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“With regard to the ICTY, the Tribunal made substantial progress during the most recent reporting period. Two appeal judgements were rendered, including the Vujadin Popovic' et a]. case regarding five individuals convicted at trial. Only seven trials and appeals currently remain, involving the last 14 accused individuals and appellants. We are looking forward to the trial judgements in the Vojislav Seselj, Radovan Karadzie and Ratko Mladie cases, involving three of the most important indictees, and encourage the ICTY to take all appropriate measures to expedite decisions in those cases. We note the concern over the high staff attrition rates expressed by the President of ICTY in his report (S/2015/342, annexes) and acknowledge the steps taken by the Tribunal to tackle that concern.”
2015-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7455 (2015) · source
“Through its jurisprudence, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has significantly contributed to international criminal law and continues to do so. Both Tribunals have played a historic role in the prosecution of wartime crimes of sexual violence, thereby paving the way for the adjudication of such crimes worldwide. Both have championed respect for the rule of law and have contributed to the necessary process of truth-seeking and reconciliation. The reports presented today clearly indicate that both Tribunals are moving steadily towards the completion of their mandates. We welcome the steps that they have taken to expedite their work and effectively conclude the cases still under consideration, while referring outstanding tasks to the Residual Mechanism.”
2015-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7455 (2015) · source
“I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the very kind words addressed to my delegation and by wishing you all the very best during the month of May. I would like to thank Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their extensive briefings today. Lithuania also reiterates its thanks to all of the staff of the Tribunals for their work. The upcoming commemoration of the twentieth anniversary ofthe Srebrenica genocide is a sad reminder of that massive human tragedy and the dramatic failure to implement the responsibility to protect the population from genocide and crimes against humanity. At the same time, the anniversary once again recalls the importance of upholding and actively pursuing the accountability of those responsible for the most serious crimes.”
2015-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7455 (2015) · source
“The Committee and CTED will also continue to arrange open briefings on regional and thematic counter-terrorism issues for the wider United Nations membership, with a View to further enhancing transparency and strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Over the coming months, the Committee will continue to fulfil the mandates conferred by the Council, including through the preparation of a special meeting on stemming the flow of Foreign terrorist fighters, to be held in Madrid in July; continued Committee visits to States, particularly those affected by foreign terrorist fighters; and further interaction with civil society, the private sector and academic institutions, particularly in facilitating the use of new technologies in building the capacity of high-risk, low-capacity States to prevent terrorism in accordance with international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Sahel and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union for Counter- Terrorism Cooperation also participated. This served to convey a single message that the international community is united in its determination to assist countries in their counter-terrorism efforts.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“These measures can contribute significantly to stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, who are often spurred to action by calls to terrorist violence made by others, whether in person or through the Internet or social media. The Committee is also providing guidance designed to assist in capacity-building on specific issues. On 18 February, the Committee submitted to the Council a report that analyses, in practical terms, the prosecutorial challenges States face in bringing Foreign terrorist fighters to justice. Meanwhile, the Committee has undertaken activities to reinforce its direct support to States threatened by terrorism. In my role as Chair of the Committee, I conducted, from 2 to 6 February, a high-level political mission to Mali and the Niger, together with CTED's Executive Director.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Other priorities identified in the report of 21 affected States include the centralized and coordinated exchange of law enforcement information at the national level; the breaking-down of silo thinking among law enforcement agencies; and the urgent need for an operational 24/7 alert system that would enable users to share information immediately with front-line officers, including immigration officials and customs authorities. There is also good news, however. We are finding good practices already implemented by many of the affected States. Nearly all have taken steps to prohibit by law incitement to commit a terrorist act under their criminal laws, as called for in resolution 1624 (2005).”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“On measures to disrupt financing networks and to bring tojustice those who finance and support facilitation networks, most of the 21 States can apply to foreign terrorist fighters the mechanisms that they already have in place to disrupt and prevent the provision of financial support to terrorists. There remain concerns about States' capacity to freeze terrorist assets in accordance with resolution 1373 (2001). CTED is currently working closely with FATF to develop concrete tools to address these issues, including a set of red-flag indicators that can be used operationally by financial institutions and others to spot suspicious activity that may be linked to support for foreign terrorist fighters.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Only 5 of the 21 States we surveyed in the report required advance passenger information or passenger name records. In fact, a dedicated report on advance passenger information that was submitted to the Council on 26 May shows that only 51 States globally currently utilize advance passenger information systems at varying levels of effectiveness. CTED and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force are requested to jointly develop initiatives with relevant international organizations, aimed at assisting with the implementation of advance passenger information systems, with a particular focus on States affected by the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Only 5 of the 21 States reviewed had introduced legislation to criminalize preparatory or accessory acts conducted in a State with the aim of committing terrorist acts outside that State's territory. Furthermore, many of the 21 States had not yet introduced criminal laws to allow the prosecution of individuals who travel or attempt to travel to a State other than their States of residence or nationality for the purpose of the perpetration, planning or preparation of or participation in terrorist acts, or the provision or receipt of terrorist training. Resolution 2178 (2014) also calls on all States to require airlines operating in their territories to provide advance passenger information as a means of detecting the travel of certain foreign terrorist fighters.