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first: 2009-10-14
most recent: 2019-04-23
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“It is hypocritical to condemn the human rights violations and express horror at the new violence, while not taking strong measures to ensure the accountability of the State and individuals who are responsible for such crimes. Member States committed to conflict prevention and sustaining peace cannot turn a blind eye to State-sanctioned persecution of and discrimination against ethnic minorities or other human rights violations, including sexual violence. We also urge civil society organizations, human rights groups and other rights groups to come forward in that regard. While we reaffirm our commitment to preventing sexual violence in conflict and in peaceful situation, we should not rest until we have done our part to ensure the punishment of those who commit and execute such heinous and inhuman acts against women and girls.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“We ensure the availability of sexual and reproductive health services, including obstetric, prenatal and post- natal care to the Rohingya women. We are working to identify and address policy and systemic barriers to support services and ensure that refugee camps are safe for women and girls. We have mobilized adequate law enforcement personnel and humanitarian actors on the ground. Yet one must understand the realities of managing the largest camps in the world. The hope of return and a better future tends to become uncertain, the challenges become manifold and more complicated and desperation creeps in, particularly when the stay becomes prolonged. Certainly, the most effective way to keep all that at bay is a safe, voluntary and dignified return.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“While the whole world is asking for a resolution of the crisis through the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their place of origin, bringing the perpetrators to justice will be a critical confidence-building measure to incentivize repatriation, which we do not see happening. Can we expect the Rohingyas, particularly the women and girls who have been subject to unspeakable sexual Violence, to be willing to return without any guarantee that the same fate would not befall them? We appreciate the idea of a survivor-centred approach in dealing with victims of sexual Violence. We are well aware of the difficulties that Rohingya women and children face in the camps. From our modest resource bases, we provide the Rohingya women and girls with as much specialized care as possible.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The authorities are moving ahead with the national plan of action on women and peace and security with the help of UN-Women. Capacity- building at the local and national levels is an essential part in that regard. In that context, the signing of the framework of cooperation between the Government and the Office of the Special Representative offers a conduit for dedicated support measures. The culture of impunity, as experienced in the case of conflict-related sexual violence, perpetuates the vicious cycle. Without bringing an end to it, justice cannot be fully achieved. In cases when the State is unwilling to ensure accountability and justice for such crimes, the international community, particularly the Security Council, cannot avoid its responsibility. The case of Rohingya women is a glaring case in point.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“At the national level, to increase support to national authorities, we can strengthen national laws and investigation mechanisms and provide protection to victims. In addition, we should ensure victims' rights to sexual and reproductive health care and reparations. In Bangladesh, as a top troop-contributing country, we have ensured raising awareness about sexual exploitation and abuse and predeployment training for all our peacekeepers. The Prime Minister has time and again pronounced her zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. We have also implemented the guidelines of the Supreme Court by establishing women- only committees in workplaces to hear complaints against discrimination and sexual violence against women and girls.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In that connection, we deeply appreciate the good work that Special Representative Ms. Pramila Patten and her Office to bring before the world what the Rohingya women suffered before they fled and while fleeing Rakhine state. According to Save the Children, in 2018 alone an estimated 40,000 Rohingya babies were born in the camps. Many of them are unwanted, even by their mothers, and we all can imagine why. Their recognition and compensation and ensuring a better future for them in their country of origin are issues that the international community should carefully consider. As part of the solution to the problem of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, we should deliver on our promises and commitments.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Our role in spearheading the women and peace and security agenda and the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security underlines our commitment to create consensus across the extreme vulnerability of women during conflict and to address those vulnerabilities. Our women experienced widespread and systematic sexual violence and abuse as a tactic of war during our war of liberation in 1971. That horrific experience has come back to haunt us with the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. The majority ofthe 730,000 Rohingyas who have fled atrocities in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 2017 are women and children. Those Rohingya women and girls in the camps in Cox's Bazar were victims of horrific sexual abuse by the Myanmar forces, which is attested to by United Nations agencies and international humanitarian activists.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Ten years ago, through resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009), respectively, the Security Council designated sexual Violence in conflict as a tool of war and called on the Secretary- General to work with United Nations personnel on the ground and national Governments in strengthening the rule of law in terms of preventing sexual Violence. However, the findings in the report of the Secretary- General (S/2019/280) that was presented today confirm the trends that sexual violence continues as a part of the broader strategy of conflict and accountability remains elusive. We found the recommendations in the Secretary-General's report quite objective and pragmatic and they clearly require the urgent attention of the Security Council.