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Nusseibeh

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first: 2014-04-25
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“Their behaviour - the brutal persecution and systematic attempts to erase any trace of cultural diversity in the name of Islam 4 is the antithesis of our region's proud past. Attempts by Daesh to justify murder and mayhem through the language of our religion should be seen for what they are: the desperate lies of a demented few. As long as Daesh continues to survive, all communities are under threat. Violent extremism knows no boundaries. Yet, the rich cultural tapestry of the Middle East, which we hold dear, does not have to be relegated to antiquity. It is possible today. I know this because it exists in the United Arab Emirates. More than 200 different nationalities live and work and worship in their own faiths freely in the United Arab Emirates.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The great civilizations, religions and peoples of the world are part of Jerusalem's rich history, and it cannot be allowed to turn into the next theatre of conflict. Jerusalem is a symbol not only of our shared history of spiritual coexistence, but also a shining beacon of hope that peace and tolerance can be achieved in the holy land once again. It is against that rich tide of history that Daesh has emerged today to commit unspeakable atrocities against defenceless people in Iraq, Libya and Syria. Their ambitions extend even further, beyond the boundaries of those countries, threatening to engulf the entire region in their totalitarian and Takfiri worldview, as was so eloquently described by the High Commissioner this morning.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“In historic Alexandria and Damascus, the great cosmopolitan capitals of the region, all could freely practice their faith and govern their own communities, coexisting peacefully alongside Islam. That peaceful coexistence was perhaps best exemplified in the holy city of Jerusalem at the apex of its history. While Jerusalem has often been the focus of stories of division and conflict among people of different religions, all are united in their reverence for that holy ground. That is why the General Assembly last year adopted resolution 69/24, which reiterated that the international community has "a legitimate interest in the question of the City of Jerusalem and in the protection of the unique spiritual, religious and cultural dimensions ofthe city".”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“And I fear that as civil wars rage and Violent extremism persists in the Middle East, an even darker perception will prevail that our region is hopelessly divided and that Islam is an inherently intolerant religion. That is simply not true. Islam recognizes and honours the great faiths that preceded it. Throughout our history, religious minorities have been protected in Muslim communities from those who sought to harm them because of their beliefs. The same broad tolerance that gave refuge to the Jews who were expelled with Muslims from their homes in parts of Europe in the fifteenth century also protected the adherents of other religions, not only people of the Jewish and Christian faiths, but also Yazidis, Samaritans, Mandeans, Druze and Alawites.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“But we must also recognize that today in our region the terrible acts that have brought us here are being perpetrated through the cynical exploitation of religious and ethnic differences by extremists to further their brutal and violent aims. This is not a new, nor a regional phenomenon; extremists throughout history and across the world have manipulated differences to achieve their agendas. As many of today's speakers have affirmed, the current crisis is not representative of the region's history. Yet, a generation of children are growing up in a world where there is a widespread perception that discord is the natural state of being in the Middle East. They do not know or believe that the region was once a vast interwoven mosaic of communities characterized by different faiths, tribes and ethnicities living in harmony side by side.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this important debate. I would also like to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein for their remarks and for their efforts to promote and protect human rights, which is at the heart of the issue before us. Today the international community has come together in the Security Council to discuss the situation of persecuted religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East. In doing so, we are also sending a message to all citizens of the world that we stand by their inalienable human rights - whatever their religion or ethnicity and wherever they may be.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The United Arab Emirates stands with our United Nations and international partners in that important endeavour and urges for 2015 to be the year where we move the dial forward in a significant way.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“By addressing the everyday needs, we can help create an environment that allows for women, their families and communities to fully participate in the prevention of violent extremism in their own societies. Finally, we must continue to call for increasing funding for data collection and reporting to ensure that what is emerging as consensus in the conversation on the women-peace-security nexus is reinforced by hard facts. The United Nations remains the central forum for addressing the women and peace and security agenda. Much progress has been made through the continual, concerted efforts of UN-Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in addressing the gender-specific needs of internally displaced persons and refugees.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“That is the space where we may find solutions in local and culturally specific contexts. Fourthly, we must recognize women as the agents of change that they are, and not solely as victims. Fifthly, we must always challenge the dominant narrative that views violent extremism through a strictly security-focused lens. By linking women's roles in strategies to counter violent extremism with security issues, we run the risk of further marginalizing women and women's organizations. We need to take a more holistic approach to forced displacement, where we look outside of conventional security approaches and focus on the development and everyday needs of the forcibly displaced.