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first: 2012-11-19
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“Another notorious character, the Russian commando Igor Girkin - who is also known as Strelkov and who played a big role in stoking war in eastern Ukraine - recently boasted to the press about having started the war by crossing the border with his squad, saying that if it had not been for them, there would have been no separatism in eastern Ukraine. A few days ago, he also said the Crimea referendum was carried out at gunpoint - something many of us have been repeating since the bogus plebiscite was held. Life in eastern Ukraine may have been far from perfect due, to long years of neglect by successive Governments, yet the local inhabitants, many of them Russian speakers, had homes to return to after work, had their daily lives and had their daily bread.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“How come, in spite of the devastating lawlessness and countless crimes committed by the separatist militants and registered in the reports of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Russia has not even once, not even mildly, condemned the perpetrators? All of this, as well as Russia's persistent protectiveness of the illegal militants, speak to Russia's direct involvement in and support for the war in Ukraine. That involvement has been confirmed by certain militant leaders. Back in August last year, the same Alexander Zakharchenko said that thousands of Russian citizens, including many professional soldiers, were fighting alongside the separatists. And then he suddenly withdrew his statement, just as he retracted his boasting about the attack on Mariupol on Saturday.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Therefore, let me ask again: How can a bunch of illegal militants expand their offensive, continue capturing territory and threaten to carry out attacks on three fronts against the State of Ukraine? How can a bunch of illegal militants without external trade ties, income or budget amass hundreds of armored combat vehicles, artillery systems and rocket launchers - all those Tochka-U tactical missile launch systems, Grad rockets, Uragan and Buratino rocket launchers? How can they afford modern tanks, each of which costs at least $4 million? How can they claim their own air fleet? How can hundreds of Russian soldiers be dying on Ukraine's soil if they are not even there? How come hundreds of Russian mothers receive the dead bodies of their sons in Cargo 200 boxes from a conflict to which Russia claims it is not a party?”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Notably, a day before the deadly attacks, Russia's Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) anticipated Mariupol's "liberation" in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. And yet, in spite of the obvious, Russia continues to blame Ukraine for ceasefire violations, including the Mariupol attack. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is not abating. Last week in this Chamber, we heard the long- debunked myths of "the junta", "the coup", "fascist Ukraine", and "oppression of Russian speakers" being once again resuscitated and put into use. For a year now, aggressive anti-Ukrainian propaganda has been used to brainwash, confuse, distract and obfuscate. The international community should not and must not give in to these obfuscations.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Some 30 people were killed and about 90 wounded during the shelling of the city of Mariupol. The Under-Secretary-General spoke of the militants withdrawing unilaterally from the ceasefire. In the days preceding the attack, Alexander Zakharchenko, the self-proclaimed boss of the so- called Donetsk People's Republic, repeatedly stated his disdain for the ceasefire. "There is no ceasefire. We will fight. I promise," he said. "There will be no more ceasefires or rotations There will be no attempts to talk about ceasefire from our side. Kyiv does not understand that we are now able to attack on three fronts at once." And then hours before the tragedy, he said: "Today the offensive against Mariupol begins. In a few days we will swallow the Debaltsevo kettle".”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“One does not seek peace by arming illegal fighters in a neighbouring country with advanced artillery systems, multiple rocket launchers, truckloads of arms and ammunition, and tanks. One does not seek peace by sending one's own troops and commandos to fight on the soil of one's neighbour. One does not seek peace by issuing continuous threats and intimidations vis-a-vis one's neighbour, or by annexing parts ofthe neighbour's territory. One does not seek peace by unleashing a continuous barrage of hate-mongering propaganda and lies aimed at dehumanizing and demonizing one's neighbour. As long as Russia persists on this course, let us be frank, peace in Ukraine has no chance. Last Saturday, Ukraine suffered the second deadliest single incident on its soil since the downing of flight MH-l7 in July 2014.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“The Donetsk airport, which the Kremlin-sponsored militants captured last week, has been pounded to rubble by months of attacks, causing destruction seen only in the worst of wars. Some 550 square kilometres of land have been captured by the illegal militants since the beginning of the ceasefire. Such are the realities of what we continue to call a ceasefire. Just like the breaches of the 1991 Alma Ata Declaration, the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, the 1997 Black Sea Fleet Agreement Between the Russian Federation and Ukraine and various other documents, including the more recent the Geneva statement and the Berlin joint declaration, the Minsk agreements are just another casualty of Russia's aggression against neighbouring Ukraine.