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“In that regard, the OIC member States reiterate their strong support for UNRWA, which plays a vital role in supporting Palestinian refugees and maintaining regional stability, and for the renewal of its mandate. In conclusion, we affirm that our goal is to achieve the long-delayed vision of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security. The OIC member States will continue to support international efforts to promote a just, comprehensive, lasting and peaceful solution to end this conflict, which, in our View, is a vital prerequisite for regional and international peace and security.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Secondly, we need to drive international momentum to launch credible negotiations on all final-status issues in the Middle East peace process, in accordance with the established terms of reference. Finally, we must urgently avert the further deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in Palestine and alleviate the humanitarian needs and suffering of the Palestinian people, including Palestinian refugees. We encourage Member States to provide funds or to increase their contributions to UNRWA, the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations entities that are working diligently to provide education and health care, to improve the livelihoods of Palestinians and to support economic recovery and development.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“That requires halting any illegal and provocative measures that undermine the two-State solution, such as settlement activities, which are highlighted in United Nations resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016). This is fundamental to salvaging the two- State solution and ultimately bringing an end to this illegal occupation. We also call for Israel's full withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in accordance with Security Council resolutions. We further affirm the need for all external parties to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and reiterate our support for the political solution of the Syrian crisis consistent with resolution 2254 (2015).”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The harsh living situation has spread despair among the 2 million people living in Gaza, leading to what the health teams of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) call an epidemic deterioration of mental health conditions. In addition, the United Nations warned in a recent report that an increasingly fragile Palestinian economy will lead to a higher risk of violence and instability. Such trends are alarming and should be a source of grave concern to us all. Given the current challenges, the OIC member States recommend that the Security Council and the wider international community prioritize the following. First, we must create an environment conducive to peace efforts by reversing negative trends on the ground.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Another source of concern is the unlawful effort to alter the historical status and demographic composition of occupied East Jerusalem. That includes the illegal and provocative acts concerning the Christian and Islamic holy sites in the city, including in particular Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Such actions threaten the sanctity, stability and status of those holy sites and may fuel further Violence and extremism in the region. Similarly, we are worried about the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in Palestine, especially in the Gaza Strip, which remains under an Israeli blockade. As we have heard in every briefing on this issue, Gaza is suffering from a lack of medicines and health-care equipment, limited supplies of electricity and water and high rates of unemployment and poverty.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Therefore, we call on the Council to implement effective measures, in line with its duties under the Charter of the United Nations and its own resolutions, to put an end to this conflict, including by compelling Israel to halt its illegal policies in Palestine. The OIC member States particularly deplore the continued building of new settlements and the expansion of existing ones, as well as the annexation and confiscation of land in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. We also draw the Council's attention to the resolution adopted by the OIC in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 15 September, in which the OIC member States rejected and condemned any intention to annex parts of the West Bank. The OIC resolution considers such actions a dangerous escalation and a flagrant breach of the United Nations Charter.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the OIC member States remain committed to an outcome that enables an independent Palestinian State based on the 4 June 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital, according to the relevant resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. We would like to once again reiterate that reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the conflict will not only enable Palestine and Israel to live side by side in peace and security but also support the stability of the region. Otherwise, the continuation of that injustice will be exploited by extremist groups for recruitment and radicalization, which can only further destabilize the region.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“1 have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in my capacity as Chair of the OIC Group. At the outset, I would like to congratulate South Africa on its successful presidency of the Council this month. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive briefing this morning. Today's discussion highlights the alarming situation on the ground and the need to act urgently to save the prospects for peace and the two-State solution.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, we affirm that the OIC will spare no effort to advance international peace and security through the promotion of a two-State solution whereby Palestine and Israel live side by side in understanding, peace and prosperity.