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Nana Effah-Apenteng

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first: 2004-07-20
most recent: 2007-03-28
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“In that regard, we should also learn lessons from past and recent developments at the international level. It has become evident that power without legitimacy breeds only disaffection, chaos and resistance, and that military supremacy alone cannot offer the desired security. A sober and objective analysis of the Secretary- General's report can only lead to the conclusion that any attempt to continue with half-baked or temporary solutions would not be feasible. We are convinced that only a peace agreement whose parameters are well known and enjoy widespread international support can bring peace and security between Israel and the Arab and Muslim world, and make a regional system of security possible.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“We therefore urge the Quartet members, which are the sponsors of the road map, to act in concert to revitalize the Israeli- Palestinian peace process. In that regard, they may want to bear in mind the Secretary-General's recommendation that they find a way to institutionalize their consultations with the relevant regional partners and engage the parties directly in their deliberations. It should also be possible for the Quartet to look again at the road map with a View to restating its basic goals, principles and end destination. We are attracted by the proposition that a regional approach is needed to resolve the various crises and conflicts in the Middle East today, not least because progress in each area is to a large extent dependent on progress in others, as eloquently stated in the Secretary-General's report.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“The elements mentioned in his report, which include consolidating the ceasefire by working with the parties to define its parameters and rules and extending it to the West Bank, the monitoring of the ceasefire and the promotion of unconditional and open-ended talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and the President of the Palestinian Authority, are options worth pursuing. We remain concerned that the tireless efforts of the Palestinians to form a Government of national unity have failed to bear fruit. In the larger interest of their people, we again urge the Palestinian Authority and Hamas to cooperate to achieve that goal. The complete satisfaction of the respective dreams or presumed rights of the Israelis and Palestinians may not be possible, which calls for realism and flexibility on both sides.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“As part of the much-needed confidence-building steps, we urge Israel to consider reversing the financial ban on the Palestinian Authority and to release the accrued taxes and duties due to the latter. That act would certainly assist the Administration in meeting its financial obligations and bring succour to the Palestinian people, who have suffered greatly from the consequences of the withholding of funds. The Secretary-General's recommendation for the Quartet and the Security Council to explore the feasibility of consolidating the ceasefire within an international framework deserves serious consideration. He has called for a stronger international role in order to halt the violence and create political space for negotiations.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“While we acknowledge those positive developments, we are also mindful of the need for Israel and Lebanon to commit themselves further to the implementation of a permanent ceasefire based on the full acceptance of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006). After the lengthy period of Violence between Palestine and Israel, the mutual ceasefire agreed on between President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert has brought relief to those genuinely interested in peace in the Middle East. It is our expectation that the two sides will refrain from Violence, endeavour to maintain the ceasefire, and ensure a sustained period of calm that the people of Palestine and Israel seek and deserve.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“On Lebanon, the progress made in the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) makes us cautiously optimistic that the cessation of hostilities, which has so far been maintained without serious incident, will continue to hold. We are encouraged that the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, has proceeded satisfactorily and that, in parallel, the Lebanese army has been deployed in the area south of the Litani River and along the Blue Line, leading to the stabilization of the security and military situation in the area.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“Mr. President, at the outset, may I commend your delegation for organizing this debate, which should enable us to examine the possibilities of advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East. We also wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his excellent and comprehensive report on the Middle East, which unquestionably constitutes the most volatile region in the world and, by implication, the major threat to international peace and security. The situations in Iraq and Lebanon, coupled with the Iranian nuclear programme, are sources of major concern to the international community. We also share the Secretary-General's observation that the failure to achieve a just and comprehensive solution to the long- festering Arab-Israel conflict remains the major underlying source of frustration and instability in the region.”