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Alas, what we saw over the weekend was more deadly shelling, more destruction, and more human tragedy caused by the Kremlin's unbridled mercenaries, including the deadly attack on Mariupol, which this Council failed to condemn because Russia put protecting the militants above condemning the perpetrators. After 29 open briefings and no progress on the ground, it is hard not to sound repetitive here. However, we cannot let Ukraine fall through the cracks of international attention. More than 5,000 dead, some 11,000 injured and about 1.5 million displaced - such is the cost of Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine. Almost 50,000 people have fled their homes since 14 January; at least 262 people were killed between 13 and 21 January alone. Last week again, from 75 to 115 shelling attacks on Ukrainian positions took place every day.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this urgent meeting on the situation in Ukraine. Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing and insights into the current situation. Lithuania condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on Mariupol and extends its sincere condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives or have been injured during these attacks. The bloodiest conflict in Europe since the Balkan wars is taking place as we speak. Last Wednesday in this Chamber (see S/PV.7365), the Security Council members once again expressed concern at the situation and urged all parties to the conflict, including Russia, to return to the Minsk agreements and ensure their prompt and full implementation in order to prevent even more destruction and bloodshed.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“We urge the Minsk signatories to spare no effort in seeking a peaceful solution to the crisis. We urge Russia in particular to embrace the fundamental principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and put an end to its destabilizing, expansionist and revanchist policies in the region, including Ukraine, Moldova and the South Caucasus, where, contrary, to Russia's commitments under the 2008 August and September agreements, it is pursuing the annexation of Georgia's Abkhaz and Tskhinvali regions under the guise of the so-called treaties on alliance and strategic partnerships.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“The Ukrainian- Russian State border must be secured. Continuous monitoring by the OSCE must be ensured. All hostages and illegally detained persons must be released, including the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was kidnapped and is being held illegally in Russia. International observers, including the United Nations and OSCE monitoring missions, must be allowed full and unconditional access throughout Ukraine's territory, including Crimea. International monitors' full, unobstructed access to Crimea remains particularly important in the light of the continuous deterioration of the situation of the indigenous Tatar community since the annexation by Russia of the region. My delegation firmly supports Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Russia's intentions to rewrite the Minsk agreements in a way that would legitimize and accept the territorial gains achieved by the militants speaks to the Kremlin's wholehearted support for those criminals. Lithuania rejects all calls to renegotiate the terms ofthe ceasefire. The agreed parameters of the ceasefire already exist and must be respected. We urge all sides, in particular Russia, to engage and fully implement the Minsk agreements in their entirety and without any further delay. IfRussia is genuinely interested in putting an end to the devastating violence and deaths in eastern Ukraine, including the deaths of its own nameless soldiers sent to wage a war against a brotherly nation, it must stop destabilizing Ukraine, stop military supplies to its proxies, stop the illegal separatist groups and withdraw all military equipment.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Overall, since the announcement of the ceasefire on 5 September 2014, Ukrainian forces and civilians have been shelled more than 5,660 times, some 1,500 Ukrainian military have been killed and wounded, and at least 151 civilians have been killed. We look forward to the results of a thorough investigation of the Volnovakha bus attack. We must ensure that perpetrators of this reprehensible act, and all the countless acts of violence and gross violations of human rights, especially around the areas held by the illegal separatist groups, are brought to account. While every defensive move by Ukraine is blasted by the Russian propaganda as ceasefire violations, Russia has never even once condemned or disowned the illegal and lawless separatist militants. On the contrary.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Backed by sophisticated weaponry including Grad rockets, artillery systems, modern tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and an influx of foreign mercenaries, the militants continue their barrage of deadly attacks. The past few weeks in particular have seen a disturbing increase in ceasefire violations, including a massive onslaught by the militants on the Donetsk airport. Yesterday again, intensive fighting was reported in several locations, including north-west of Luhansk, where militants destroyed, with massive artillery fire, and occupied one of the checkpoints of the Ukrainian military. Growing evidence points to a systematic use by the militants of residential areas as a cover for launching Grad rockets and shelling the Ukrainian forces.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“How on Earth, but for Russia's continued supply, could a ragtag bunch of illegal militants obtain such an impressive arsenal of sophisticated heavy weaponry and arms, which by now could well rival the arsenals of the smaller European States? And where on Earth, but for Russia's continued support, could a ragtag bunch of militants get the millions needed to buy all that heavy weaponry and machinery, especially in an area where the local inhabitants are said to be starving and local hospitals cannot even buy bread for their patients? So much for Russia's claims that it is not a party to this conflict. The war in eastern Ukraine is not a civil war, as some try to portray it, but a calculated and systematic attempt to destabilize Ukraine - a foreign-sponsored war.