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We reaffirm that our efforts to achieve international peace and security will not succeed without an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories. In that regard, the OIC reiterates that the recent recognition by the United States of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan does not alter the legal status of the Syrian Golan Heights under international law. Finally, we must provide the necessary assistance and support for Palestinians to achieve economic and social development in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, to which we have all made a commitment. The international community must ensure that Palestinians are not left behind and are able to build a self-sustaining national economy.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The OIC reaffirms that safeguarding the prospect for peace requires halting unilateral measures that undermine peace and security. To that end, Israel must stop its illegal settlement activities, in accordance with resolution 2334 (2016), as they pose a major obstacle to the two-State solution. We reiterate our deep concerns about Israeli control over, and restrictions to, access to Islamic and Christian holy sites. Furthermore, any unlawful attempts to change the legal status of Jerusalem seriously jeopardize international security and must end. The OIC emphasizes that international consensus must be respected and the agreements that underpin the international order enforced. The Charter of the United Nations applies to all without exception.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“However, further mobilization is truly needed to provide UNRWA with sufficient, predictable and sustainable funding. The OIC calls for the continued generous support of Member States to that end. Secondly, we must all collectively drive international momentum to break the deadlock in the political process. The international community and the Security Council have a crucial role to play in reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the conflict. We must intensify our efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final-status issues in the Middle East peace process, in accordance with the established terms of reference. In that regard, the OIC reiterates that the only viable solution to the conflict is the two- State solution.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Gaza's unemployment rate today is well over 50 per cent, and is even higher for women and youth, while 80 per cent of the population relies on basic humanitarian aid. We must therefore act to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which provides aid to the majority of Gaza's population and to refugees in need throughout the region. As we have heard, at the forty- sixth session ofits Council ofForeign Ministers, held in the United Arab Emirates in March, the OIC announced the establishment of an endowment fund for Palestine refugees, which will bolster the financial position of UNRWA and enable it to sustainably deliver relief and humanitarian, educational and health services to Palestinian refugees.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“For more than a decade, Israel has maintained a generalized travel ban, limiting travel to exceptional humanitarian cases. The result is that travel out of Gaza today is at about 1 per cent of its level 20 years ago. Even in those exceptional humanitarian cases, including those involving medical patients, applicants often face difficulties in obtaining travel permits. There are also severe restrictions on the entry and exit of goods in Gaza, with significant consequences for Palestinians' access to essential services. The limited supply of electricity often compromises the local water supply, sewage treatment services and hospital operations, as we heard in this morning's briefing. Shortages of fuel have led to a partial shutdown of several hospitals for extended periods.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“To reach such a just resolution, with Palestine and Israel living side by side in peace, security and mutual recognition, the OIC calls on the Security Council and Member States to take the following steps as a priority. First, we must urgently address the dire humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Today's discussion serves to highlight the ongoing humanitarian, political and economic crisis in the Palestinian territories, while recent reports about the grave conditions in the Gaza Strip are cause for serious concern. The international community has a duty to act to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Israel's near total closure ofthe Gaza Strip continues to harm the nearly 2 million Palestinians living in the 41 by 11 kilometre territory.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We mourn the incomprehensible loss of innocent life. What is clear is that the situation on the ground in the Palestinian territories is fragile and cannot be neglected any longer. The conflict has critically destabilized the Middle East, paving the way for extremist groups to spread their messages of terrorism and violence. The international community must take united, practical measures to save the prospects for peace and the two- State solution, on which we are all agreed. The OIC is committed to an outcome that sees the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, based on the June 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital, according to the relevant resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Madrid principles.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). At the outset, I would like to congratulate Germany and France on their successful and innovative joint presidencies of the Security Council over the past two months. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, and the other briefers for their comprehensive and interesting briefing this morning. I would like to strongly condemn, on behalf of the OIC, the recent attacks against worshippers of the three Abrahamic faiths in New Zealand and Sri Lanka and, in just the past two days, against a synagogue in San Diego and a Protestant Church in Burkina Faso, which demonstrate the need to promote greater tolerance among all communities and faiths.