace efforts is a desirable and indispensable objective in conflict prevention and conflict resolution. Whether it is achievable and sustainable in all situations is the dominant challenge, since it revolves around the basic capacity of Member States to surmount narrow interests for the sake of broader peace efforts.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The human-rights aspect of conflict prevention should be a prominent focus for the entire United Nations system, including, not least, the Council. In that regard, the Security Council could draw useful lessons from its own commendable leadership on the particular issue of women, peace and security. One such conclusion might be that all human rights are a function of security. In fact, the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture has provided a useful and elaborate analysis of inclusive societies (see S/2015/490). Civil society is indispensable to conflict prevention. From the international perspective, preventing the outbreak of or relapse into conflict also involves a change of mindset.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The Secretary-General makes a cogent and eloquent point when he concludes in his report (S/2015/730) that prioritizing conflict prevention is by far our most pragmatic and cost-effective option. While we fully concur with that conclusion, it is of course the human cost of conflicts that eventually moves the conscience of the United Nations system. It is now an accepted truth that, in the words of the Secretary- General, the rhetorical battle on conflict prevention has been won. It is equally true that it is possible to detect conflict situations at a considerably earlier stage, because more often than not they are a reaction to the persistent injustice, discrimination and the denial of rights that are major examples of the root causes of conflict. We speak from experience.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“It is true, of course, that the recognition and pursuit of this goal are not new. We hope that the current drive to revisit the continued objective of synergies, coherence and coordination will produce tangible results. Of course, we acknowledge and commend the progress achieved so far. The collective endeavour within the United Nations to develop a legislative and operational capacity for coherence is a welcome and encouraging development. However, in highlighting the goal of concrete results, we must emphasize the prevention at an early stage of situations that, if not addressed, can result in conflicts, major humanitarian crises and, not least, atrocity crimes.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“I thank you for the choice of theme for today's debate, Mr. President. It is timely and reflects evolving thinking on consolidating the efforts of the United Nations system to promote the three pillars of its activities. The current thinking presented for our collective judgement emphasizes without equivocation that the most important goal ahead of us is creating synergies, coherence and coordination across the entire United Nations system. That there is a need for such coherence is beyond dispute. The three recent reviews of our peacebuilding architecture and peace operations state this clearly. The often conspicuous fragmentation of the activities of all the actors involved undermines the sustainability of the mutually reinforcing, interrelated and indivisible primary objectives of our Organization, its three pillars.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“Armenia has always advocated for confidence-building measures relating to the situation of women living across dividing lines, particularly in areas of conflict. Unfortunately, we have not able to exploit the great potential of such trust-building, given the position of Azerbaijan on the issue. The imprisonment of Azerbaijani peace and human rights activists involved in international projects, including Leyla Yunus, continues to be an insurmountable impediment to full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Armenia remains committed to addressing the issues of women and peace and security in line with the aspirations of the people of Armenia and its international obligations.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“As far as the international aspects of our national plan are concerned, we have to face certain realities and challenges on the ground. Twenty-one years after the conclusion of the trilateral ceasefire agreement that ended the active military phase of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the physical security and survival of the people of Nagorno Karabakh is still under threat. By the same token, the civilians residing in Armenia's border territory have been systematically and indiscriminately targeted by Azerbaijani armed forces. Armenia strongly condemns these violations of international humanitarian law and the tragedy that occurred at the end of September, in which three women in Armenian border settlements were killed.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“This year, Armenia has prepared and submitted to the relevant bodies of the United Nations two important documents, our national review for Beijing+20 and our fifth and sixth joint periodic reports on CEDAW. They give a detailed analysis of our country's implementation of its commitments on gender equality and the empowerment of women. At the same time, and touching on the resolution's comprehensive coverage of the issues, we should stress that Armenia has already implemented or is in the process of implementing many of its components in the area of gender security, including through two national action plans: a strategic action plan for the period 2011-2015 to combat gender-based violence, and an anti-trafficking plan, our fourth for the period 2013-2015.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“It is evident that empowering women and promoting their active participation in all spheres of public life are priorities on the current international agenda. Armenia has always been at the forefront of the promotion and protection of women's rights. With regard to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), we would like to emphasize the importance of implementing confidence-building measures, including people-to-people contacts. We should also recognize the links between resolution 1325 (2000) and other international instruments concerning gender equality, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Beijing Platform and Plan of Action.