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“continued to observe a number ofpersons in military-style clothing crossing the border in both directions... During the reporting period, the Obersvation Teams observed 396 men and women in military-style dress crossing the border in both directions... Ninety-three percent of border crossings occurred at the Donetsk BCP." The little that can be gleaned from the two kilometres where the OSCE observer mission is active is clearly indicative of what is happening away from the eyes of the observers. It is no wonder that Russia keeps blocking all attempts to expand the OSCE border observer mission to cover more ground. The Ukrainian sources estimate that as of 15 January, the separatists had 542 tanks, 990 armoured personnel carriers, nearly 700 artillery systems, some 70 Grad rockets and 57 air defence systems.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Here is a typical excerpt from the 16 January report of the smm of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): "The SMM. saw three unmarked trucks towing three D-3O 122-mm howitzers on the southern edge of Donetsk city, travelling west past a 'DPR'-controlled checkpoint. Two unmarked T-80 battle tanks were seen by the SMM. travelling south-east in Makiivka The SMM. observed a convoy of 21 military-style Ural and KAMAZ trucks, also unmarked, heading south on a highway near Starobesheve Four of the trucks carried what appeared to be communication equipment, while the remaining trucks were covered." Here is another report. In the weekly update for the period of 15-21 January, the OSCE observer mission at Gukovo and Donetsk noted: "The OM.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Time and again in recent months, its leadership has sought to salvage the ceasefire with new proposals, new deadlines and new periods of silence. The militants, however, have benefited from Ukraine's restraint by regrouping, rearming and grabbing more land. Since the start of the ceasefire, the militants have captured an extra 550 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory between Donetsk and Mariupol and, according to their commanders, have no intention of stopping. In spite of the many calls of the international community to close its borders to the illegal flows of arms and foreign fighters, Russia's borders remain wide open to the flow of deadly weaponry and soldiers of fortune.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“I thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing, and I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting in view of the recent deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine and continuous violations ofthe Minsk agreements. Both Russia and the Russian-sponsored illegal militants persist in interpreting the ceasefire in their own twisted way: Ukraine must cease while the militants can continue to fire. I believe that no one in this Chamber has any doubt that a country under attack would do its utmost to protect itself. In the face of aggression, it is the inherent right of each and every State to defend its land and its people. That is exactly what Ukraine is doing - defending itself in the face of the ongoing attacks against its unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Support for building the rule of law and national judicial and law- enforcement capabilities must therefore be addressed early on, within the context of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, and systematically sustained as countries move from conflict to durable peace and development. We welcome the strengthening of rule-of- law components in United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding mandates, and call on the Council to pay greater attention to rule-of-law issues in its debates.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Conversely, the rule of law, which sits at the core of democratic governance, offers a framework of justice and fosters empowerment and equality, by providing a common set of rules for all members of a society and guaranteeing their equality before the law. Taking resolute action against impunity is essential to ensure that victims of abuse can regain confidence in their society and proceed towards the reconciliation and durable peace that are so necessary for development. Such action is also important as a preventive, deterrent tool, sending a message to would-be perpetrators that their crimes will not go unpunished.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“The Council must make sure that every single mandate it creates has a strong women's-empowerment component, which would definitely benefit people's aspirations for inclusive development, the focus of today's debate. Peace and development cannot be sustained without accountability. The abuse of power, failure to address lingering grievances, lawlessness and impunity are deeply corrosive, sowing mistrust, hampering reconciliation and capable of rekindling conflict at any moment. In today's turbulent world, such grievances and abuses are also conducive to alienation, radicalization and violent extremism, thus compounding the complex task of fighting terrorism in its many manifestations.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Women's full, unfettered participation in the political, economic and other domains of society is a key driving force for societal transformation and economic prosperity. Numerous studies have shown that societies where women play active roles enjoy higher levels of well-being and development. The Security Council has created a solid normative base, starting with resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. While notable progress has been achieved in that respect, we are not there yet. This year's review of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), as well as the forthcoming peacekeeping and peacebuilding reviews, offer important opportunities to move that agenda further, especially on the implementation side.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Exclusion and discrimination on whatever grounds - gender, religion, ethnicity, race, age or any other reason - weaken societies by robbing them of their creative and productive potential, reinforce a sense of injustice, harden lingering grievances and undermine their very stability and security, thus threatening to ignite or rekindle cycles of violence and thwarting development efforts. In particular, peace and development need women's full participation and inclusion in all aspects of a society's life, as equal partners in decision-making processes and State-building, from conflict mediation and resolution to reconciliation, peacebuilding, and post-conflict development.