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Secondly, we should support national efforts to address impunity in States currently in conflict or in a reconstruction phase, as Amal Clooney called for this morning. That includes strengthening the capacity of national investigative and judicial bodies, as well as supporting and increasing the number of women protection advisers in United Nations missions. Thirdly, we should mainstream gender equality and women's empowerment in our foreign policy and development programming. The United Arab Emirates has set a goal of ensuring that all of its foreign assistance programming includes a gender component by 2021, and we encourage others to establish similarly ambitious targets.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“It is a critically underresearched area of the women and peace and security agenda and we look forward to sharing the outcomes of the project with Member States. Ending conflict-related sexual violence, as envisioned by resolution 1820 (2008), is a daunting task but a moral imperative for us all. Member States should implement the Secretary-General's recommendations on conflict-related sexual Violence, and we believe they should prioritize the following three actions. First, we should focus on documenting and tracking cases of conflict-related sexual violence. Without evidence and data, it is impossible to measure the effectiveness of our efforts to eradicate sexual violence and hold individuals accountable.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“We need to raise awareness of the stigma surrounding rape and offer resources and support in a way that empowers survivors. The United Arab Emirates has financially supported the excellent work of the Special Representative's Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict and we encourage other Member States to do the same. In our efforts to further the women and peace and security agenda in the next phase of implementation beyond 2020, I am pleased to announce that the United Arab Emirates will shortly launch a panel series, with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, to examine the important role of women across the social, political, and economic components of post-conflict reconstruction and to elevate research and better inform data-driven policy and practice.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The programme aims to build the capacity of women in our region and will strengthen the pipeline of women for deployment to peacekeeping operations in the future. The first cohort of women, 134 in total, recently completed the training, and we will expand the programme to include women trainees from countries beyond the Arab region as part of our global commitment. Meaningful participation in peace processes requires an enabling and encouraging environment for survivors to tell their stories, as we have heard today. The majority of those survivors are women and girls. Few of them come forward because of the perceived shame, fear of rejection and lack of resources, among a number of other factors. To address these challenges, we need a survivor-centred approach, as recognized by resolution 2467 (2019), adopted today.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Beyond the trauma that conflict-related sexual Violence causes, it contributes to the dangerous cycle of insecurity and inequality that impedes the participation of survivors - predominantly women - in peace processes. Via resolution 1325 (2000), United Nations Member States have committed to increasing the participation of women across the peace-development continuum, recognizing the crucial role of women in preventing conflict and sustaining peace. I would like to share what my country, the United Arab Emirates, is doing to try and help in its small way. Earlier this year, the United Arab Emirates and UN- Women launched a military and peacekeeping training programme for Arab women at the women's military academy in the United Arab Emirates.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“As the Council has heard, Da'esh in our region is particularly notorious for these actions and, despite its recent loss of territories and defeats, not a single member of that terrorist group has been held accountable for the sexual violence it has inflicted, as poignantly described in Nadia Murad's brave testimony this morning. Similarly, it is unconscionable that no one has been punished for the sexual Violence directed against the Rohingya. As the Secretary-General mentioned earlier, women and girls were gang-raped in their homes before they were forced to flee Myanmar. Ending impunity is indeed an essential deterrent against future crimes.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I would like to thank Foreign Minister Maas and Germany for convening today's open debate. The high-level participation in this discussion on sexual violence in conflict, as well as the late hour due to the very long list of speakers today, is a testament to the global importance of this issue to many Member States. We all agree that sexual violence in conflict is a particularly heinous and vicious crime, as well as a threat to international peace and security. We have heard, however, how some armed groups continue to use sexual-based violence as a tactic of war, with no fear of consequence, in order to subjugate and humiliate their opponents or to retain recruits.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The United Arab Emirates once again reiterates that it is committed to upholding its obligations to combat terrorist financing under international and regional treaties, as well as Security Council resolutions. We are ready to strengthen our global partnerships in this area and we will continue to share our expertise with our partners, and we very much look forward to learning from their experiences and best practices.