2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source
“Finally, the deteriorating security situation in Iraq has put severe constraints on the ability of the United Nations to carry out its activities, and its staff continues to be exposed to considerable risks. We hope for an improvement in the security situation that will lessen the risks to which United Nations personnel are exposed, so that the viability of maintaining a significant United Nations presence in Iraq will not be called into question. Indeed, the effective and commendable role being played by UNAMI in developing Iraqi national institutions and in providing for persons in distress may require it to assume greater responsibilities in the collective quest for a united and peaceful Iraq.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“We hope that the appropriate authorities will leave no stone unturned to improve the general security situation in the country, so as to enable the people of Iraq to achieve lasting peace and security. We therefore look forward to the deliberations of the national reconciliation conference to be held on 16 December and to its promulgation of a national hydrocarbon law. We also welcome the decision of the Iraqi Government to send envoys east and west to enlist their support in the quest for peace, because we agree with the observation made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General that an exclusionary approach, whether internal or external, will not result in progress towards peace and stability.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“Given the environment of insecurity and the consequent high level of human rights violations, the Government of Iraq has obviously not been able to honour its promise to promote the protection of human rights and the rule of law. We are, however, encouraged to note that the UNAMI Human Rights Office continues to work closely with Iraqi institutions to strengthen the rule of law and create a strong and effective national human rights system, and we hope that the draft law on the establishment of a national human rights commission will be enacted soon. We are deeply worried at the continued violence and numerous deaths occurring daily in Iraq.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“My delegation remains concerned about the increase in the number of displaced Iraqis due to violence by various elements. The Secretary-General's report informs us that the total number of displaced persons in Iraq is over 1.6 million, while about an equal number of Iraqis have become refugees outside the country since 2003. We commend the United Nations agencies and their partners for providing food, shelter and non-food items to as many displaced Iraqis as resources permit, and we add our voice to the Secretary-General's appeal for the international community to identify additional means for supporting United Nations agencies in their work with displaced Iraqis.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“We have also noted that the Office of Constitutional Support of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) continued extending its assistance to the Council of Representatives in developing the required legislation for advancing the implementation of the constitution. We note that UNAMI intends to provide strong support to the constitutional review process drawing on best practices from around the world. We urge the UNAMI Office of Electoral Assistance to continue providing support for the process of the transition from the Independent Electoral Commission to the future Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq and for the planning and updating of the voter rolls in preparation for future electoral events.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“We acknowledge the Secretary-General's assertion that the success of the Compact would depend on the ability of the Government of Iraq and the international community to deliver on their mutual commitments. We are hopeful that the Compact will be formally launched sooner, rather than later. We support the continuous efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to engage key political, civil society, tribal and religious leaders with a view to promoting genuine dialogue and addressing the volatile security situation. He should be encouraged to continue with the strengthening of the legal and institutional foundation of the country and assisting in the promotion of the implementation of the Government's National Reconciliation Plan.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“We commend the Secretary-General for convening a high-level meeting, which reviewed progress made in the implementation of Security Council resolution 1546 (2004), and also provided an opportunity for the mobilization of greater and broader international support and engagement with the Government of Iraq. In addition, we welcome the United Nations as co-chair of the first and second International Compact meetings with the Iraq preparatory group in Abu-Dhabi and Kuwait City, respectively, which recognized the need to complete expeditiously the development of the Compact through a broad consultative process at the national, regional and international levels, and progress made in the drafting of the Compact document, in particular, the inclusion of the political and security sections, as well as the presentation of specific bench marks.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“At the outset, let me thank the Special Representative Ambassador Qazi for his briefing and for introducing the Secretary- General's report. We also wish to thank Ambassador Jackie Wolcott Sanders of the United States for her briefing on behalf of the Multinational Force. We have noted that the United Nations, as co- chair of the International Compact for Iraq, continued to provide support to the Government of Iraq in the development of the Compact process, which is an important framework for mobilizing national, regional and international actors in support of the transition in Iraq.”