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“That is why my delegation strongly supports the Rights Up Front initiative, which, in our view,shouldlieatthecoreofallpreventive,peacebuilding and development efforts. Sustainable peace requires that no social group be discriminated against or left behind. National reconciliation and peacebuilding cannot work if certain groups or minorities live in fear of persecution, are denied the right and ability to voice their demands and access essential resources, and are excluded from power-sharing arrangements and governance.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“In particular, their reports from conflict zones expose human-rights abuse, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and help to rally the international community in support of the rights of the marginalized and vulnerable and, by extension, the protection of civilian lives. We call on the Council to remain vigilant and actively engaged on the issue of the protection ofjournalists, human-rights defenders and civil-society activists. We have seen time and again that human-rights violations are often the first early-warning signs of a conflict to appear. Ongoing, unaddressed human-rights violations also become an obstacle to reconciliation and peacebuilding processes, and therefore to inclusive development.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Freedom of expression and information support transparency, foster participation and reinforce the necessary checks and balances within the political system that act as safeguards against corruption, abuse ofpower, cronyism and graft. Promoting the fundamental freedoms of opinion, expression, assembly and association, as well as supporting free media, is therefore essential to inclusive development and peace. We are concerned about the worldwide increase in attacks on and killings of journalists and social media workers seeking to expose impunity, corruption and abuse of power.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“However, as was noted in the Security Council's presidential statement of February 2011 (S/PRST/2011/4), there is an inherent link between security and development, and as the Secretary-General said earlier, when we ignore one pillar, we endanger the other two. Poverty, exclusion and marginalization fuel many a conflict, including those on the Council's agenda. We cannot break the cycle of violence and build durable peace as long as significant inequalities prevail and issues relating to economic, political and social inclusion remain unaddressed. Inclusivity begins with respect for basic human rights for all, which in their turn can flourish only where there is a solid framework built on the rule of law, democratic governance and accountability.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“It is a great pleasure, Madam, to have you presiding over this important debate, which has also attracted such an impressive number of speakers today. I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Antonio Patriota of Brazil, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee for their briefings. My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union later today. In my national capacity, I would like to underline the following points. Issues pertaining to the development agenda naturally fall within the purview of other United Nations bodies, particularly the Economic and Social Council.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“The upcoming review of the peacebuilding architecture provides us with an opportunity to revisit our approaches, identify continuing and emerging challenges and broader systemic gaps in order to adjust our collective responses and realize the full peacebuilding potential of the United Nations.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The PBC should also remain actively engaged in support of the political dialogue and other preparatory processes, in the light of the upcoming elections in countries on its agenda. We would welcome a more proactive dialogue of the PBC with relevant regional and subregional organizations. Partnerships between the PBC and the international financial institutions and private sector entities are also important. We believe that work in that direction should be further pursued in order to mobilize resources, identify financing gaps, ensure coherent responses and avoid duplications. Peacebuilding is a long and painstaking multi-stakeholder process.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Lithuania highly values the contribution of the PBC, the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Support Office in building durable peace in a number of countries coming out of conflict. We encourage a further strengthening of the links between the PBC and the Security Council aimed at ensuring a seamless transition from peacekeeping to sustainable and durable development and peace. In that respect, periodic stocktaking briefings and interactive exchanges can be very useful in the work of both bodies. We believe that the PBC can also have a useful role when the Council is considering mandate renewals and in transitions of United Nations missions. Furthermore, the PBC should draw the Council's attention to emerging threats in the countries on its agenda.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Conversely, the absence of such inclusivity threatens peace and reconciliation processes and the stability of the State itself. We may recall, for example, that the Council urged the Governments of Mali and Iraq repeatedly to ensure inclusivity and address the lingering grievances among the various groups of society. The consequences of such failure stand as a stark warning to all States transitioning out of conflict. Furthermore, the success of transition from conflict to sustained development demands that the issues of justice and accountability be most seriously addressed. Failure to ensure justice and put an end to impunity can sabotage post-conflict peacebuilding efforts and eventually rekindle the conflict itself.