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I thank the leadership of Germany for convening today's debate. Let me also commend the briefers for their informative and important contributions. I would also like to take this opportunity to condemn the recent terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, in which one of our young citizens lost his precious life along with approximately 300 other people. We stand in unity with the Government and the people of Sri Lanka and express our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. We demand that the perpetrators of that heinous act be swiftly brought to justice. We welcome today's adoption of resolution 2467 (2019), which we co-sponsored.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I wish to conclude by repeating the powerful words of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: "Refusal by international as well as local actors to even name the Rohingyas as Rohingyas i to recognizethemasacommunityandrespecttheirright to self-identification - is yet another humiliation, and it creates a shameful paradox: they are denied a name while being targeted for being who they are. The Rohingya have been physically attacked, oppressed, deprived of nationality and rights. How much do people have to endure before their suffering is acknowledged and their identity and rights are recognized by their Government and by the world?"”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“The latest arrangement signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar has made it clear that there is only so much we can do for the Rohingya, whose voices and concerns must not be lost in the bilateral process. It is critical that the Council remain seized with the Rohingya issue at regular intervals in the months to come. We align ourselves with the Special Representative in our call to consider the adoption of a Security Council resolution. We also reiterate our invitation to the Council to visit Bangladesh and, if possible, Myanmar, to witness the grave situation.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“In View of the broader scope of the special envoy's mandate, we believe that the Council would be in a position to gain a first-hand impression and an analytical perspective concerning realities on the ground in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine state, from such a political mission. It will ne critical to ensure that the Myanmar authorities engage with the special envoy in good faith. As we have previously said in the Council, whatever momentum we see in our bilateral engagement with Myanmar has been the result of widespread international outcry and engagement over the latest violence and atrocities committed in Rakhine state. We urge the Council to act as the custodian of the bilateral process, and, if we may add, of the rights and protection of the Rohingya as the most persecuted people on earth.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“The United Nations fact-finding mission continues to be denied access by Myanmar, even after it put forward a constructive proposal for gathering a group of interlocutors from concerned entities of the Government to engage with them in a transparent manner. Against that backdrop, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his statement in the Human Rights Council on 5 December, suggested the possibility of setting up an independent and impartial investigation mechanism by the General Assembly, complementary to the work of the fact-finding mission. In tandem with the presidential statement S/PRST/2017/22, at its current session the Third Committee adopted draft resolution A./C.3/72/L.48, mandating the Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy on the overall situation in Myanmar.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Humanitarian agencies are yet to be granted unfettered and sustained access to all the affected populations in order to independently assess their needs and provide comprehensive assistance and protection. Despite the limited access granted to non-international staff of the World Food Programme, other international humanitarian actors, including UNHCR, which has staff based in Maungdaw and Sittwe, face restrictions in their movements. Once again, such restrictions do not speak of positive developments on the ground and cannot be addressed through bilateral efforts. The Secretary General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict observed in her briefing that all the women and girls she had interacted with in Bangladesh demanded justice for the inhumane torture and brutalities that they had been subjected to.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Bangladesh continues to make efforts to ensure the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration process. In response to Myanmar's commitment to implementing the Kofi Annan Commission's recommendations, we continue to see the creation ofvarious commissions and committees, with multiple subcommittees and various responsibilities. It remains to be seen how the Myanmar authorities will manage to navigate the labyrinth of those commissions, committees and their recommendations to deliver meaningful and tangible results so as to make a real difference on the ground in Rakhine state.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“These concerns make it evident that the signing of a bilateral arrangement for repatriation does not guarantee that the displaced persons will be able to sustainably return within a reasonable time in conditions of safety and security. As a matter of fact, the bilateral repatriation arrangement is rather limited in its scope and is not perhaps expected to address the root causes of a protracted crisis that has led to what has been termed a "text book case of ethnic cleansing". Even if the arrangement were complied with in good faith, it would not necessarily ensure that the returnees would find the situation conducive to their stay in the medium-to-long term.