2006-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5583 (2006) · source
“While saluting all the men and women engaged in humanitarian activities, we hold the view that the most effective means of protecting civilians is by preventing the eruption of conflicts, as peace and stability are sine qua non conditions for the pursuit of development and the promotion of human rights.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“The valuable contribution of regional organizations and other inter-governmental institutions in the protection of civilians cannot be overemphasized, given their profound experience and knowledge of the dynamics of a given region. We therefore encourage the further strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations to enhance the provision of humanitarian assistance as appropriate. Our goal of providing protection to civilian victims in conflict would be bolstered by the arrest and trial of perpetrators of acts of impunity and gross human rights abuses. We are therefore encouraged by some actions recently taken by the International Criminal Court in that direction. We hope that the force of example will serve as a deterrent to unscrupulous adventurists from indulging in such heinous crimes.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“It therefore behoves the community of nations, and especially the Security Council, to ensure that those obligations are fully respected by applying realistic and punitive sanctions against identified persons violating the tenets of these instruments, especially the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their protocols, whose universalization is of the utmost importance. We therefore urge States that are not yet parties to take urgent measures towards that end. The role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance and other United Nations agencies involved in humanitarian activities can only be sustained through the availability of appropriate resources. We therefore urge donor countries and agencies to concretize their commitment through the provision of adequate funding.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“Their commendable efforts, often under severe circumstances, have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and led to the improvement in the living conditions of civilians afflicted by the ravages of conflict. Undoubtedly, those noble efforts are often obstructed deliberately by parties to conflicts, whose callous acts often disregard the plight inflicted on innocent civilians by their wanton disruption of their peaceful lives. Parties to conflicts, including armed groups, are obliged to guarantee unfettered access to civilian victims of conflict to cater to their basic needs.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“However, without the requisite mandate, the presence of Blue Helmets may not attain the envisaged objective. That is why we welcome the Security Council's resolve to provide peacekeepers with a robust mandate to enable them effectively to discharge their responsibilities. Furthermore, we support extending the role of peacekeepers, where appropriate, to include the protection of civilians and other humanitarian assistance, as well as the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. The United Nations system, in collaboration with non-governmental organizations, has acquitted itself creditably over the years in providing deprived persons with the basic necessities of life, including food, water, shelter and medical care.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“We recognize that any deployment should be in conformity with the Charter. That notwithstanding, the Security Council has a moral duty to act in dire situations to save civilians not only from genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and other grave violations of human rights abuses in line with the commitment made by our leaders last year. It is also our view that the same sentiments underpin article 4 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union. We should stop paying lip service to the concept of the responsibility to protect, and have the political will to stand by the courage of our convictions. Apart from bringing succour and hope to a traumatized population, the presence of peacekeepers also facilitates the provision of humanitarian assistance to hitherto inaccessible areas, especially remote villages and towns.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“9 The changing nature of warfare, be it intra- or inter-State conflict, has of course widened the scope of protection, although its basic elements of physical protection and humanitarian assistance, which are mutually reinforcing, remain unchanged. It has been recognized, that in the new warfare that has emerged, the impact of armed conflict on civilians goes beyond the notion of collateral damage. The physical protection of unarmed civilians in conflict is paramount if an already traumatized populace, especially the vulnerable, like women and children, are to be spared from further agonies of rape and other forms of sexual violence, forced conscription, abduction, forced labour, maiming and forced displacement. In that connection, the rapid deployment of United Nations peacekeepers in conflict areas is imperative.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“We must acknowledge that our Organization, and indeed the Security Council, have, since being seized of the matter, made laudable strides to rein in acts of impunity against unarmed civilians, as demonstrated by the establishment of domestic and international bodies and judicial entities to specifically address the menace. While applauding those measures, we cannot but also stress that recent events in some conflict areas, such as Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are indicative of pertinent gaps that need to be examined, with a view to adopting necessary remedial measures. That requires the total commitment of States to the Secretary-General's call for a culture of protection, through scrupulous adherence to the provisions of all multilateral agreements dealing with the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“Although General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 1991 entrusted Governments and States with the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians, parties embroiled in armed conflict are invariably unable to discharge their obligations owing to various inhibiting factors. It is for that reason that the international community, and especially the United Nations, has over the years been at the forefront of this critical humanitarian duty. Indeed, the pivotal role of the United Nations was recognized by world leaders in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the World Summit Outcome document, and subsequently reaffirmed by resolution 1674 (2006).”