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“If that is not ensured, their reintegration will undercut trust in the institutions and in justice itself, with the inevitable negative consequences for building a lasting peace. Inclusivity is another crucial aspect of sustainable peacebuilding. In particular, women can and must play an active role both in conflict resolution and in the peacebuilding efforts that follow. Peace and development cannot be sustained if half of the population is left out because of gender. When peacebuilding efforts are based on inclusive societal consultations, where credible, viable mechanisms for effective and broad public participation exist, and no group or segment of the society feels excluded or marginalized, that generates legitimacy and trust in the state and its institutions.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, the illicit flow and accumulation of weapons can quickly wipe out years of institution-building, as political actors would be tempted to achieve their objectives through violence and force. If a peaceful dialogue is to be sustained, the United Nations must ensure the cohesiveness of its efforts, including through disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes and assistance in security sector reform that not only create a safer and more conducive environment for institution-building, but also offer incentives to former combatants to become a part of the peaceful solution. At the same time, as former combatants are reintegrated, it is essential that they be properly vetted and retrained and that their former victims do not feel threatened by their new roles in the community.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“We believe that, while distinct in nature and scope, those reviews cannot be conducted in isolation and that their outcomes should be mutually supportive and reinforcing. National institution-building is key for successful transitions from conflict to a lasting peace. Strengthening the resilience of States, building legitimate, accountable and effective institutions, and consolidating the rule of law is a long-term endeavour, which requires national leadership and ownership and sustained international attention and support alike. Inter alia, it calls for holistic approaches and the identification of specific destabilizing factors, such as a lack of accountability, corruption or unaddressed grievances and disputes, including those regarding property, land ownership and access to vital resources.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The United Nations can and should do better in many areas, including by ensuring across-the-board delivery as one, developing effective transition and exit strategies, continuous analysis, stronger synergies and coherence, as well as constant adjustment of responses. We welcome the upcoming review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, which we see as an opportunity to come up with concrete recommendations on its functioning, resources and modes of engagement. We fully agree with the Deputy Secretary-General on the importance of establishing positive synergies with the review of United Nations peacekeeping operations undertaken by the Secretary-General, and the high- level review to assess progress in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The youngest State Member of the United Nations, South Sudan, has seen its progress unravel due to the eruption of violence over a year ago. In the Central African Republic, the current fragile signals of improvement should be carefully watched and actively supported to prevent yet another repetition of the cycle of violence and coups. The dramatic fragility of the situations in Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere demands the improved coherence and synergy of efforts on the part of the various actors on the ground. Even where success has been clear, as in Sierra Leone, unexpected developments, such as the unprecedented Ebola outbreak, threaten to undermine peacebuilding gains. Ebola's overall impact on peacebuilding and development in that country, Guinea and Liberia, as well as its broader regional implications, are yet to be seen.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“I thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, for their comprehensive briefings. My delegation commends the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for this initiative and welcomes the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2015/2 earlier today. This exchange of views on post-conflict peacebuilding is very timely as we embark on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. We have seen some successes in recent years, as in the cases of Timor-Leste or the conclusion of peace operations in Sierra Leone in March 2014. Such successes, however, remain the exception rather than the rule. Repetitive cycles of violence threaten a reversal of peace and development efforts in various parts of the world.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The Security Council should therefore remain engaged in demanding that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea authorities initiate profound changes through the implementation of the recommendations of the commission of inquiry without delay. The Council should track progress of such implementation by holding regular briefings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur to the Security Council.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“We also encourage the Council to follow the General Assembly's recommendation and take appropriate action to ensure accountability, including through consideration of referral of the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the International Criminal Court, and consideration of the scope for effective targeted sanctions against those who appear to be most responsible for acts that the commission has said may constitute crimes against humanity. To conclude, let me reiterate the conclusion of the commission of inquiry that the crimes against humanity in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will continue until the policies, institutions and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“So long as the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea continues to deteriorate, however, it is important to make sure that the international community is mindful of its responsibility to protect the population of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which has been so manifestly and deliberately failed by its own Government. In this regard, Lithuania welcomes the recent adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 69/188 on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, submitting the report of the commission of inquiry to the Security Council.