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“These reports will continue to draw on threat analysis provided in the course of CTED's dialogue with its partners, including the Monitoring Team of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, INTERPOL, the Council of Europe, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization. According to the first report, the comprehensive criminalization of various offences related to foreign terrorist fighters, as required by resolution 2178 (2014), remains a high priority.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Future reports will discuss ways to address recruitment, the challenges posed by terrorists' use of Internet and communications technologies, the disruption of terrorist financing and support networks, and the special challenges associated with returning foreign terrorist fighters, including the monitoring of returnees, bringing returning foreign terrorist fighters to justice, the use and effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes, and how to manage their eventual reintegration into society. In the coming months, therefore, these reports will provide a detailed road map of concrete measures to assist in the building of capacity to resist the threat of foreign terrorist fighters.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Using tools developed by the Committee to facilitate its dialogue with States on the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), as well as new tools dedicated to analysing measures specific to resolution 2178 (2014), CTED, in support of the Committee, has analysed an initial batch of 21 States, looking at how they implement those resolutions, the gaps that they might individually or collectively need to address, and the good practices that they already deploy. The relevant report was submitted to the Council on 13 May. These evidence-based and risk-based conclusions will be further used to develop detailed, concrete recommendations for the facilitation of technical assistance in the coming months. More reports, to be delivered in July and September, will expand the scope of enquiry to all 67 affected States.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“On behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, allow me to give a brief overview of developments in the work of the Committee and its Executive Directorate, as requested in paragraph 26 of resolution 2178 (2014). The Committee, with the support of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), has identified 67 States most affected by the threat of foreign terrorist fighters. They represent a wide range of countries in terms of size and capacity, drawn from all regions of the world. They include all four categories of States: origin, transit, destination and neighbouring.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussions on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.35 pm.”
2015-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7452 (2015) · source
“Amos, I would like to take this opportunity, since this will be her final briefing to the Council as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to thank her for her exceptional service. The Council wishes her every success in her future endeavours. I now give the floor to Ms. Amos.”
2015-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7452 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/368, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014). Before giving the floor to Ms.”
2015-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7452 (2015) · source
“In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2223 (2015). The meeting rose at 3.10pm.”
2015-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7451 (2015) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/380, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by France, Lithuania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2015/296, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”
2015-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7451 (2015) · source
“In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2221 (2015). The meeting rose at12.30p.m.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7449 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/370, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2015/331, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7449 (2015) · source
“Finally, like many delegations around this table, we believe that reducing the discussion of the UNMIK report to twice yearly rather than quarterly meetings would be a reasonable step forward in acknowledging the progress being made in normalizing relations between Belgrade and Pristina and with stability in Kosovo. We also have in mind the very full agenda that the Council has and the many crises we have to tackle. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 12.25 pm.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“The approval of the law on prohibiting thejoining ofarmed conflicts outside the territory of Kosovo - along with Kosovo's support for the South-East European Cooperation Process resolution on combating terrorism and strengthening anti-terrorist cooperation within the region and with European and international partners - demonstrates Kosovo's determination to address the issue of radicalization and violent extremism. Kosovo's efforts to be a responsible regional partner and to develop good neighbourly relations are particularly welcome. We would encourage further promoting ethnic and religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence as a direct contribution to the security, stability and prosperity of the Western Balkans region.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“We welcome the adequate focus by the Kosovo Government on creating social and economic opportunities for the people of Kosovo that in the long run will encourage them to stay in the country and contribute to its prosperity. While the security situation has remained calm, we have taken note of the continuing role that the Kosovo Force plays in ensuring security. We welcome its continued coordination with the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX), which also plays an important role in consolidating the rule of law. I would like to take this opportunity to thank EULEX for expediting the investigation into the murder of EULEX customs officer Audrius Senavicius in 2013.