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2009-10-14
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2010-10-26
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  1. “In addition, Iceland has emphasized the importance of gender perspectives in international climate talks, for we are confident that the increased participation of women will help the international community foster a more sustainable response to the scourge of climate change. Ten years on, it is time for the international community to get serious about the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). While women are often depicted as victims of armed conflict - and rightly so - it is important to bear in mind that they are more often than not an integral part of the solution. Let us make the coming decade a decade that counts and a time when we no longer tolerate impunity for crimes, women's needs and rights are respected, and women and men are equal partners in forging lasting peace.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  2. “My Government has also undertaken projects to highlight, strengthen and implement resolution 1325 (2000). Particular effort has been focused on women's empowerment. Our gender equality training programme is an international undertaking run in cooperation with the University of Iceland. Its explicit purpose is to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through education and training. It is our hope that the programme, which is now in its second year and includes fellows from Afghanistan and Palestine, will in due course be recognized as an official United Nations University programme, making it the fourth such programme located in Iceland.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  3. “All Icelandic diplomatic missions are required to support the aims of resolution 1325 (2000) in their work. Iceland is working actively to advance resolution 1325 (2000) within NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in addition to our work at the United Nations. Iceland's national action plan has been in place for almost three years. Preparations are under way to revise the plan, with a view to adapting it next year. This will be done through a participatory and transparent process involving political leaders at the highest level, all relevant Government agencies and civil society. The plan will contain specific goals, clear indicators and a transparent monitoring mechanism. It will also take fully into account pertinent Security Council resolutions on women and peace and security.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  4. “At the same time, UN Women should play an important role in overseeing the monitoring and implementation of the indicators, as well other issues related to resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions. Allow me to reiterate my Government's commitment to supporting UN Women and to congratulate the new Under-Secretary-General, Michelle Bachelet, on her recent appointment. Iceland also welcomes the appointment of Margot Wallstrom as the first Special Representative of the Secretary General to fight the spread of sexual violence in conflict situations. We stand ready to support the Special Representative in her important work. Advancing the aims and working towards the strengthening of resolution 1325 (2000) is a priority for Iceland.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  5. “Women are often subjected to terrifying gender-based sexual violence, which most of the time goes unpunished. Women are also regularly marginalized in peacemaking. This is hardly a satisfactory state of affairs. Therefore, we must now focus on action, implementation and accountability so that, 10 years from now, we can look back with a sense of achievement and say that we have made a difference. There is a vital need for a system for monitoring the status of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Therefore, Iceland urges the Security Council to adopt the indicators put forward in the Secretary- General's report so that United Nations organizations, Member States and civil society are able to measure the impact on the ground and men and women around the world can reap the benefits.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  6. “Ten years ago, the recognition of gender equality as a security issue by the Security Council was a watershed event, both for women and for the Organization. Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the Council acknowledged not only the needs and concerns of women in connection with peace processes, but underlined the participation of women as an important prerequisite for sustainable peace. A decade later, the record reflects some positive developments, as highlighted in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/498). However, truth be told, progress has been slow and ultimately disappointing. Only a handful of countries have adopted national action plans to implement resolution 1325 (2000). In the meantime, armed conflicts still devastate the lives of women and girls in many parts of the world.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  7. “A sustainable and just peace will not be achieved in the Middle East without the realization of the two-State solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in security.”

    2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source

  8. “Israel and the Palestinian side should also conduct independent and credible investigations, meeting international standards, into the serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law reported by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/l2/48). The Government of Iceland strongly believes that the blockade of Gaza is contrary to international human rights and humanitarian law, inflicting collective punishment on the Gaza population. Accordingly, the Government of Iceland calls upon the Government of Israel to bring the blockade to an end and to ensure that the overall needs of the population are met. Finally, Iceland firmly supports a peaceful resolution to the conflict and the two-State solution.”

    2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source

  9. “To call on Israel to immediately cease all settlement activity is therefore a legitimate request and, indeed, the international community's obligation. Iceland remains deeply sympathetic towards the plight of Palestinians, now in the public eye due to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the raid on the flotilla in international waters earlier this year. The raid was condemned by my Government and drew strong public reaction. Experts, mandated by the Human Rights Council, have now concluded that Israel violated international law by attacking the flotilla. We urge the Israeli authorities to work with the United Nations on the follow-up to the report (A/HRC/15/21).”

    2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source

  10. “The resumption of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority earlier this autumn was a long-awaited event, raising hopes around the world that the parties might finally make progress on the final status issues. Now, after a very short interval, there is a serious risk that the peace process might stall once again. Israel must assume the greatest part of the responsibility for that, having refused to renew its moratorium on settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. It is important to recall that the settlements are not simply a distraction or an obstacle to peace. They are illegal under international law, a product of the occupation and designed to further entrench the occupation.”

    2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source

  11. “The international community must step up pressure on both sides and revitalize the peace process. More needs to be done, in particular by the Security Council, through a concerted effort to actively further the goal of ending the occupation and achieving a two- State solution, which is a prerequisite for durable peace. The political momentum that has been created must not be allowed to fade.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

  12. “The comprehensive report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/ 12/48) has concluded that there is evidence indicating serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed both by Israel during Operation Cast Lead and in the West Bank, as well as by Palestinian armed groups in their repeated launching of rockets into southern Israel. The report deserves serious consideration and follow-up. The conclusions drawn require concrete action and the establishment of a credible system of investigation into the alleged violations. Every Member State must commit itself to full cooperation with the United Nations. Iceland deems it imperative that every effort be made to bring the human tragedy in the occupied Palestinian territory to an end through negotiations and mediation.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

  13. “The prolonged climate of impunity has created a crisis of justice in the occupied Palestinian territory that needs to be addressed. Iceland fully recognizes Israel's legitimate security concerns, including over weapons smuggling and the unacceptable firing of rockets from Gaza, which destroy and endanger the lives of innocent civilians. At the same time, such violations do not justify the disproportionate use of force or the breaching of international humanitarian and human rights law.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

  14. “The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory remains of grave concern and continues to threaten stability far beyond the region. Although Operation Cast Lead has ended, the people of Gaza remain besieged by limited freedom of movement, import restrictions on even the most basic necessities, the near-total prohibition of export, and the reversal of economic development. For the ordinary civilians of Gaza, the situation remains unacceptable by international standards. Meanwhile, the closure regime is still operating in the West Bank. Iceland remains deeply concerned by the continued house demolitions, evictions and settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in East Jerusalem. An immediate end must be put to settlements and impunity.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source