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  1. “We would also like to thank the group of five small countries - Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Switzerland - for their continued commitment to this significant issue. Let me also thank the former chairs of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions for their efforts, as well as the present chair Ambassador Arias. As the United Nations increasingly accepts responsibility for conflict resolution around the world, both between and within States, the face of the Council has dramatically changed. Its role has become ever more prominent in recent years. Take but a short look at the tremendous increase in the number of meetings it has held and resolutions it has adopted.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source

  2. “Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening and preparing this useful debate during your presidency. Your recent concept paper (S/2008/528), in particular, has been very helpful and merits our praise. It provides a concise overview of where the Council stands in its efforts to implement the 63 measures set out more than two years ago. We also fully support the approach you have suggested for today's debate, that is to focus on those measures of great interest and relevance to non-Council members in the fields of transparency, interaction and efficiency. As a staunch proponent of Security Council reform, Germany welcomes the ongoing discussion on the Council's working methods and appreciates the open format that the Belgian presidency has chosen for that purpose.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source

  3. “Germany therefore welcomes the fact that information on sexual violence will now be systematically included in the Council's country situation reports. We had also supported proposals towards a specific mechanism in this regard, because we believe that effective prevention starts with systematic reporting and reliable data. We hope that the Council will return to this issue in its future discussions.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  4. “Germany supports the strengthening of the normative and operative work of the United Nations on gender equality and the empowerment of women. This week's informal debate in the General Assembly showed once again the broad commitment to a reform of the United Nations gender architecture. We now need concrete steps forward in order to enable the United Nations to better deliver for women and girls all around the world. We look forward to further discussion on women and peace and security within the Security Council. The topics of gender equality and women's empowerment, and, more specifically, of sexual Violence, should not only be part of an annual open debate, but should be continuously considered and mainstreamed in the daily work of the Council and in all discussions of conflict and post-conflict situations.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  5. “We just submitted a comprehensive and detailed report to the Secretariat on Germany's contributions to the individual demands of resolution 1325 (2000). This report documents a variety of measures both at national and global level, ranging from efforts to increase representation of women in all decision-making mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict, to concrete projects aimed at ending violence against women. Last year, the German federal Government also presented its second action plan to combat violence against women. The promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment is an essential part of the United Nations mandate. A coherent and effective implementation of this mandate, including resolution 1325 (2000), needs a coherent and effective United Nations gender architecture.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  6. “In this context, Germany highly welcomes the initiative entitled Stop Rape Now: United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict, launched last year, as well as the Secretary-General's campaign entitled Unite to End Violence Against Women, which he launched during the recent session of the Commission on the Status of Women. We particularly welcome the personal commitment that Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon attaches to this campaign. The adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) was a milestone in creating awareness of the urgent need to protect women and girls from sexual abuse in armed conflicts, but also in acknowledging the crucial role that women can and should have in all efforts to promote peace and security. Germany reaffirms its commitment to the full and effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  7. “Sexual violence can also constitute a threat to international peace and security, when used or commissioned in situations of armed conflict as a method of war in order to deliberately target civilians or other protected persons or as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilian populations. We therefore have to recognize sexual violence as a security problem requiring a systematic security response, including through attention by the Security Council and by the International Criminal Court. We have to increase all our efforts, on all levels, to find adequate responses and to end impunity for these crimes.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  8. “Germany welcomes this open thematic debate on women and peace and security: sexual Violence in situations of armed conflict. I would like to express Germany's appreciation to the United States, which currently holds the presidency of the Security Council, for this important initiative. Complementing the statement made by the Republic of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union, Germany would like to add the following remarks. We are deeply shocked by recent, and recurring, reports indicating that brutal rapes are increasingly becoming commonplace in conflict and post-conflict situations. The pervasive and sometimes systematic use of sexual violence against women and girls, particularly rape or even gang rape and other forms of sexual abuse, does not only belong to the most serious violations of human rights.”

    2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source

  9. “Germany fully supports the analysis and recommendations outlined in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2007/757). We remain firmly committed to joining hands with all those striving to end the use of child soldiers and the plight of all children affected by armed conflict. In the context of conflict prevention and post-conflict rehabilitation, the German Government already supports measures countering the recruitment of child soldiers, their reintegration into civilian life, for example in the Sudan and Nepal, and measures addressing all aspects related to violations against children and women in armed conflicts. We look forward to further consideration of these issues within the Security Council and with like-minded partners beyond.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  10. “Thirdly, another important area for enhanced attention by the Security Council is the mainstreaming of the issue of children and armed conflict in United Nations peacekeeping and political missions, for instance through child protection advisers and enhanced cooperation with relevant United Nations actors such as UNICEF, the United Nations Development Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The report of the Secretary-General, for instance, clearly shows that there is an interrelation between the issues of refugees, internally displaced persons and armed conflict, and the likelihood of children becoming involved as soldiers in volatile situations in the aftermath of armed conflict. Here too, the United Nations faces challenges that are yet to be mastered.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  11. “Secondly, we must also speak a clear language with conflict parties that keep appearing on the lists of perpetrators or with parties that have chosen to ignore persistent calls to cease their illegal practices with regard to children in armed conflict. In cases where national systems fail to provide adequate protection for children in armed conflict, the Security Council should act and refer such violations to the International Criminal Court for further investigation and possible prosecution.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  12. “Under the Security Council's monitoring and reporting mechanism, ample information and evidence of grave violations has been collected in six major categories of violations against children, while focusing on the illegal recruiting and use of children as child soldiers. We fully agree with that focus. However, there are three points I would like to highlight in particular. First, to adequately address all aspects related to violations against children in armed conflict, we must not shy away from including new perspectives in the scope of our dealing with these issues. Sexual violence is one such issue that deserves our undivided attention. Perpetrators should be included in the annexes to the reports of the Secretary-General.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  13. “The adoption of resolution 1612 (2005) is rightfully regarded as a milestone in creating an effective international monitoring and reporting mechanism for children and armed conflict. The first signs of progress are evident. Some parties to conflicts listed in the annexes of United Nations reports have shown a greater consideration of this subject matter, and some have adopted action plans commensurate with the United Nations recommendation to end the use of child soldiers and illegal recruiting practices. Others have committed themselves to a more regular dialogue with the United Nations to create preconditions for their de-listing from the United Nations list of perpetrators.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  14. “The German Government attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of the rights of children, in particular to the situation of children affected by armed conflict. We welcome the progress made on this issue. At the same time, we are mindful of the fact that much more remains to be done. An estimated 300,000 child soldiers continue to exist worldwide, and tens of thousands of children are still killed, maimed, raped or abducted from their homes as a result of unlawful recruiting practices every year. Our work is far from over. The Security Council has come a long way in dealing with this issue since it was first put on the Council's agenda in 1998.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  15. “Germany fully aligns itself with the statement delivered this morning by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union. I would like to add my voice to those who have expressed their appreciation to the presidency for including the important item of children and armed conflict on the agenda of the Security Council. Our particular thanks go to the Secretary-General for his most recent insightful reports on this issue, to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict for her dedicated work in taking this agenda forward; and to France for its ongoing commitment in dealing with this issue as Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflicts.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source