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2015-06-18
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2017-02-21
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  1. “We also believe that it is crucial to involve women and youth in the peacebuilding process as stakeholders and decision-makers, and that should be primarily the responsibility of all Member States and regions. But we need to strengthen our understanding of how international actors can support the process. A collective global response and a stronger and more effective United Nations is needed for confronting the challenges of today's world. We should use the wide range of potential tools at our disposal with focus and dedication, so as to achieve results. Working together towards a world that will bring about peace, security and development is our task, challenge and opportunity, and Montenegro is committed to playing its part.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  2. “Montenegro welcomes that EU initiative, which is very much in line with our firm belief that there is no alternative to dialogue as we search for durable solutions. We know that putting dialogue into practice is not always easy and that any success will be possible only if there is strong and sustained political support by all States. The maintenance of international peace and security is not the task of the United Nations and other international organizations alone. It is a process of individual, collective and institutional transformation and one of inclusive development. Without inclusive State institutions, we are unlikely to have either sustained peace or a basis for long-term development.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  3. “Those organizations should play a more active role in assisting and, if need be, in leading efforts to bringing about peace and stability. Regional and subregional organizations have deep knowledge and strong local networks and are, therefore, in a position to offer tailor-made approaches. Equally important, they ensure that the countries directly affected by crises are involved, as we have seen in many instances in Africa. For those reasons, the role of the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in international security and in advancing peace in Europe is indispensable. One of the latest examples of the proactive engagement of regional organizations from our region is the European Union-facilitated dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo on the normalization of relations.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  4. “Needless to say, such an approach is far more cost-effective. Progress and peace in Europe must not be taken for granted. We should foster them in every country and at every opportunity, and we should keep in mind lessons learned in our continent. We in Montenegro know from experience that the best and, truly, the only sustainable way to solve differences and alleviate tensions and conflict situations is to use the tools of diplomacy and dialogue. The United Nations and the Security Council often become overstretched and overburdened with various crises, and cooperation and partnerships between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the area of peacebuilding should be strengthened.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  5. “By devoting all our energy to just one crisis or by just reacting to crises, we will never get things done. We should recognize the clear need for decisive action in reversing such trends, as well as the need for new ways of building peaceful and resilient societies and avoiding backsliding away from peace, security, basic respect for human rights and sustainable development. We all know that prevention can work and does work and that our Organization can do better. The price of overlooking prevention, on the other hand, is high and very easy to see. That is why we would like to underline the significance of United Nations early- detection and early-warning mechanisms. The Security Council must consider making better use of the wide range of tools at its disposal to prevent the emergence of conflicts.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  6. “Let me begin by offering my sincere and deepest condolences to the Government of the Russian Federation, the family and the friends on the passing of our respected colleague, His Excellency Mr. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. Montenegro is pleased to contribute to this important debate and commends Ukraine for organizing it. We live in an increasingly divided world, fractured by violence, conflicts and political breakdowns and other worrying developments that are threatening the future of entire generations. The European security landscape is also marked by instability, and our ideals are and will be repeatedly challenged. Furthermore, the international community, including the United Nations, constantly finds itself in crisis-management mode.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  7. “It is also Vital that the Security Council make use whenever possible of the option of referring situations to the ICC, and that the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict should further consider means of increasing pressure on persistent perpetrators of human rights violations and putting an end to impunity. With regard to United Nations peacekeeping and political missions and the indispensable role they play, Montenegro would like to advocate for the incorporation of a strong child-protection component in the missions' mandates. Such incorporation would require that peacekeepers and military and security personnel receive specialized pre-deployment training on child protection. Montenegro remains committed to our noble joint objectives and to rising to the challenge of providing the world's children with a safer future.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  8. “We therefore welcome the emphasis in resolution 2143 (2014) on concerns regarding the military use of schools, and would like to take this opportunity to call on all parties to armed conflict to refrain from such use. In that regard, we also welcome the adoption today of resolution 2225 (2015) and the addition of abduction as a new trigger for the listing of parties to conflict in the annexes to the Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict (see S/2015/409). Such addition will enhance our ability to hold perpetrators to account. More, however, needs to be done. The International Criminal Court (ICC) and national judicial authorities have an important role to play in responding to violations as they occur.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  9. “In that regard, we would like to stress that Member States must enable United Nations personnel to gain access to areas controlled by armed non-State actors in order to end violations there, as well as to conclude and implement action plans. We see the increasing and worrying trend of attacks on schools and their use for military purposes, as well as the abduction and detention of children, which we find alarming. At the same time, we must be aware that the consequences of such attacks go beyond the destruction of schools. They concern the future of an entire generation, a future without hope that will only sow the seeds of further conflict.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  10. “The issue of children and armed conflict is a global one that requires an urgent and collective response, and the adoption of today's resolution 2225 (2015) is a step forward in advancing the agenda of children and armed conflict. This year marks the first anniversary of the "Children, Not Soldiers" campaign, which is aimed at ending the recruitment and use of children by Government armed forces in conflict by 2016. That is an ambitious undertaking that requires working together and sharing our expertise and resources in order to end child recruitment in the next two years. The example of Chad proves that action plans can work. We call on all parties, States and non-State actors that have not concluded action plans to follow the example of Chad, and we call on those that have signed to honour their commitments in full.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  11. “We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today's debate on children and armed conflict, and we commend Malaysia's strong commitment to the issue during its term on the Council. I would also like to thank today's briefers for their presentations and their important work on the issue. Montenegro aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. I would like, however, to highlight some points of particular importance to my country. We are witnessing the dramatic consequences of the violence affecting 230 million children in the world owing to the evolving character of contemporary conflicts. Heinous crimes are being committed, with an alarming rise in abductions, especially the mass abductions of children that have taken place in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and South Sudan.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source