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his briefing. As he takes leave of the United Nations, we wish to thank him for his strong and sustained advocacy during his incumbency. We wish him well. May I also commend you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the issue of the protection of civilians in situations of conflict, which the Secretary-General once rightly described as a humanitarian imperative. This issue is of cardinal importance to the United Nations as a whole, if it is to discharge successfully its Charter obligations of maintaining world peace while promoting sustainable development and strengthening human rights.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577 (2006) · source
“The Security Council must henceforth resolve to work assiduously towards the resolution of the Palestinian question on the basis of its own resolutions and in accordance with the Road Map and the Arab peace initiative and to implement the two-State solution that entails an independent Palestinian State living side by side with Israel within internationally recognized borders.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“In that respect, we also expect the Council to call on Palestinians to halt the firing of rockets against Israeli targets, which invariably attracts military strikes. We share the view that violence is not a solution to the conflict in the Middle East, at the heart of which is the Palestinian question. Effective action by the Security Council to achieve the immediate cessation of hostilities will be an important step in the search for a solution to this problem. We do not believe that the international community has devoted enough attention of late to this long-festering conflict.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“We would, therefore, like to take this opportunity to appeal to the Palestinian people to exercise maximum restraint and to avoid any revenge attacks against Israel. It should now be apparent to both Palestine and Israel that the firing of rockets and the execution of military operations have not achieved the desired objective of preventing further attacks into one another's territory. Those actions have further escalated hostilities and worsened the plight of their people. In that regard, my delegation wishes to remind both sides of their obligations under international humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Given the highly charged atmosphere in the Middle East, the Security Council must act with dispatch and request the cessation of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“We extend our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to President Abbas, the Palestinian Authority and the bereaved families of the victims. The disastrous outcome of that latest military operation, and others in the past, has shown that it is impossible to conduct such attacks in a populated area like Gaza without causing death and injury to innocent civilians and collateral damage to property. We have taken note of the regret expressed by the Israeli Government over the incident and look forward to the early release of the findings of the investigations promised by the Israeli Government into this tragedy. Attacks of this nature have in the past led to reprisals that have caused more havoc and fuelled the conflict between Palestine and Israel, without an end to the provocative cycle of violence that persists in the region.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting, and to express my appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane for her briefing on the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territory. The week-long Israeli military operation in the occupied Palestinian territory - ostensibly to stop the firing of rockets into Israel - has, like other similar incursions, resulted in casualties among the Palestinian population. In the latest attack, carried out on Wednesday, 8 November, 18 Palestinians, including 8 children and 7 women, were reported killed, with as many as 40 persons wounded in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. We condemn that attack and express our profound shock at the loss of life and damage to property.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“It is up to the people to put the past behind them and to seize the moment in order to transform their society for the benefit of all.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“Closely related to that issue is the question of the return of refugees and displaced persons. We commend the High Representative for the tremendous progress that has been made in that area, as a result of which responsibility has been handed over to the domestic authorities, in accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace. Nonetheless, problems still persist. We hope that they can be resolved with the necessary determination and external support. Once again, we call on the leadership of the Republika Srpska to cooperate with the Human Rights Chamber in determining the whereabouts of Colonel Avdo Palic. We believe that much effort has gone into establishing the institutions and mechanisms required for Bosnia and Herzegovina to function as a democratic State based on the rule of law. International support has not been lacking.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“In that connection, we urge the leaders of the Republika Srpska to pursue their interests through negotiation so as not to undermine the unity and stability of the country, which remains fragile. In particular, we urge them to accept the reform of the police, within the framework of a broader national agenda aimed at bridging the ethnic divide by building confidence in State institutions. It is only through rigorous implementation of the police sector reforms that organized crime can be successfully eradicated. At the same time, we call for the establishment of an investigative commission to determine the fate of the missing civilians of Sarajevo who were victims of the war. The resolution of that matter, which is necessary for confidence-building, seems long overdue.