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  1. “It is up to us whether our grandchildren will remember us with pride and hope for a better future as we today commemorate the work of the pioneers who founded the United Nations, as the power of justice is justice of power.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  2. “In that vein, we encourage the Security Council, in line with the Charter of the United Nations, to address new threats to peace and security, including gross human rights violations, the effects of climate change and the risks emanating from new technologies, which often act as drivers of conflict. The recent events in the Middle East are of serious concern to all of us. Regional security and stability are at stake. A military confrontation, let alone a full- scale war, would have terrible consequences for the lives of the people in the Middle East and beyond. We are relieved to see signs of de-escalation and call for maximum restraint. The United Nations was founded on the central aspiration to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. We must be clear — conflicts can be solved only by political means.”

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  3. “Jean-Yves Le Drian, and other partners co-founded the Alliance for Multilateralism last year. Its objective is to support and strengthen the international rules-based order with the United Nations Charter and other international law at its heart. More than 50 countries are already working together in that framework, both with the United Nations and within it. We will strive to tackle emerging threats through the development of new multilateral agreed rules and principles. Examples include the Humanitarian Call for Action and the principles agreed in Geneva on lethal autonomous weapons systems. We will also strive to promote norms and principles for upholding stability in cyberspace.”

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  4. “With the upcoming twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), this year will be critical for expediting the agenda’s implementation, including resolution 2467 (2019), on ending sexual violence in conflict. In its second year on the Security Council, Germany continues to call for respecting international law, including the law of the sea and international humanitarian law, and promoting and upholding human rights. We will continue to advance the disarmament agenda and we will fight for accountability for grave human rights violations, atrocity crimes and crimes against humanity. Multilateral cooperation is the backbone of our foreign policy, and promoting the rules-based global order with the United Nations at its core is at the heart of our interests. That is why German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, his French counterpart, Mr.”

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  5. “One must work at it.” Conflict after conflict in the past — from the Sahel to the Balkans, from Asia to North Africa — has taught us the lesson for today, that lasting peace and security can never be achieved by military means. We need to prioritize prevention and look at long-term drivers of conflict. Without respect for human rights, good governance and social inclusion, peace will remain elusive. The Security Council has increasingly embraced the advancement of human rights as a critical element of promoting peace and security and preventing conflicts and atrocities. Germany attaches great importance to that. The women and peace and security agenda is also a priority of Germany’s Security Council membership.”

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  6. “We firmly believe that respecting the Charter and commonly agreed international rules is the best way to help to foster peace and security and the well- being of all nations and peoples. My plea today to all representatives around this table and the wider United Nations is to return to the roots of this Organization, which was built on the basis of sharing power, mutual respect and joint responsibility. That shared power came from a position of power, from lessons learned and conviction. And, talking of founding fathers and mothers, Eleanor Roosevelt said: “It is not enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it is not enough to believe in it.”

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  7. “Written at the end of the darkest days in the history of humankind, the Charter represented new hope for the peoples of the world. Threats to peace and security were to be resolved thereafter through the force of the law rather than the law of force. Germany became a Member of the United Nations in 1973. With our accession to the United Nations not even 30 years after the horrors of Second World War, my country was given a seat at the table of nations once again. Our past instils in us a particular responsibility to champion the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As a member of the Security Council, we are also guided by the will to defend and strengthen the rules-based international order and to promote universal respect for human rights.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  8. “Ms. Müntefering (Germany): Before I begin my remarks, let me thank the Secretary-General and Her Excellency Mrs. Robinson for their briefings. I also congratulate Viet Nam on joining the Security Council and assuming this month’s presidency. We should all applaud Viet Nam for the topic of today’s debate. I certainly do, because the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are, in fact, the fundamental reason for our work here at the United Nations. They guide our peaceful coexistence as nations large and small. Seventy-five years after their adoption, it is not clear how we will be able to transmit this remarkable progress for humankind to the next century. What will the world look like another 75 years from now, on the threshold to the twenty-second century?”

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  9. “Secondly, a bottom-up approach is needed, from the grass-roots level to the local and national levels. I particularly welcome the establishment of the Group of Friends; to date eight national chapters have been established, with the target of reaching 25 before the end of 2020. Thirdly, we must achieve the integration of youth in this work through dialogue between young and experienced women leaders, for example. The countdown to the twentieth anniversary for our common agenda starts today. The time is now, and time can be on our side if we make best use of it.”

    2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649 (2019) · source

  10. “Our Government is well ahead in its proceedings against members of Islamic State and the Syrian regime. Last but not least, allow me to make some remarks on behalf of the 61 member States of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network, which Germany proudly co-chairs with Ghana. Since its establishment, in 2017, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) has brought women's leadership and their participation in peace, security and sustainable development in Africa to the fore. The meaningful participation of women in peace, security and peacebuilding processes requires moving beyond the numbers to real qualitative representation. Let me briefly underline three points that I deem critical in their approach. First, there is a need for capacity-building to enhance women's qualitative participation.”