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Fourthly, the verification to be conducted prior to return must factor in the total dehumanization, dispossession and disenfranchisement of the Rohingya, and all the more so because they fled their homes without any documents or evidence in support of their residency in Rakhine state. It would be expected of the Myanmar authorities to apply clear criteria to and modalities for verification of the Rohingya and other communities without undue discrimination. We also remain concerned over the lack of efforts to address the hate speech that continues to be propagated by certain segments of the local population in Rakhine state and elsewhere.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, the imposition of national verification that denies the Rohingya of their historically grounded self- identity has been one ofthe main reasons for the recent violence and atrocities in Rakhine state. According to reports, the Myanmar authorities continue to pursue divisive policies to convince certain sections of the Muslims to accept national verification documents that designate them as Bengalis. Such policies run counter to the recommendation of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, chaired by Mr. Kofi Annan, and need to be pragmatically reviewed by the Myanmar authorities in order to put an end to the State policy of treating the Rohingya as illegal immigrants and, hence, non-citizens.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“There is scope for drawing various inferences from those small numbers about the actual possibility of repatriating the entire forcibly displaced population. However, in the interest of good-faith engagement, we wish to refrain from drawing such conclusions at this point. There have also been widespread concerns over the possibility of maintaining the status quo with temporary shelters, as seen in central Rakhine state. The Union Enterprise does not appear to have clear contingency plans to address such concerns, including on the scope for involving relevant United Nations agencies and other partners in the rehabilitation and reintegration process.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Our concerns in that regard are further reinforced by the initial plans for return and rehabilitation that were unveiled last week by the Union Enterprise Mechanism for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine, and also shared by the State media in Myanmar. Given the number of facilities being created for the reception of returnees and their capacity to manage caseloads per week, it would take decades to conclude the repatriation of nearly 650,000 people. That would be an untenable situation, to say the least. Secondly, not only is the number of houses reportedly being rebuilt or constructed by the Union Enterprise in particular townships insignificant compared to actual needs, but the Union also has a very small portion of those earmarked for the majority- Muslim population in those areas.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“It further states that Myanmar will issue national verification documents to the returnees upon their return. That should, however, be dealt with separately from the verification to be conducted to facilitate their return in the first place. We believe that the Myanmar authorities have taken due note of the various concerns raised by different quarters with regard to all those provisions. We take this opportunity to reiterate some ofthose concerns from our perspective, as a party to the bilateral arrangement. First, the provision for concluding repatriation within a reasonable time must not be taken as a license to prolong the process over an indefinite period.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“We consider that document to be a critical first step towards the possibility of ensuring the voluntary repatriation of all the forcibly displaced people who entered Bangladesh in the aftermath of the widespread violence in Rakhine state in October 2016 and August this year. As per the arrangement, we are currently working with Myanmar on setting up a joint working group, with clear and specific terms of reference, towards initiating the process of repatriation in the third week of January 2018. The Myanmar authorities have agreed to conclude the repatriation process within a reasonable time, with the assurance that the returnees will be settled in temporary shelters for a brief period of time. The arrangement also states that the returnees should be rehabilitated in their original place of abode or in places close by.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“We remain concerned over recurrent reports of arson in Rohingya localities in northern and central Rakhine state, which belie the claims of normalcy and stabilization in the area. We urge the United Nations and its partners to keep a close watch on the volatile situation in central Rakhine state so as to prevent further possible outbreaks of violence against the Rohingya, who are mostly confined to internally displaced person camps in the area. As has been mentioned, in pursuance of our bilateral engagement, on 23 November Bangladesh and Myanmar signed an arrangement on the return of displaced persons from Rakhine state.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“According to the latest update of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group operating on the ground, the total number of arrivals in Bangladesh has reached 646,000 since 25 August. That number continues to rise. Last week in the General Assembly, we talked about the humanitarian situation (see A/72/PV.69). The dire situation of displaced people is perhaps evident from the hundreds of thousands of children who had to receive measles and rubella vaccination and were administered life-saving nutritional packages. Our authorities are in a race against time to prevent a cholera outbreak and the spread of diphtheria, which had long been eliminated in Bangladesh. Many of the fresh arrivals are taking place due to alleged coercion to accept national verification documents that designate the Rohingya as Bengalis.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“We thank the Council for giving Bangladesh the opportunity to make a statement. We thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict for their respective briefings and recommendations. Presidential statement S/PRST/2017/22 of 6 November urged Bangladesh to continue to provide shelter and humanitarian assistance to those who continue to flee violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state until they can return voluntarily and in conditions of safety and dignity to their homes in Myanmar, with due regard for the principle of non-refoulement. We made a pledge to the Council that we would continue to honour our commitment to that effect. To date, Bangladesh continues to receive fresh arrivals of Rohingya, with a daily average of 100-400 people.”