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“It is regrettable, in that regard, that the proposed constitutional amendments were defeated by the Parliament, albeit by a narrow margin. The inflammatory rhetoric and the marked polarization that followed the rejection of the constitutional amendments clearly show that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have no viable alternative to the proposed reforms, which will affect every sector of national life. We hope that, in the coming months, the High Representative, together with the federal and local authorities, will be able to accelerate the pace of reform with regard to education, the national economy, the security sector and related social issues.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“The success of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina will no doubt be an exemplary model for ethnically diverse societies in other parts of the world that are struggling to live harmoniously as one nation. We are equally mindful of the unique and invaluable contribution being made by the European Union (EU), NATO and others that are supporting the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement. We believe that the two Agreements embody a viable international strategy for overcoming the ethnic and political divisions that continue to impede the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina and threaten its stability. We urge the parties to strive to transcend their narrow nationalist aspirations in order to benefit from broader Euro- Atlantic integration.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“Let me join previous speakers in acknowledging the presence in the Council of Mr. Adnan Terzie, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I also wish to express appreciation for the report of the High Representative, Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and to commend him and his team for their positive contribution towards the achievement of lasting peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina through wide- ranging reforms. We strongly endorse the emphasis placed by the High Representative on the need for the people to assume ownership of the transformation of their own country. In that regard, we urge the various ethnic groups to cooperate in fulfilling their shared aspiration to a better life.”
2006-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5563 (2006) · source
“What we should do is to reinforce the political momentum and start more conscious initiatives and activities to intensify the implementation of the resolution. This is the surest way to translate gender equality commitment into reality.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“We fully support the call of the Secretary-General for the System-Wide Action Plan to be revised - and renewed beyond 2007 - in order to remedy its shortcomings and make it more supportive of the ideals and goals of resolution 1325 (2000). The recently established Peacebuilding Commission has an important role to play in this and we must ensure that our core commitment to gender equality, in line with resolution 1325 (2000), is fully integrated in its work. We expect, in that connection, to be more proactive. The Inter-Agency Task Force could be replicated at the country level where that aspect of their work could be enhanced. Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) holds us all to a new standard of accountability both during and after conflict.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“The main instrument for implementing resolution 1325 (2000) at the United Nations system level is the Secretary-General's United Nations System-wide Action Plan developed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Women, Peace and Security. However, its shortcomings have detracted from its overall purpose, thereby making it ineffective in accurately tracking progress, as clearly articulated in the report of the Secretary-General. It is also not encouraging to read that a third of the entities within the United Nations failed to respond to the questionnaire on the issue, which may be interpreted as a lack of commitment on the part of those bodies.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“The Council should play a more proactive role by setting up a mechanism for a more systematic, effective and coordinated implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in its work, by designating a Security Council member to serve as a focal point and an expert working group on women, peace and security consisting of Council members. It is our view that wholly missing from the recommendations of the Secretary-General is action at the regional level. We recognize that in some developed countries, efforts have been made to implement resolution 1325 (2000), but again, ironically, not much has been done in the developing world. Given the history of conflicts in West Africa, a region like ours would benefit from such an undertaking.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“It is also of cardinal importance that those drawing up national action plans provide for women at the grassroots level or in communities to be encouraged to play a positive role in partnership with civil society. At the global level, in the current climate of United Nations reform, the time is propitious to thoroughly examine and strengthen intergovernmental oversight and to provide a top layer of oversight to review implementation by both national and United Nations entities. Further, intergovernmental oversight is woefully inadequate. The only mechanism developed by the Security Council to track implementation has been the annual open debate and the Arria formula meeting on women, peace and security.