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  11. “Even a tense security situation and threats to their lives could not prevent Afghan women from exercising their rights. They have our full support. In April, under the German presidency, the Security Council managed to adopt the ninth resolution on the women and peace and security agenda. Resolution 2467 (2019) is a major step forward for the prevention and fight against the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence. For the first time, the Security Council places a clear focus on the rights and needs of survivors of sexual violence. Delivering justice and accountability is key for survivors of sexual violence. In the context of Iraq and Syria, criminal prosecution of crimes committed by Da'esh is a priority for my Germany. My country has also welcomed more than 1,100 Yazidi refugees.”

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  12. “In April, Germany and the United Kingdom, together with UN-Women, invited Member States to pledge their renewed commitment in implementing the full women and peace and security agenda before its twentieth anniversary, next October, and we will follow up on it. We all need to work harder to translate our words into actions. Germany is already implementing 10 of our 12 commitments and has fully completed the implementation of three. In Afghanistan, like in any other country, lasting peace and stability can be achieved only if women's voices are both heard and considered. In the framework of the intra-Afghan dialogue, which we co-hosted together with Qatar in Doha this July, we brought Afghan women and other stakeholders of Afghan society together, including the Taliban.”

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  13. “That which could save the lives of survivors is often not available owing to limited funding or ideological boundaries. We want a world without these barriers - a world where women and men participate equally politically, socially and in economic life. I call on all fellow members of the Security Council, all States Members and the United Nations system as a whole to finally fully implement what the Council has agreed upon 10 times since the year 2000. We made a promise to our generation and to all those that will follow, namely, nothing less than the full, effective and meaningful participation of women in all aspects of peace and security. We demand accountability for its full implementation.”

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  14. “Most important, perhaps, the involvement of women changes the process itself by changing its dynamics. That is one reason that peace treaties tend to last much longer when women participate. Today, more than a generation later, we are taking stock of what has been achieved. We have to acknowledge that, while progress has been made, essential parts of the agenda remain neglected and underfunded. Even today, there are very few women negotiators and mediators. Very few peace processes benefit from the meaningful participation of women. Women and children are still the most affected by sexual and gender-based Violence. Survivors of sexual Violence receive little or no psychosocial care, counselling or health care, including services regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights.”

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  15. “That is why, in April, we invited a record number of 11 women and two men representing civil society to brief the Council. The outcome, in our view, was inspiring and helpful. We hope to walk down that road together with all those here today. Resolution 1325 (2000), as you mentioned, Madam President, was adopted 19 years ago. The adoption itself changed not only the way the Council works but also how the United Nations and the international community approach peace and security issues. We all know that it constituted long overdue recognition of the important role that women play in creating peaceful societies. There is no lasting peace without women. There is no lasting peace without bringing representatives of half of the population to the table and safeguarding their involvement.”

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  16. “Briefings by representatives from civil society also ground our discussions here in the Security Council, as they bring the much-needed insight and expertise from the grass-roots level. Representatives from civil society, including human rights defenders, peacebuilders and local activists, especially women, need to be an integral part of the Security Council's discussions. Let me assure the representatives of civil society and all like-minded Member States that Germany will remain by their side in their endeavours. We remain by the side of women human rights defenders, women peacebuilders, civil society actors and activists who work every day - and often even risk their lives - to make the full, effective and meaningful participation of women, their full empowerment and respect for women and their rights a reality.”

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  17. “Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights. That is what we are fighting for and that is why we are here today. This is also at the centre of my Government's foreign policy. I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka for their comprehensive briefings. We appreciate the focus of Ms. Diop on her work in Africa. I want to thank Ms. Ekomo for her important work with FemWise-Africa and the African Women Leaders Network. I would also like to express my special appreciation to Ms. Salah, who came from Khartoum to give her testimony to the Security Council today. Knowing the situation on the ground is the soul of the service.”

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  18. “We are strongly concerned about attacks and reprisals against women activists, human rights defenders and civil society in general, as well as about the concerted efforts by some States to backtrack on the women and peace and security agenda and on the universality of all human rights. We stand united with many Member States of the Council and the United Nations - as we heard from the representatives of Belgium and the United Kingdom - as well as with civil society to resist such efforts.”

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  19. “The resolution serves as a reminder that it is our obligation as Member States to redouble our efforts to ensure the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and all subsequent resolutions that form part of the women and peace and security agenda, with all their provisions. The resolution highlights a crucial element of the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, namely, the role of civil society. That includes international and local non-governmental organizations, formal and informal community women leaders, women peacebuilders, political actors and women human rights defenders, all of whom play an indispensable role in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”

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  20. “We thank South Africa for highlighting the importance of the women and peace and security agenda with today's resolution 2493 (2019). With its adoption, the Security Council has once more underlined the crucial role it attaches to the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in prevention, peace processes and relief and recovery. This is the tenth time that the Security Council has adopted a resolution on women and peace and security, which has been a German priority since the very first time, 19 years ago. We agree that implementation is key in making progress, but we still have a long way to go.”

    2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649 (2019) · source