2017-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8133 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, the recommendations made by the Kofi Annan Advisory Commission on Rakhine State must be used as a Viable and comprehensive road map for restoring the rights and freedoms of the Rohingya, including their citizenship, with a view to ensuring their safety and peaceful coexistence with other communities in Rakhine state. We hope the presidential statement adopted by the Council today will give further impetus to addressing these priorities. We wish to put on record our profound appreciation to the delegations for the United Kingdom and France for their relentless efforts in achieving this consensus outcome in the Council. Referring to the statementmade by the representative of Myanmar, the allegation that Bangladesh abets terrorism in Rakhine state is pure fiction. The meeting rose at 3.30pm.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“We reiterate our Prime Minister's observation that the problem has its roots in Myanmar, and its solution has to be found in Myanmar. For now, the priorities are clear to all. First, there has to be sufficient and unimpeded provision of humanitarian assistance in northern Rakhine state so that the remaining Rohingya population - whatever small number remains - does not feel compelled to leave. Secondly, the Union Enterprise Mechanism for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine set up by the Myanmar authorities must start making a real difference on the ground in Rakhine state, and the joint working group between Bangladesh and Myanmar must start demonstrable, result-oriented and sustainable work on the repatriation process.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“It will now be critical to make sure that those statements of intent result in concrete deliverables so that the Rohingya can gain the trust and confidence that they may return to their homes in Rakhine state in safety and dignity. We sincerely hope that there will be some positive and tangible progress in the situation on the ground by the time the Secretary-General reports to the Council in 30 days from now. In the meantime, the General Assembly, through its Third Committee, is poised to further strengthen the Secretary-General's tireless efforts by giving him the mandate to appoint a special envoy on the situation in Myanmar. We take this opportunity to invite all Member States to support the General Assembly's draft resolution in order to reinforce the complementarity of the work of the Assembly and the Council.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“The presidential statement aptly recognizes that the growing number of refugees and forcibly displaced persons has a destabilizing impact on the region. On the specific question of their repatriation, we are yet to embark on any concrete steps between Bangladesh and Myanmar. There has been a decision to constitute a joint working group, but the details of its mandate and parameters will need to be just, transparent and comprehensive, without the imposition of unnecessary caveats. The presidential statement offers some broad guidelines for the process and recognizes the many commitments and pronouncements made by Myanmar.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“We shall remain engaged with Myanmar in good faith to find a lasting solution to this dire humanitarian situation, provided that our overtures and initiatives are reciprocated in a sustained and meaningful manner. This time around, we shall also seek the international community's sustained engagement in and ownership of our bilateral efforts with Myanmar. As we have said time and again, Bangladesh stands ready to do our part but, as we know from experience, we shall not be able to make any headway unless the international community, especially the Council, stays hands-on as custodian of our efforts. The statement just made by my Myanmar counterpart gives a hint of the complex challenges to be encountered, not least the persistent denial of the situation on the ground.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“From our perspective, it is of paramount importance that the Council speak in a unified manner on this situation, even though time is of the essence. Bangladesh thanks the Council for its recognition of the efforts of our Government and people to stand by those in desperate need of safety, shelter and humanitarian assistance. We thank the United Nations and relevant humanitarian partners for sharing the work with us during this unprecedented influx of nearly 610,000 people, many of them children. I can assure the Council that Bangladesh will continue to work towards fulfilling what the Council has recommended and invited us to do.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for giving Bangladesh this opportunity to speak. We wish to thank you and, through you, all members of the Council for the consensus adoption of the fairly comprehensive presidential statement S/PRST/2017/22 this afternoon. It will be quite reassuring to the Rohingya and other communities forcibly displaced from northern Rakhine state since 25 August that the Council remains engaged with their prolonged suffering, insecurity and uncertainty. We believe that the presidential statement can be a critical building block to help the Council to pursue timely, decisive and appropriate action until the time when a peaceful, just and lasting solution to this unfolding humanitarian crisis is achieved.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8085 (2017) · source