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“As combating terrorist financing requires constant international vigilance and improvement, we think that the United Nations system itself could strengthen its efforts by taking the three following steps. First, it must hold Member States accountable for their financing of terrorism when it occurs, especially when such actions violate relevant Security Council resolutions and their obligations under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Secondly, it should provide training to Member States when the Security Council adopts resolutions that create new obligations to curb terrorist financing. Thirdly, it should explore ways to curb the financing of extremism, particularly media platforms that spread hateful messages and create an environment where terrorist ideologies can thrive.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Through that organization and other such programmes, we are working to rebuild and restore the invaluable cultural heritage of Mosul, Mali and other places where terrorists have sought to erase the very history of tolerance and inclusion that they so despise. Terrorism is a transnational threat that requires international and coordinated action. The United Arab Emirates is a member of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force, and we are working diligently to implement the FATF recommendations after each evaluation. The United Arab Emirates' Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit is a member of the Egmont Group and has signed more than 45 memorandums of understanding with national and international counterparts. These efforts, however, are just one step and part of a bigger picture.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Despite our best efforts, the threat of terrorist financing remains, and there is more to work we can do in learning about and collaborating with partners to counter this threat. First, certain Member States continue to support and finance terrorist activity, undermining the Security Council's efforts to maintain international peace and security. That has forced us and other concerned States to take sovereign measures. Secondly, there is a growing link between organized crime and terrorism. For example, Da'esh, Al-Qaida and other affiliated terrorist groups have looted, smuggled and sold cultural artefacts to finance their destructive operations. To combat this threat, the United Arab Emirates worked with France and UNESCO to establish the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“These steps include strengthening our existing legal frameworks to combat terrorist financing, as we did in 2018 by implementing the latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations; providing our financial intelligence units with the equipment, resources and training they need to analyse and investigate suspicious transactions; monitoring financial transactions and charitable activities with private and non-profit actors, which are required under United Arab Emirates law to continuously identify, evaluate and document the risk of misuse of their services for criminal and terrorist activity; raising domestic awareness through various media platforms to prevent domestic funding of terrorism; and implementing laws and regulations to freeze terrorists' funds, in accordance with resolution 1373 (2001).”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Member States must therefore tackle the abuse of financial institutions and non-profit organizations for terrorist-financing purposes. The United Arab Emirates fully understands this obligation, especially given that our country is a trade and financial services hub in the Gulf. We have taken a number ofpractical steps to secure our financial system that I would like to share with Council members today.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“The victims included four children, one of them just three years old. Despite the tragedy, the response of New Zealanders is an example for us all of how to remain resilient in the face of such abject horror. Fighting terrorism requires a multi-pronged strategy. It requires efforts to curb the hate that fuels the spread of extremist ideologies to individuals, such as the terrorist in New Zealand, or to groups, such as Al-Qaida or Da'esh. It requires action to dismantle the terrorist networks and support systems - whether offline or, increasingly, online in the digital sphere - that allow terrorists to organize. Crucially and most relevant to today's discussion, it requires constant vigilance and monitoring of financial networks to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons, recruiting fighters or launching attacks.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“I would like to thank France, and Foreign Minister Le Drian in particular, for convening today's open debate on a critically important issue. France continues to be a leader in the fight against terrorism financing, and we applaud the new resolution 2462 (2019), which was adopted earlier today. The United Arab Emirates was proud to co-sponsor the resolution, and France can rely on our continued support in this area, but as Foreign Minister Le Drian said this morning, it is a strong political, not an end in itself, and much work remains to be done by the international community. As we have heard today, terrorism has no religion, race or nationality. It occurs everywhere, as we saw two weeks ago when 50 Muslims were viciously murdered and another 50 wounded during Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Today's meeting is proof that the link between climate change and insecurity is real and is recognized as such by the international community. It demands concrete action and attention from this Chamber.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“For example, using solar energy to power health centres, schools and businesses could simultaneously mitigate climate change and factors that contribute to insecurity. Donor countries and international development agencies could also allocate their funding based on scientific models that predict where climate disasters are likely to occur. Forecast-based financing can build resilience in at-risk communities and contain the fallout of a natural disaster that triggers insecurity and population migrations. These are the kind of practical options and possible commitments we hope to showcase at the climate summit preparatory meeting in June in the United Arab Emirates. We very much look forward to welcoming all Member States there.