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“We take note of the indications by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that it is ready to consider human rights dialogues with international interlocutors, technical cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, and a country visit by the Special Rapporteur. We were disappointed to hear, however, that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is now backtracking on those signals. We urge the country to engage with the international community, to allow unimpeded access to international human rights and humanitarian organizations, and to start implementation of the recommendations of the commission of inquiry.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“The report clearly indicates that crimes against humanity are being committed, conceived and supported by the highest levels of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Government. Political prisoners and their families perish in prison labour camps, deprivation of food is used to control the population, children are stunted by malnutrition, humanitarian access is blocked to most affected regions, and torture is an inseparable part of the interrogation process. Those who manage to escape are often forcibly returned and invariably face persecution, torture, forced abortions and arbitrary detentions.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“For decades and even when mass starvation was claiming thousands of lives, the State gave precedence to military spending, engaging in a clandestine nuclear-weapons programme, buying and producing expensive military hardware. Nuclear weapons tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013, as well as provocative ballistic missile and rocket launches, have been condemned by the Security Council and have been recognized as a continuing clear threat to international peace and security. As the commission of inquiry notes, the drive to be a nuclear State has had profound consequences on resource allocation, affecting particularly the parts of the population that were already food insecure.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“The more than 370-page report, based on extensive research and testimony, is a profoundly disturbing read, as we have heard from some of the quotes earlier in this meeting. Hundreds of thousands perished, many many more have been physically and psychologically maimed by the regime that, in the words of the commission, seeks to dominate every aspect of its citizens' lives and terrorizes them from within. The very idea of a social contract between the State and its citizens is reduced to naught, with those responsible to protect the rights of North Koreans ruthlessly enforcing almost complete denial of their freedom of thought, religion, expression, information and association. Extermination, enslavement, torture, forced abortions, prolonged starvation - the list seems endless, as no abuse is judged too harsh or inhuman by the regime.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for convening this open meeting at the request of 10 Member States, including Lithuania. I also thank the Assistant Secretary-Generals Taye-Brook Zerihoun and Ivan Simonovie for their briefings. Lithuania welcomes this public briefing on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as do the other Security Council members that called for this meeting. We believe that the scale and gravity of human rights violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as detailed in the report of the United Nations commission ofinquiry (S/2014/276, annex), threaten to have a destabilizing impact on the region and on the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“We appreciate Australia's efforts in that direction. I would like to conclude by joining my colleagues in welcoming the incoming non-permanent members of the Security Council, and conveying our deepest appreciation to the outgoing teams of Australia, Korea, Rwanda, Argentina and Luxembourg for their dedicated work and collegiality during this incredibly busy year. They will be missed. And I wish all the best to Chile for its forthcoming presidency in January.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7352 (2014) · source
“The urgency of working out effective counter-narratives to expose the terrorists for what they are - nothing else but despicable rapists, murderers and executioners of sleeping children, helpless elderly, women and girls - cannot be stressed enough. In fact, the need for a breakthrough in the ever more sophisticated battle for the hearts and minds of potential terrorism recruits has never been more urgent. Finally, with regard to the sanctions regimes, which are more numerous than at any time before in the Council's history, we remain of a view that the Australian draft resolution was a missed opportunity to improve the application of that important tool at the Council's disposal to sharpen the impact on the perpetrators, while at the same time improving necessary assistance and capacity building to the affected States.”
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“Next year the Secretary-General is to submit a report on small arms and light weapons. This, combined with the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty, offers an important opportunity to improve the protection of civilians, as well as those who are there to help them on the ground - humanitarian workers, medical staff and peacekeepers. The open debate on terrorism and cross-border crime initiated by Chad (see S/PV.7351) reminded us all of the importance of breaking the nefarious links between criminality and terrorism and disrupting terrorism financing, which relies on an increasing variety of sources.”
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