“The inherent resilience of our women gives us the conviction that women themselves have the capacity to act as agents of change provided they find themselves in an enabling environment. As we continue to work towards leaving no one behind, we must step up our collective efforts to address all forms of inequities, discrimination and obstacles that stand in the way of unleashing the full potential of our women and girls.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Fifthly, we must strengthen protection for refugees and migrants in host countries and societies, with in-built support for victims of sexual and gender- based violence. Bangladesh believes that preventing sexual violence is an integral part of the mandate to protect civilians given to peacekeeping missions. We remain committed to training our peacekeepers on sexual and gender- based violence, enhancing the participation of female peacekeepers in our contingents and encouraging our force and sector commanders to maintain regular involvement with local communities and civil society actors, among others. We condemn any allegation of sexual exploitation or abuse by peacekeepers or other United Nations staff, and we underscore the primacy of zero tolerance for such aberrations by those that are mandated to protect the vulnerable.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Adequate protection, compensation and legal and psychosocial support for victims must be ensured, while investing in the capacities of national judicial, law enforcement and correction systems to provide such support in a timely manner. Thirdly, the tools at the disposal of the Security Council to prevent and resolve conflicts, as well as to combat terrorism, must be used, including through the application of sanctions as required, and in coordination with other relevant organs and entities of the United Nations system pursuant to their respective mandates. Fourthly, meaningful participation by women and girls in peace processes, including in mediation and peacebuilding, must be ensured.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon all women and mothers to work as sentinels within their families and to actively contribute to the whole-of-society response against violent extremism and radicalization. We remain determined to forge ahead with our women's development and empowerment efforts to defeat the violent extremists and terrorists in one of their fundamental pursuits. The overriding messages emanating from today's open debate appear to be largely unanimous and demand our urgent and unmitigated attention. My delegation reaffirms the call for, first, shattering the culture of impunity around sexual violence as a tactic of war and terrorism through independent and impartial investigation and prosecution. Secondly, the burden of stigma must be shifted from the victims to perpetrators.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Echoing the resolution, Bangladesh condemns the use of sexual violence by terrorists and violent extremists in order to generate revenue, attract or enlist new recruits and perpetuate conflict and instability. In our national context, as we remain engaged in a sustained counter-terrorism drive, we see a rather new trend among terrorists and violent extremists to use women and children, mostly family members, to expand their ranks. In certain cases, some of those women acted as human shields, along with their children, with fatal consequences. Our authorities have taken the utmost caution to ensure that the women and children rescued from such operations are given due protection, including in custody, and not exposed to stigma.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“In recent times, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international inquiry commissions visited Bangladesh to gather first-hand accounts of persecution and sexual violence against a group of people fleeing from a neighbouring country into our territory. We hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice and that those displaced and victimized will be allowed to return to their homes in safety and dignity, with their nationality restored. The inhumane use of sexual violence as a tactic of terrorism has duly raised alarm in the international community. The Council responded to that growing threat by adopting resolution 2331 (2016), which highlights the nexus between trafficking in persons and terrorism.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“In our modest effort to come to terms with that painful legacy, we took up the issue of women and peace and security as a critical element of our engagement in the United Nations, especially during our membership in the Security Council from 2000 to 2001. We take heart that the suffering experienced by hundreds and thousands of women in Bangladesh and around the world at least paved the way for brave young women like Nadia Mourad and Mina Jaf to appear and eloquently make their cases before the Council. Despite our collective efforts, the magnitude of sexual violence in conflict is still overwhelming and appears to be pursued in an environment of near impunity and denial.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Adama Dieng recounted this morning, there are far too many instances ofthe egregious use of sexual violence in conflict. During our war of liberation in 1971, sexual violence was committed on a mass scale against our women and girls, leaving behind in its wake 200,000 victims. In a war-ravaged country it was nearly impossible to ensure adequate protection, rehabilitation and reintegration for such a large number of victims. The overriding priority was to find custody and shelter for children born of such violence, who were abandoned in most cases. It took us more than four decades to ensure official recognition and compensation for some of the victims who mustered the courage to make themselves known and heard. The work of bringing the perpetrators to account remains an unfinished agenda.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We convey our appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate. We also thank the briefers for sharing their insights. And we acknowledge the commendable role played by Ms. Zainab Bangura as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. We wish her successor the very best. The Secretary-General's report (S/2017/249) is a glaring testimony to the increasing trends and concerns about sexual violence being used by both State and non-State actors as part of their ideologies and operations. Bangladesh joins other delegations in condemning the use of sexual violence during conflict as a tactic of war and terrorism. We align ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women and Peace and Security. As Mr.