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“The series aims to address the challenges associated with the implementation of the resolution and to identify emerging issues and generate opportunities to further the goals of the women and peace and security agenda. Yesterday our panel discussion explored the many roles that women play both in countering violent extremism and also, sometimes, as protagonists in its spread. The discussion was nuanced, but some clear recommendations and themes emerged. First, women must be included at the conceptual stage in the development of effective strategies to counter violent extremism. Secondly, we must acknowledge that women are not a homogenous group, and our approach should reflect that. Thirdly, we need to create the political spaces for the many voices of women to be heard.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“The United Arab Emirates has built the Mrajeeb Al-Fahood refugee camp at the Jordanian border, for Syrian refugees, exclusively for married couples, children and women. The family-focused nature of the camp has helped to protect women from harassment, extra-marital violence and exploitation and has served to reduce overall levels of violence towards women and children within the camp. The United Arab Emirates is also committed to advocacy within the United Nations. We have launched a panel series on women and peace and security in partnership with UN-Women and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in support of the global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“The collection of data must remain a priority for the international community to further bolster our arguments and ensure that justice prevails - without exception - for all. The numbers of the forcibly displaced continue to rise daily and require our urgent attention, with many fleeing today to neighbouring States. Displaced persons comprise one fifth of Lebanon's population. In Jordan, the Zaatari refugee camp is Jordan's third largest city, in terms of sheer numbers. The pressure on host communities is enormous, with ramifications in neighbouring countries as well. The United Arab Emirates has tried to play its part and has taken measures to address the needs of those forcibly displaced and to prevent and protect women from violence at international and regional levels.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“As many Member States have recognized, we are also navigating a shifting security context where the rise of violent extremism has led to increased and targeted violence against women and girls, which is unacceptable to the United Arab Emirates and all responsible Member States. Although this is a global reality, it is a particularly urgent problem in our region. In Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, four out of five refugees and displaced persons are women or children. Within Syria, there are 4.25 million internally displaced persons, with 6.8 million in need ofhumanitarian assistance. We note the important data brought to light by the September report of the International Rescue Committee on the plight of Syrian women and children.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“The economic security of women in post-conflict situations is therefore fundamental to ensuring lasting peace and stability. Yet many challenges remain. Today's statements recognize that unacceptable lags remain in the implementation of widely accepted norms, despite the clear presence ofpolitical will. For example, while there has been increased global attention towards sexual violence in conflict, much work remains to ensure that this attention is translated into action, including justice and assistance for the victims. Widespread violations of international humanitarian law continue worldwide, as do the challenges in ensuring the protection of civilians. The culture of impunity remains widespread.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Under the protection pillar, there have been improvements in peacekeeping mission mandates and monitoring and training, with clear directives calling for the increased participation of women in the ranks of United Nations police and military. At the level ofreliefand recovery, there has also been an increased focus on women's economic empowerment in peacebuilding, with a growing recognition of the importance of post-conflict economic stability in resolution 2122 (2013) and in the declaration adopted in 2013 by the Peacebuilding Commission on women's economic empowerment. The resolutions recognize that women's economic empowerment generates long- term social dividends, as evidence shows that women tend to reinvest up to 90 per cent of their income back into their families.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“It has been 14 years since the historic adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), whereby the international community formally recognizes the vital role played by women in the prevention, mitigation and resolution of conflict, in addition to recognizing the differential burden borne by women and girls during conflict. Much progress has been made in the field of women and peace and security. Within the United Nations system, the women and peace and security agenda has been increasingly integrated. The data in the Secretary- General's report shows important progress. In terms of prevention, there is more consistent attention to women and peace and security in Security Council deliberations; three quarters of United Nations resolutions adopted in 2013 contained women and peace and security related references.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“We need to ensure the consistent and effective implementation of the Security Council resolutions on women and peace and security. Within the United Nations system, we need to encourage further gender-sensitive conflict analysis and stand by our women and peace and security commitments so that we can best understand the progress that has been made, as well as the challenges that remain in implementation. Through those actions, we the Member States can do our part to ensure that the women and peace and security agenda remains central to efforts to achieve our shared goal of international peace and security.