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“In general, Member States, donors and the United Nations system need to explicitly target insecurity through climate action. This could come in the form of commitments to scaling up development work in places that are most likely to experience climate-linked insecurity or are already experiencing it. For example, many of the countries vulnerable to climate change have high unemployment rates, particularly among young people. Targeted development and humanitarian work that provides livelihoods, education or training could mitigate the risk that climate-related unemployment contributes to insecurity. Similarly, Member States, donors and the United Nations system could combine their existing efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions with a renewed effort to build resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable communities.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“In the Pacific and Indian Oceans, climate change poses a threat to the very survival of many small island States, so if we fail to act on climate change a number of these countries could be continually devastated or even submerged under water, triggering population movements and creating new challenges around territorial control and integrity. Addressing the link between climate change and international security does not necessarily require a change in the mechanics of the Security Council, but we should do more to reframe climate action. Curbing greenhouse gas emissions and funding livelihoods in drought-stricken regions, though traditionally regarded as development or humanitarian matters, are in fact investments in security and should be understood as such.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“In fact, military experts in many countries concluded long ago that the changing climate poses existential threats of displacement and extinction to some nations. Furthermore, food and water insecurity, the loss of shelter, the deterioration of livelihoods and the sense of powerlessness in the wake of repeated disasters create breeding grounds for desperation, extremism and, therefore, instability. The United Arab Emirates is deeply concerned over the impact of these pressing climate-related challenges, not only within our own borders but around the world, because we know that the security of our country is contingent on the security of others, and because we know that this is actually an issue that we can collectively tackle together.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“We are therefore proud to be hosting the summit's preparatory meeting in June in Abu Dhabi, as announced by the Secretary-General yesterday. Climate change has long ceased to be a concern only for environmentalists. Coping with climate change - or "adaptation", in the words of experts-is now a fact of life as United Nations Member States face extreme temperatures, increasingly intense natural disasters and climate-influenced human migration. This adaptation is furthermore often synonymous with humanitarian relief and planning. Though not strictly a security issue in the traditional sense, as many have said here today, and while other matters discussed before the Council are equally important to us, we must recognize that climate change will worsen existing security concerns in the future and, potentially, create new ones.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“I would like to join others in congratulating the Dominican Republic on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and for bringing this important matter to the attention of the Council. The length of the speakers list today attests to the importance of this issue to many Member States. As others have said, there is no doubt that climate change is the defining issue of our time, and I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Miguel Vargas Maldonado, for convening today's critical discussion, and this morning's briefers for their presentations. The United Arab Emirates is committed to climate action and we eagerly await the Secretary-General's climate summit later this year. We applaud his leadership and his tireless work to fight climate change.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“Women's meaningful participation is at the heart of the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. The United Arab Emirates will continue to promote women's participation as a key principle of our global peace and security efforts.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We understand that financial support is required if we are to truly promote women's participation in peace and security, which is why we are directing our funding that way. Secondly, we reiterate the calls of the Secretary- General to improve gender parity in peace operations, not just for the sake of proclaiming gender parity but as an operational imperative. Finally, it is critical that we advance women's meaningful participation in peace processes around the world and that we continue to document our progress. We must not neglect informal peace processes in that agenda - we know that, since the end of the Cold War, more than half of informal peace processes have involved concerted efforts by women's groups to forge peace. Track 1 and track 2 peace processes must therefore both be supported in that endeavour.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The United Arab Emirates would like to make three recommendations as we work in partnership with Member States, the United Nations and the international community to drive global progress on this agenda. First, to state the obvious, financing is essential. The United Arab Emirates endorses the Secretary- General's recommendation for all the relevant United Nations operational entities to track targeted and mainstreamed budgetary allocations and expenditures related to women and peace and security. That data will serve to indicate the progress achieved towards reaching or exceeding the minimum 15 per cent target for programmes that further gender equality and women's empowerment in peacebuilding contexts.