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“We note the positive ruling of the Kosovo Constitutional Court and the deployment of the new Chief Prosecutor of the Task Force, David Schwendiman. We look forward to Kosovo's honouring its commitment and the approval by the Assembly later this week of the relevant constitutional amendments that will pave the way for a specialist court. We welcome the Kosovo authorities' commitment to pursuing necessary reforms. The new Government programme for the period from 2015 to 2018 is a very promising start. It aims to catalyse economic development, employment and welfare, improve the rule of law, implement structural reforms and make progress on the EU integration agenda, as noted in the Secretary-General's report (S/2015/303).”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“The stabilization and association agreement with the EU, which we hope will be signed this summer, will be a milestone in relations between the EU and Kosovo, anchoring Kosovo within the EU's Western Balkans policy and supporting necessary economic and social reforms in the country. Establishing respect for the rule of law is fundamental to achieving a durable peace, and accountability for past crimes is integral to the rule of law. We stress the importance ofestablishing a specialist court to address the allegations raised in the December 2010 Marty report. We welcome the progress made in preparing the relevant constitutional amendments and the legislation for establishing specialist chambers to try cases stemming from the findings of the European Union Special Investigative Task Force.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“These vital talks have already brought results, including an agreement onjustice and on civil protection integration. We encourage the Kosovo Government to stay focused on the outstanding issues. The implementation of the agreements already reached, the rebuilding of vital economic links and intercommunal reconciliation are key. We encourage both parties to further engage in constructive dialogue, concentrating on the priority areas set at the most recent high-level meeting, held in Brussels on 21 April. They include, among other things, energy, telecommunication, the free movement of persons and the establishment of an association of Serbian municipalities. The European Union (EU) remains committed to supporting Kosovo as it moves along the path of reform and pursues its European integration goals.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Lithuania. I thank Mr. Ivica Dacie, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Hashim Thaci, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, for their statements. I also thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, for his briefing and his dedicated efforts on the ground. We are witnessing positive developments and changes taking place on the ground in Kosovo and the region. We are encouraged by the determination of the Government of Kosovo to continue with crucial reforms, ensuring lasting stability in Kosovo. We welcome the resumption of the European Union-facilitated high- level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2015/303, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. I now give the floor to Mr. Zarif.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Serbia to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. lvica Daeic', First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Hashim Thaci to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2015-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7448 (2015) · source
“A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Chile, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Angola, Chad, China, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The President: There were nine votes in favour, none against and six abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2220 (2015). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council Who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Think of all those human beings - fellow human beings - about to be killed, abused, injured, reduced to slavery, treated like animals in captivity by warlords, terrorists and militant gangs. This draft resolution has been drafted not to resolve all the underlying disputes on the arms trade, but to make a difference to those desperately in need, to enable specific and concrete actions aimed at limiting the damage and reducing the human costs caused by the illicit spread of small arms and light weapons. The victims cannot defend themselves, but we can. The choice to take the side of the Victims is ours to make, and I hope we all do. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Think of the displaced, of religious minorities running for their lives, of the elderly and the disabled who simply cannot run. Think of the children as young as six or eight, barely able to hold a gun, scared, brainwashed and forced to maim, torture and kill in order to live. We have heard the heartrending testimonies of former child soldiers in the Council. We cannot be so callous as to ignore them. Think of the humanitarian workers and doctors who risk and lose their own lives in order to help those in need. Think of the journalists who brave the worst crises to keep us informed. Think of the peacekeepers being attacked and shot as they perform a much-needed protection mission.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Every day, whether in war-ravaged Villages or in displacement and refugee camps, women in conflict situations are faced with impossible choices that none of us would ever want to make - to let their children starve or to venture out in the streets, camps or fields in search of whatever meager edibles they can find and other necessities, all of this at the risk of being caught in the crossfire, hit by a stray bullet, beaten, robbed or raped at gunpoint. For many women and girls, even attending to their basic bodily needs on the edge ofa camp can be literally a matter of life and death. As members prepare to vote, I ask that they think of the mothers who would live in continuous fear that rebels, terrorists or militant gangs will attack their homes and steal, rape or kidnap their children, or sell into slavery their daughters.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“The draft text clearly stipulates that all measures would be implemented only as appropriate, within existing mandates and as requested by affected countries. Every minute, as we speak, a life is lost because of the illicit trade or misuse of small arms and light weapons. Besides causing deaths and injuries, such illicit flows facilitate the commission of hideous human rights abuses and atrocities and indirectly impede development and growth. The all-too-free access to small arms strikes at the core of the human rights of women and girls.