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In addition, we would like to thank this morning's briefers for their thoughtful and important presentations. Today's open debate is focused on displaced women and girls, which is of the utmost importance as new crises and outbreaks of violence increase the levels of forced displacement. Today's 51 million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) represent the largest number of refugees, asylum-seekers and IDPs since the Second World War; three quarters of the displaced persons are women and children. Many here present have acknowledged today in their statements that as Member States we must work together to address this issue. We must ensure consistent leadership to strengthen the meaningful participation of and leadership opportunities for women, including in tackling the root causes and impacts of displacement.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, with a focus on the important topic of displaced women and girls. I also congratulate you on your successful presidency of the Security Council this month. The United Arab Emirates welcomes the comprehensive presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/21) adopted by Council members by consensus this morning. We join others in thanking the Secretary- General for his recent report (S/2014/693), which provides important information on the progress made thus far and the considerable challenges that remain in the full implementation of the agenda. We would also like to thank Executive Director of UN-Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for her bold call to action.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, we will support all efforts and initiatives undertaken to strengthen international debates about this dangerous phenomenon and in finding practical solutions for preventing the recurrence of this crime. To achieve this purpose, we must innovate and work across borders to extract the price of justice. The United Arab Emirates is committed to playing a key role in that important endeavour.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“We hope that the open meeting of the Security Council to be held on Monday on security sector reform will deliberate on this subject, and in particular on the promulgation of military codes of conduct, including in peacekeeping operations. Thirdly, there is a need to develop an international mechanism for providing adequate protection and support at all levels to the victims of this crime in order to reintegrate them into their communities. The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war in Syria, and declares its support for all efforts being made to collect data on these crimes in the pursuit ofjustice at a later stage. We will continue to provide financial and psychological support to affected Syrians in refugee camps in order to guarantee their reintegration and rehabilitation.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“Secondly, national authorities must be strengthened in the areas of legislation and security sector reform, to ensure their ability to meet the requirements necessary for preventing a culture of impunity and the promotion of the culture of deterrence, accountability and achieving justice and the rule of law. That should lead to a perception of women as agents in the campaign against sexual violence, not only as victims. In that contex, we call for increasing the resources and capacities of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General to strengthen her mandate to provide assistance and to build resilience, not only in countries suffering from conflicts but also in neighbouring countries and refugee camps to which conflict may spread.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“Today we have the political will and a clear international framework which allows us to move from simply condemning this crime to confronting it within the framework of three main pillars. First, legal deterrence has been actualized in the establishment of the tribunals of Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as the Special Court for Sierra Leone, as a practical and first international step towards strengthening global compliance with international criminal law and preventing impunity for those who commit criminal behaviour during conflict. We therefore call for strengthening the jurisprudence of criminal law as well as existing international legal and judicial mechanisms, including the role played by the International Criminal Court, to identify gaps and develop a robust legal framework for preventing sexual violence during conflict.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Team ofExperts Team ofExperts on the Rule ofLaw and Sexual Violence in Conflict and the 13 United Nations entities to build the resilience of countries to such violence, we reiterate our support for the international protocol, to be launched in the United Kingdom at the forthcoming Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, on the documentation and investigation of sexual Violence in conflict in a manner commensurate with the practical measures that the United Kingdom has taken to address this issue and which have received the strong support of our Foreign Minister, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“The United Arab Emirates expresses its grave concern over the continued use and spread of this heinous crime, which targets not only women and girls, but also men and boys, and stresses the need to develop an international response within the context of the relevant Security Council resolutions on this issue. While we strongly commend the notable efforts made by Ms.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting of the Security Council to highlight one of the most serious challenges threatening international peace and security. We also welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2104/ 181), which provides important information that reflects the enormous challenges impeding the global containment of this scourge. Sexual violence in conflict is a crime that has harmed far too many people for thousands of years. It knows no borders or age limitations and is not related to any specific culture or ethnic group. This crime is perpetrated without punishment and is used as a tactic of war to destroy the fabric of society and deprive it of the ability to heal and rebuild.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source