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Armenia would like to express its appreciation to the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for initiating this open debate and providing an excellent concept note on the subject (S/2015/749, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General and the other briefers for their valuable contributions yesterday. The year 2015 has been a symbolic one for the international community, starting as it did with the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action (Beijing+20), followed in September by the General Assembly's adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), in which gender equality is embedded as a stand-alone development goal, and now amplified by the marking of the fifteenth anniversary of the resolution 1325 (2000).”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“They often have a better understanding of local circumstances, tailored approaches and effective tools, as well as their own resources and financing. Cooperation and dialogue among States from the subregional to the regional to global levels has been and remains the modus operandi for the sustainability ofpeace, security and cooperation.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Civil society is an important contributor to the effective addressing of security challenges globally and regionally. For decades, non-governmental organization representatives and human rights activists have been playing an indispensable role in promoting peace, reconciliation, mutual trust and understanding. That function remains a critical supporting and consolidating factor for all peace processes, wherever they might take place, not least in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Such efforts must be continually supported. In conclusion, Armenia believes in the viability and efficiency of both the United Nations and regional mechanisms in enhancing trust, confidence-building and dialogue among nations. Regional and subregional organizations have an essential role to play.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We look forward to the United Nations presence at and observance of a combined exercise of the CSTO peacekeeping forces entitled "Cooperation 2015", to be held in Armenia in early autumn. Armenia attaches equally high importance to its work within all other regional and subregional organizations of which it is a member or with which it has close cooperation. The present international agenda, with proliferating threats, disagreements and conflicts, makes it particularly urgent to redouble the efforts made towards seeking common solutions and sustainable dialogue. Smaller States are particularly vulnerable and sensitive to situations in which disagreements at the regional and global levels pose a risk of the emergence of dividing lines. Armenia is not an exception to such vulnerabilities and sensitivities.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“As a member ofthe CSTO, Armenia will continue to deliver on its commitment to forge stronger cooperation with the United Nations in order to contribute to international peace and to United Nations peacekeeping capacities. As a troop-contributing country, Armenia has acquired considerable national experience in its engagements in NATO-led peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and in Kosovo. Previously, Armenian peacekeepers have also been engaged in Iraq. Over the past year Armenia also has acquired new and valuable experience in a United Nations-led operation in Lebanon. Armenia has been investing its experience in the strengthening of preparedness for peacekeeping within the CSTO. In this context, we welcome the expanding cooperation of the United Nations with the CSTO, including between their respective secretariats.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“This format is by far the most effective one in our particular case for several reasons, not least its capacity to sustain focus on a compromise solution, to defuse tensions and to prevent escalation. Consolidated support for these negotiations by the international community, including this body and the Secretary-General, is critical in deflecting attempts to pursue mediation shopping and lopsided, often highly biased interpretations of the causes and consequences of the conflict. Armenia welcomes the unwavering and continued support of the United Nations system and the Secretary- General for the established format of negotiations and for the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“As a member of numerous regional organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenia benefits greatly from the institutional strength and effectiveness of the European regional and subregional landscape of cooperation, including in the fields ofpolitical dialogue, security, human rights, democratic transformation and the strengthening of the rule of law, trade and economy, culture and youth. In our national context, the peaceful resolution of conflicts on the basis of the norms and principles of international law without exception are of particular significance, given the ongoing negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the internationally supported format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Armenia expresses its appreciation to the Nigerian presidency for initiating this debate and for providing an excellent concept note (S/2015/599, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General for his detailed briefing earlier today. No country can be effective in pursuing its national agenda without engagement with others. That is particularly obvious for countries with modest capacities. The regional and subregional levels of cooperation provide an effective platform for pursuing specific common objectives for countries bound by common security goals, common values, or mere geographic proximity. In the context of the present debate, the global level of cooperation here in the United Nations, inter alia, is a critical form of interregional engagement.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505Resumption1 (2015) · source