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“My own country has fought hard and long for sovereignty and would do everything to protect it again and again, and we know very well that all of us around this table and at the United Nations feel strongly about sovereignty as well. The real threat to national sovereignty and all the core rules and norms that govern nations and human lives comes from the action by terrorists, illegal armed groups, militant mercenaries, transborder organized crime, traffickers and smugglers of all stripes, who slaughter, burn, rape and destroy without borders - and definitely not from the language of this draft resolution, which is aimed at seeking greater coherence within the United Nations system in order to better help countries to counter the problem of illicit arms.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“As Boko Haram, Da'esh and their likes burn, kill, enslave and rape with the help of small arms, the draft resolution contains concrete language on the threat of terrorist groups and calls on the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, its monitoring team, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate to engage on the threat of weapons in the hands of terrorists and to develop plans of assistance to countries in need. All of these and other new elements could have a tangible impact on tackling the illicit small arms problem, and if implemented, could make a difference to countless people trapped in conflicts. Let me be very clear: contrary to some allegations, none of these elements in the draft impinge upon or Violate State sovereignty.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“It encourages the United Nations system to act in a more coherent fashion in helping those States, including through assisting weapons collection, enhancing physical security and stockpile management practices; safe and effective management, storage, marking, record-keeping and tracing of stockpiles of small arms and light weapons; as well as the collection and destruction of surplus seized, unmarked or illicitly held weapons and ammunition; and the development of national export and import control systems. It emphasizes the need to strengthen border security, judicial institutions and law enforcement capacity, and calls for examining and facilitating the transfer of technologies that would improve the tracing and detection of illicit transfers in small arms and light weapons, as well as for greater transparency in small arms transfers.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“It requests more specific reporting by the Secretary-General on the impact on specific vulnerable groups, including children, with recommendations for action to be taken to counter the impact of the illicit spread of small arms. The draft resolution includes extensive new provisions on assistance to affected countries and calls on new entities to identify capacities that could contribute to countering the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“The draft resolution contains important new language on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), that landmark instrument we have so painstakingly and passionately negotiated over an extensive period of time. Had we taken an all-or-nothing approach, we would not have the ATT today, and the world would be worse off because of that. The draft resolution has a very strong focus on the human costs of the illicit spread of small arms and light weapons and on the need to protect the victims, women, children and other vulnerable groups. It also speaks clearly on the critical role of women in tackling the problem of small arms and light weapons.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“For all our posturing, the illicit transfer of arms will continue, as arms trade is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world; but we can, and we must, do all within our power to limit the damaging, even mortal effect of such illicit flows on civilian populations. We have the responsibility to protect as best we can. That is what we sought to do, to build on the excellent Australian resolution adopted in 2013 (resolution 2117 (2013)) by adding new operational impact-oriented elements. Those much-needed bits and pieces were the foundation on which the small arms and light weapons discourse and action can, and, I hope, will continue to be built in the Council. Let me go through some of the new elements in the text before the Council.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“He spoke from the depth of his personal experience and spoke of the personal experiences and suffering of countless others for whom the impact of illicit arms flows on their faiths and hopes, as well as the faiths and hopes of their kin, is not just a matter of wording, but of the very real harm, the crippling injuries and the deaths that they have suffered, which will continue to haunt them as long as they live. The draft resolution is not ideal, but the world we live in is not ideal either. In the real world, we work painstakingly to achieve the desired results, with perseverance, patience, laborious efforts and compromise, one step at a time, bit by bit, piece by piece, block by block.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Critical thinking and good-faith engagement are in order to be able to advance in our common efforts aimed at reducing and limiting the horrendous human cost of the uncontrolled illegal spread of small arms and light weapons around the world. We value the strong support for the draft resolution that many delegations expressed during the open debate last week (see S/PV.7442), and we appreciate having so many co-sponsors to the draft resolution. As we submit the draft resolution to the vote, we bear in mind the passionate call from Karamoko Diakite, an arms control activist from West Africa, not to let down the Victims of armed conflicts and to adopt the draft resolution.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2015/289, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Lithuania. The draft resolution before colleagues today is the product of months of work by our Permanent Mission, which culminated in week-long intensive negotiations among the 15 members of the Security Council, as well as multiple bilateral exchanges. I thank all those who helped and guided us along the way, and the Council members for their cooperation in producing this far-reaching text. We appreciate the comments and criticisms received, which we View as an important part of the broader debate on small arms and light weapons.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Members ofthe Council have before them document S/2015/333, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Albania, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago and Ukraine to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“I thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.20pm.”
2015-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7446 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Mladenov.”
2015-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7446 (2015) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.45 am.”
2015-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7445 (2015) · source