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The United Arab Emirates, like others, also considers its partnership with UN-Women as a key part of the global strategy to implement the women and peace and security agenda. The 2018 contribution of the United Arab Emirates to UN-Women of $5 million is unearmarked, but we have urged UN-Women to use part of those funds to ensure the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda around the world. We urge others to join us in supporting UN- Women with both words and financial action. Responding to the Secretary-General's call to increase the number of women in peacekeeping, the United Arab Emirates General Women's Union, our Ministry of Defence and UN-Women will organize a military and peacekeeping training for Arab women - the first of its kind in our region and certainly a step in the right direction.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The United Arab Emirates recognizes that financing is critical for the effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in order to move words into action. That is why we have recently launched a "100 per cent women" policy,which aims to ensure that, by 2021, 100 per cent of bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance will target or integrate gender equality and women's empowerment as key components of our policy and programming. We hope that model is replicated and more widely adopted, because research continues to demonstrate the direct relationship between gender equality and the prevention of conflict. We believe that such a policy is a real and tangible way to achieve that.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In fact, the implementation of this agenda on the ground remains a challenge due to, as we know, a confluence of threats ranging from the rise in terrorism and extremism to the targeting of women and girls in conflict zones and the protracted nature of the crises. However, the disappointingly low number of women in peacebuilding - where women make up only 2 per cent of mediators, 5 per cent of witnesses and signatories and 8 percent of negotiators in formal peace processes - is not acceptable. We must all commit to improving those numbers - in fact, our financial contributions should go hand in hand with a demand that women's participation in peace processes reach the 50 per cent mark.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“They have tirelessly dedicated themselves to bringing a spotlight to the plight of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Their work has tangibly improved the lives of those affected. It is a strong signal of how individual voices can - and must - put women and peace and security at the heart of the global agenda. Ultimately, Member States hold the primary responsibility for advancing the women and peace and security agenda; the burden of action is on us. As the Executive Director's briefing showed, we are lagging woefully behind in our targets. The Secretary- General's report (S/2018/900), as she stated, should sound a loud alarm bell on systemic failures to bring women into peacekeeping.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. We join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his strong message on the critical importance of realizing the full implementation of this agenda. We also thank Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for her frank briefing and offer our continued support to UN- Women for its work in advancing this agenda. Our thanks also go to Ms. Randa Siniora Atallah for her important presentation. As a member of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, the United Arab Emirates endorses the Group's joint statement to be delivered by the representative of Canada. The United Arab Emirates also adds its voice to those congratulating Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege on being awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“To that end, we support the focus in the United Kingdom's statement today on educating as part of our security and development efforts, including achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4. Finally, regarding the monitoring and reporting mechanisms for the Children and Armed Conflict report, we support the guidelines on which the mechanisms are based and believe they should depend on reliable sources and independent United Nations observers. In addition, we encourage the Special Representative's Office to work and consult with concerned States to share insights and give input ahead of drawing conclusions in order to better inform and empower a stronger and more robust child protection architecture, focused on prevention.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“To that end, we call for better integrating child protection and prevention efforts. We fully support the Secretary-General's recommendations in his report (S/2018/465) , and call on the Security Council to reinforce those actions. We also call for the full implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, with its emphasis on conflict prevention and the meaningful participation of women. The involvement of women in prevention efforts will reap dividends for protecting children in the long term. Moreover, young people and their active participation in building peaceful and inclusive societies is also key to protecting children and preventing conflict. Key to that is education.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Our continuous efforts to strengthen the protection of children have yielded positive results, including through the reintegration of Yemeni children who were recruited by the Houthi militia into their communities. While we work to protect children in Yemen, the Houthis continue to terrorize the population. We condemn their complete disregard for children and their violations of international humanitarian law. Among their worst offences are the despicable use of children as child soldiers and human shields, the use of civilian hospitals and schools for military purposes, the indiscriminate laying of landmines, as well as missile attacks on Saudi Arabia against its civilian population. There is no better way to halt the tragedy of children being unprotected in armed conflict than preventing conflict from breaking out in the first place.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source