“I would therefore once again reflect on the words of Hitler who asked, prior to the invasion of Poland in 1939, "Who, after all, speaks of the annihilation of Armenians?" To the chagrin of the denialists, millions fortunately do, including in Turkey.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“We will not be alone as many nations around the world stand in solidarity with us. We are not bitter. We have been willing to rebuild relations with our neighbour Turkey without preconditions. We have initiated the normalization process, which culminated in the signing of the Zurich Protocols. Our goodwill, unfortunately, has not been reciprocated. While paying tribute to our victims, we will also celebrate life, revival and confidence, as millions of Armenians around the world have been doing through hard work. As for the denialists of the Armenian genocide, they only continue to do favour to perpetrators of subsequent genocides.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“The harrowing experience of suffering and extermination of Armenians in 1915 prompted a prominent Polish lawyer of Jewish origin, Raphael Lemkin, to coin the term genocide. Subsequently, in adopting the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the international community recognized the need for a legal instrument to counter this heinous crime. However, today we can hardly claim victory over the perpetrators. The people of Rwanda, for one, would remind us of the price of the international community's inaction and silence. Let us now reflect on the denial of justice and the denial to millions around the globe of the very sanctity of the right to life. Prevention remains as compelling an imperative as ever. As for Armenians, we will commemorate in dignity the centenary of the Armenian genocide.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“The unequivocal support of the international community to the agreed format of the peace talks and the efforts of the co-chairs remain instrumental for a consolidated peace effort. We call upon all Members, whether they gather in the United Nations or in other groupings, movements or organizations, to remain faithful to this support. Establishing confidence-building measures, including the withdrawal of snipers and the establishment of an investigative mechanism for the ceasefire violations, remains an immediate priority to address. We once again call upon Azerbaijan to act on establishing such measures. For my people, the past 70 years since 1945 have also been entwined with the tragedy of 30 years earlier.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“I speak at a time when the co-chairs of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), representing the Russian Federation, France and the United States, have just concluded a visit to Baku, Yerevan and Stepanakert in their continued efforts to foster peace. I once again reiterate Armenia's full commitment to the peaceful settlement of this conflict on the basis of the purposes, principles and norms of the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act and the basic principles and elements identified by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. We are waiting on Azerbaijan to heed the call ofthe co-chairs and observe its commitments to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“If we are serious about our collective responsibility towards each other and about our determination to combat atrocity crimes, then we should not allow the suppression of freedom in the name of territorial integrity. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is one such example that awaits resolution. I speak at a time of heightened tensions in the region. Upon the instructions of my Government, I have been regularly informing the Council and the General Assembly about the situation and about our concerns. Today, I once again reiterate the full conviction of Armenia that there can be no alternative to the strictly peaceful and negotiated settlement of the conflict.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“The present number of Member States manifests the fundamental right conferred to any people to freely express their will. It is a principle of international law and a purpose of the United Nations. It does not necessarily need to challenge the territorial integrity of a State, as many multi-ethnic nations living in harmony, with democracy and justice, or as the recent example of Scotland, distinctly demonstrate. Switzerland, for instance, might even remind us of an example of the free will to pool sovereignties. However, the legitimacy of a claim to govern people out of historical injustice and in a persistent environment of discrimination and intolerance is always bound to fail.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Today there are 193 free nations gathered in this iconic building - including such countries as Palau, Liechtenstein or Armenia, or such groupings as the Group of 20 or the five permanent members - in full exercise of their determination to work together on a common global agenda. The incremental growth of the membership of the United Nations to its present membership of 193 States is a source of a deeper thought about the privilege to be a self-determined free nation and about the exercise of jurisdiction over other peoples within the confines of the territorial integrity of States. This dilemma has been the cause of numerous conflicts, whether in the times of decolonization or in the aftermath of the breakup of the Soviet Union. This dilemma has been resolved differently in each case.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“We thank you, Mr. President, for convening the present open debate on the proposed topic, which might truly deserve the convocation of a week-long international conference. It is a formidable task to reflect on a 70-year journey since the end of the Second World War and the birth of the United Nations. The Charter of the United Nations insists that there are no first and economy class tickets on this journey, as all nations, big or small, rich or poor, are equal members of the international community. In our reflections, we also recall that in 1945, only 51 founding Member States joined the United Nations. The membership doubled in the five subsequent years. By 1978, it broke the threshold of 150 Member States.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“A weaknesses of State structures, including the lack of an independent and impartial judiciary, high levels of corruption, poor governance and the absence of accountability, as well as the lack of representative national civil society and a diverse and independent national media, as well as acts of incitement and hate propaganda, are examples of risk factors related directly to the failures of inclusive development. The Framework is therefore an indispensable tool in the analysis and assessment of inclusive policies, combined with the function of prevention. We encourage the Security Council to pay heed to the Framework in its analysis of specific situations.