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  1. “We should, for example, improve the coordination among subsidiary bodies with situations or subject areas in common, such as the excellent collaboration among the 1540 Committee, the Counter- Terrorism Committee and the 1267 Committee. We should also promote coordination among penholders and the relevant subsidiary bodies working on specific situations or topics, especially with regard to sanctions, which are often a fundamental tool in the implementation of measures instituted by the Council in the case of serious threats to international peace and security - as attested to by the Council's own agenda.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  2. “Furthermore, experience has shown that the adoption of coercive measures can be an effective instrument for correcting or modifying specific behaviours. However, to a great extent, their effectiveness depends upon proper implementation by all Member States, and that effect must be assessed as part of a comprehensive strategy that should include all instruments used in a particular context. Nor should we forget that it is those committing the acts that the Council is attempting to prevent through its imposition of sanctions who, in the final analysis, are doing the most harm to the people as a whole. The best way to prevent undesired consequences is to implement the Council's resolutions. Before I conclude, and speaking practically, I would like to suggest some ways of improving the work of subsidiary bodies.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  3. “We therefore cannot but hope that our experience will serve as a reference for others. It is clear that sanctions are not an end in themselves. They are imposed when other possibilities have been exhausted, and always with the aim of guaranteeing international peace and security while ensuring that they do not have unintended consequences. We should remember that sanctions are preventive, rather than punitive, in nature. And they are increasingly being used to support Governments and regions that are struggling to establish peaceful transitions. However, some measures are unavoidable in certain circumstances, such as arms embargoes designed to avert an escalation of Violence and to save lives.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  4. “Starting this year, the new members of the Security Council will be elected in June. It is therefore logical to assume that the new Chairs will also be appointed earlier. But let us be practical. The non-permanent members serve on the Council for two years. As a result, there is not much sense in assuming that the Chairs' transition process will begin six months ahead of time. We think three months is a reasonable period for that transition. As to the training for Chairs, the Spanish delegation received a great deal of support from the Secretariat for several weeks before taking its seat on the Council - indeed, perhaps more than we were really able to absorb. We also had a lot of support from the outgoing Chairs from South Korea, Luxembourg and Australia.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  5. “A lot of progress on highly controversial issues can be made in such meetings. In the era of the Internet, there is no better tool than the web pages of subsidiary bodies. In that regard, we should acknowledge the work being done by the Secretariat. We would particularly like to highlight the 1540 Committee's web page, which is an excellent source of information on this area. One issue that is much discussed is that of interaction with the affected States. While that is an unavoidable requirement, each case has to be considered individually. Moreover, committees must be able to count on the necessary confidentiality in discussing what are often very difficult and controversial issues. With regard to preparing future Chairs to assume their functions, there is room for improvement.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  6. “For the Security Council and its bodies to enjoy authority, they must interact properly with the whole host of Member States. That is why we believe that open briefings by the Chairs of the its subsidiary bodies should become the norm, together with the publication of the reports of the panels of experts that support the committees. Interactive public briefings open to all Member States are also helpful, although they should be carefully prepared in order to avoid repeating information from Council briefings. Rather than addressing formal issues, the Committees should strive to ensure that meetings are useful and substantive. Whenever possible, we should make better use of informal meetings on the margins of formal committee meetings - what is known as informal informals.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  7. “However, allow me to reiterate the obvious: each subsidiary body is a world unto itself and the situations they cover are not really comparable. A committee on non-proliferation, such as the 1540 Committee, is not the same as a sanctions body, such as the 1718 Committee. In each of the sanctions committees, every situation requires a case-by-case analysis. However, we should always be guided by respect for the rule of law, and in particular for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Transparency is an inescapable requirement in the work of the Council and its subsidiary bodies in the twenty-first century. Global society today, marked by progress in the area of democracy, demands a Council that act in a transparent manner.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source

  8. “Ms. Pedros (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Today's debate is indeed relevant, as a large part of the Security Council's efforts is focused on its subsidiary bodies, which account for much of the work done by the Permanent Representatives of the elected members who chair them, at any rate in Spain's case. As the Council is aware, Spain currently chairs two of them - the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) - and, until 17 January, we also chaired the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). Any improvement in those bodies is therefore an improvement in the way the Security Council itself functions. I shall focus today on the three questions posed by the presidency for this debate.”

    2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source