YouSaid · the spoken record

Mullet

lines on the record
8
first
2008-07-17
most recent
2008-07-17
sittings or episodes
1
sources
un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

  1. “Meanwhile, we will continue to look to the Security Council for mandates with clear and robust provisions for the protection of children.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  2. “In this connection, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti has been actively working, through the justice section and the United Nations police, in close collaboration with UNICEF, on juvenile justice, legal reform and capacity building of the police and local judicial actors. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new comprehensive law on the protection of children was recently adopted by the national assembly; it represents a product of intensive and concerted advocacy efforts of all child-protection actors on the ground. These achievements have been made possible by the mandate given to us by the Security Council. DPKO is committed to protecting children in armed conflict and is currently developing a departmental policy to better guide our work in this regard.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  3. “As long as children continue to suffer from war and its consequences, including weak justice systems, a deficit in basic infrastructure and poverty, we cannot falter in our effort or celebrate success. We must strive to ensure an environment in which children's rights are fully respected and their welfare is protected, i.e. a peaceful and just environment in which they can flourish and meaningfully contribute to their communities. DPKO is contributing to these efforts through the very nature of its operations aimed at helping societies begin to rise from the ashes of conflict and instability.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  4. “This mechanism not only contributes to holding perpetrators of child-rights violations accountable, but also serves as a critical tool to guide the response of child-protection actors to the needs of children on the ground. DPKO has also been effective in conducting advocacy on politically sensitive issues. Through such work, DPKO supports operational partners, who may be unable to engage in overt political advocacy with regard to Violations of child-rights without risking the jeopardization of their long-term programmes on the ground. The integrated mission approach also ensures that we work closely and synchronize our efforts with partners, such as UNICEF, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on children's issues.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  5. “By 2007, over 1400 children had been released from armed groups. Today, over 3,000 children have benefited from reintegration programmes implemented by UNICEF and partners. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to lead advocacy efforts to release children associated with armed groups in the east, estimated to be at least 10 per cent of the estimated 25,000 troops in the region. Child-protection advisors have played a critical role in monitoring and reporting child-rights violations. In countries where the monitoring and reporting mechanism is being implemented, DPKO co-chairs the United Nations country taskforce on monitoring and reporting with UNICEF.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  6. “In virtually every mission with child protection advisers, training on children's rights has been a key activity. For example, in 2007 the United Nations Operation in cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) conducted 126 training sessions for over 3,200 peacekeeping personnel, including the police and civilians. In the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the Child Protection Section conducted training for over 800 personnel, both uniformed and civilian, in the last quarter of 2007 alone. In 2005, the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, in close collaboration with the national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme and partners, initiated a dialogue with the parties to the conflict, in accordance with Security Council resolutions to end recruitment and use of child soldiers.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  7. “Since 2001, specific provisions on child protection have been included in over 12 peacekeeping mission mandates, and the Security Council has adopted six resolutions on children and armed conflict. The Council has also repeatedly called for the integration of the protection, rights and well-being of children affected by armed conflict into all aspects of peacemaking. The Security Council's resolutions have guided DPKO's work in the area of children. In 2001, we deployed the first child protection adviser, to Sierra Leone. Today, the Department hosts over 60 child protection advisers in seven peacekeeping missions, who work to ensure that our missions adopt a child-conscious approach. Through them, DPKO has achieved the following.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  8. “Mr. Mullet: Thank you, Mr. President, for inviting the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to attend this debate. This debate is a testament to the great significance that the Security Council attributes to the question of children and armed conflict. Over the past decade, there has been universal recognition that conflicts inflict far-reaching and devastating consequences upon children. The landmark 1996 study, "Impact of armed conflict on children", the Machel study (A/51/306), highlighted the harrowing plight of children in conflict situations. As indicated in the concept paper before the Council (S/2008/442), we in DPKO have stepped up to the challenge, made considerable progress and achieved tangible results.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source