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“The Secretary-General has accurately defined the broad consensus among the international community and the community of genocide scholars, according to which genocide and other atrocity crimes are not spontaneous and isolated events; rather, they are processes with histories, precursors and triggering factors, which, combined, enable their commission. In that respect, we welcome and commend the recent Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes - a tool for prevention developed jointly by the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect. A careful study and analysis of the Framework and the set of risk factors therein reveals a strong, visible linkage between the consistent failures of inclusive policies, on the one hand, and the degeneration of situations to atrocity crimes, on the other.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“History knows of examples of waiving the legitimacy claim of territorial integrity in favour of self-determination when there is a breakdown of political, moral or ethical commitment and capacity to safeguard populations from outright extermination and death. The claim ofa conflict between those two norms of international law must therefore be consistently and carefully measured against every specific situation. The ultimate and most dehumanizing forms of exclusion and discrimination are genocide and other atrocity crimes.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Exclusion and discrimination, as the antithesis of inclusive and participatory governance, underlie the challenge to the legitimacy of sovereignty claims over populations and territories. Such policies of exclusion and discrimination have multiple forms of expression. They are particularly acute and prone to exploding into conflict situations where such policies are not merely condoned, but consistently upheld and promoted at the highest level of Government. Incitement to hatred, hate speech, xenophobia and other forms of fuelling discrimination are triggers to exclusion at all levels. We know of situations where such policies aim primarily at consolidating a dictatorial grip on power. There is legitimacy in resistance and self-defence when there is an existential threat to the physical security of populations at risk.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“However, the effective pursuit of that set of objectives is attainable and tangible first within a framework of justice, political equality, democratic participation and inclusion. Strictly speaking, it cannot be assumed that development follows democracy, because the objectives are firmly interlinked and mutually reinforcing. However, the generation of wealth without its equitable distribution is idiosyncratic to societies with weak democratic institutions. It is a primary source of exclusion and injustice. We believe that the post-2015 development agenda and the formulation of the next generation of sustainable development goals should duly reflect such considerations, bearing in mind, among other things, the security aspect of inclusive development.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“We recognize the conduct of inclusive policies for development as a complex issue in the overall conduct of national policies within boundaries, which relates directly to their institutional capacities as much as to the very nature of governance and the building of national institutions. Therefore, inclusive policies are a derivative of an inclusive Government. We strongly believe that Governments and national institutions that promote, follow and abide by the principles and norms of the rule of law, good governance, democracy, equality and human rights are adequately equipped to sustain stable societies. Sustained economic and social development, poverty eradication, combating corruption and other policies of equitable distribution of national wealth fundamentally reinforce the sustainability of stable societies.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“However, without undermining the progress made in that respect, we should admit to the lack of sufficient action in addressing policy failures at an early stage - and well before the international community faces a crisis situation. We fully share the President's argument about situations of exclusion and discrimination as being the root causes of many conflicts. We view monitoring, detecting and resolutely acting on such situations as a function of early warning and preventive diplomacy. Striking a balance between detecting situations and acting upon them remains an ongoing challenge at both the national and international levels. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda is an extreme and poignant case in point.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“To a considerable degree, the capacity of national Governments to deliver on their responsibility and to act in favour of the prevention of conflict lies in their consistent promotion of policies of inclusion. The two objectives intertwine. Therefore, we believe that consistent analysis and review of the conduct of inclusive policies by national Governments provides tangible benchmarks for assessing stability and detecting the warning signs that point to implications of failure. Over the years, the international community, in particular the United Nations, as well as relevant regional and subregional organizations, have developed a diverse set of tools for peer review, information gathering and analysis and the monitoring of situations.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Armenia welcomes and thanks the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for initiating the present debate. We concur with your conclusion, Mr. President, that inclusive development manifestly embraces the three pillars of the United Nations system, namely, peace and security, development and human rights. We also view the significance of the issue very much in the context of the function of prevention. In that respect, the United Nations system and the relevant regional and subregional organizations indeed have an important role and a reasonable set of available tools and mechanisms to address prevention. However, it needs to be recalled time and again that the primary responsibility for preventing conflicts lies with nation States.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Such deplorable measures underscore the significance of the need to recognize the function of protecting human rights and freedoms as a fundamental component in a comprehensive, structured approach to conflict prevention. Consistent failures in human rights protection in Azerbaijan are the underlying reasons behind the recent escalation of tensions.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source