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“Troop-contributing countries should mainstream gender issues in their recruitment, training and development, including in United Nations peacekeeping operations. In that respect, consideration should be given to the particular needs of conflict- ridden or post-conflict countries in order to translate the commitments made into concrete measures that will improve the situation of women. Member States and their partners must continue to provide any necessary financial support for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). An effective and robust accountability, monitoring and reporting system should be developed. However, without timely and clearly earmarked resources, it may not move beyond the drawing table.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“To date, only a few Governments have developed national action plans for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), most of them, ironically, in the developed world in countries that are neither conflict-ridden nor post-conflict. It is easy to call on the United Nations and the international community to act, but as Member States we must acknowledge our own role and heed to the call to implement resolution 1325 (2005). Achieving the goals we have set for ourselves simply requires a concerted response to accountability, at the national level. There should be better cooperation and coordination between the relevant public institutions that deal with peacekeeping and women's affairs, which in my country would be the Ministries of Women's Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs and Defence.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“The ultimate purpose of gender mainstreaming is to eradicate all the factors that reinforce the vulnerability of women in society. To that end, we need to change our mindset and to be more determined, especially at the national level, about making optimal use of existing structures and creating new ones where necessary. In that regard, I would like to comment briefly on some of the proposals that my delegation believes are key in addressing our concerns. First and foremost, we must take seriously implementation at the national level. In designing programmes for our women, we must take into account the high prevalence of illiteracy, which places them outside the mainstream and therefore out of reach of most programmes. Indeed, the overall implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) has been ad hoc and haphazard at the national level.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“On balance, we are of the view that we have merely paid lip service to the aspirations underpinning that epoch-making resolution and that its implementation has been inconsistent, giving mixed and varying results. That is especially true in most developing countries, including my own, Ghana. The way forward is within our grasp. The Secretary-General in his annual report to the Council has adequately responded to these challenges by putting forward in a number of key priority areas several concrete recommendations which merit our consideration. They include: vigorous engagement with Member States, development of an effective accountability, monitoring and reporting system, enhanced coordination across the United Nations system, and effective as well as adequate resource allocation.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“On 31 October 2000, when the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, it provided a groundbreaking mandate, aimed at achieving the full and equal participation of women in all peace and security initiatives, along with the mainstreaming of gender issues. The resolution also outlined the range of actions required to achieve that objective. As we mark the sixth anniversary of the groundbreaking resolution, it is appropriate that we take stock of the implementation of the resolution to assess its achievements, examine good practices and lessons learned, identify challenges and gaps and take remedial measures.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“I wish to thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative in organizing this debate on women and peace and security in pursuit of the objectives of Council resolution 1325 (2000). Let me join the preceding speaker in thanking the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Assistant Secretary-General, Peacebuilding Support Office for their respective briefings. We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on this agenda item (S/2006/770), which not only covers the extensive efforts made to implement the resolution but also illuminates the way forward.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“Finally, we welcome and applaud the growing cooperation between the three Committees and hope that the joint action strategy on non-reporting States, if implemented, will serve as the beginning of closer cooperation, given the eventual convergence of their ultimate goals.”
2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source
“The provision of assistance and resources, especially to developing countries, to enable them to effectively implement salient national measures is imperative, since the primary aim that underpinned the adoption of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006) will be elusive without international cooperation and assistance. The fight against the twin scourge of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear terrorism is a collective concern. Therefore, every effort should be made to prevent the politicization of the issue or the process being held hostage to the parochial interests of any State or group of States. Our initial unanimity of purpose should be the primary principle as we forge ahead.”
2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source
“It is against this backdrop that we consider the outreach programme to be an essential element, since it creates a forum for holistic discussion of the implementation of the resolution among regional groups, thereby encouraging countries that have yet to report to do so. Ghana, as noted by the Chairman of the 1540 Committee, is ready to host the 9-10 November 2006 seminar for Africa. We are optimistic that, after that meeting and the similar seminar to be held in Peru, fewer States will fall within the non-reporting bracket.”
2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source