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We pledge them our continued support in realizing their unalienable right to self-determination and independent and viable statehood.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“It is perhaps an irony that the Palestinian authorities are often called upon to take action against incitement of so-called terrorist acts, when the most fundamental root causes of the generational challenges of terrorism and radicalization sweeping through our world have been left unaddressed for decades. At the risk of its own peril, the international community must do something besides ignoring that stark truth. To that effect, my delegation would support the proposal to mark the fiftieth year of the unlawful Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories by declaring 2017 as the international year to end the occupation. We appreciate the Palestinian delegation's interest in playing an enhanced role in the United Nations within stipulated rules and procedures.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The international conference held in Geneva in June, the French initiative and the Quartet report issued in July (S/2016/595, annex) also sounded unmistakable concerns about continued Israeli settlement activities, which have potentially irreversible implications for the character, status and demography of the occupied Palestinian territories. The dire humanitarian and socioeconomic situation - particularly in the Gaza Strip, which is under an Israeli blockade that is entering its tenth year - was eloquently highlighted by the briefers this morning. We call upon the international community to impress upon Israel, the occupying Power, to put an end to its systematic violation of international humanitarian law and human rights principles and its unjustified acts of collective punishment unleashed on the 2 million people in Gaza.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“We urge that the Palestinian delegation's current initiative to hold dialogues with all Council members on the possibility of a Council draft resolution to address the illegality of the Israeli settlement regime, including the construction of the wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, lead to its much-anticipated and logical conclusion. The Arria Formula meeting held last week was unequivocal about how the illegal Israeli settlements continue to undermine the prospects for reviving the Middle East peace process. They deserve to be accounted for pursuant to the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“We agree with most delegations that the immediate priority for the Council is to send out an unqualified message condemning the illegal Israeli settlements, including the recent expansion plans. Such plans have emerged as the symbol of the protracted illegal occupation and have been identified as the main obstacle to pursuing the final status negotiations, and thereby a viable two-State solution. We cannot agree more with the Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine when he underscored the need for restoring the "political horizon" in order for the Council to act in a decisive manner on this seminal issue of concern, and doing so while drawing on its own resolutions, the Quartet road map, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Madrid land-for-peace principle.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“We convey our appreciation to the Russian presidency for having convened today's open debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statements made, respectively, by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and by the representative of the State of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The open debates in the Council Chamber on the Palestinian question reverberate with a deepening sense of frustration, given the Council's persistent failure and inability to live up to its obligations to end the nearly five decades'-long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, and thus pave the way for a peaceful, just and durable solution to the crisis.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Promoting peace and justice is one of the fundamental goals underlying the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The challenges of disarmament and international security have become increasingly complex and intertwined as countries, regions and the world as a whole have evolved. We must invoke the spirit of multilateralism more to revitalize the United Nations disarmament machinery, and thus contribute to international peace and development through effective arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The recurring outbreak of epidemics and pandemics makes us all the more aware of the potentially deadly consequences of the use of biological weapons. Bangladesh joins the call for resuming multilateral negotiations aimed at concluding a non-discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced legally binding verification regime to further strengthen compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention. We remain committed to the cause of the complete cessation of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. We join calls for the universalization of the Chemical Weapons Convention and for all possessor State parties to ensure the elimination of their existing stockpiles in a time-bound manner at the earliest possible date.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Unfortunately, the CD has been overshadowed by inertia for more than a decade. That must change. Otherwise, there will be initiatives to find solutions through parallel means, such as last year when the General Assembly adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution calling for convening an open-ended working group to take forward the negotiations on nuclear disarmament . Bangladesh supported the resolution and has continued to attend the working group session this year. Pending the total elimination of nuclear weapons, we underscore the importance of an effective, non-discriminatory and legally binding framework for negative security assurances to non-nuclear-weapon States. We support the establishment of nuclear- weapon-free zones in all parts of the world, including in areas where currently no such arrangements exist.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source