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President Musar

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2023-09-20

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2023-09-20

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1. “All those responsible for crimes and atrocities must be held accountable. Earlier this year Slovenia hosted a diplomatic conference that resulted in the adoption of an important international treaty, the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes and Other International Crimes. We call on all countries to become parties to that convention. To summarize, if we want a better and fairer world, we need a better and more fair organization of the United Nations and the Security Council. Just to remind Council members, do we know where innocent people are being killed, where houses are being destroyed? Is that in Russia? Council members know the answer.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “I made it clear in my address to the General Assembly yesterday (see A/78/PV.4) that the need for Council reform is long overdue. What I am about to say may sound a bit naive, but it needs to be said time and again so that it will be taken seriously tomorrow. If the major Powers with special status and privileges want to live in peace and to make the United Nations a truly inclusive and fair global institution, they need to act responsibly. Not only do they need to make and keep peace, but they must also refrain from violating it. That is the point from which any meaningful reform of the Security Council should begin. Slovenia will support and participate in such endeavours. Finally, a lasting peace can be achieved only if justice is served. Slovenia is a staunch supporter of the fight against impunity.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “The Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine contributed significantly to that spike, but it was not the only conflict. In fact, the aggression against Ukraine was only one of the 55 active State-based armed conflicts recorded in 2022, the great majority of them taking place outside Europe. All of those conflicts, including the aggression against Ukraine, are very worrisome and demand our full attention. The Charter of the United Nations and international law-based multilateralism are increasingly under attack. In order to make global governance work, we need an inclusive, transparent, responsive and accountable multilateral system built on trust, respect, solidarity and international law, with the United Nations and the Security Council at its core.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “Furthermore, it has affected inter-ethnic and inter-State relations in the region and globally as well. It has also had an additional humanitarian impact, further endangering food security as grain supplies and their export have become part of war tactics. It is especially heartbreaking to hear the stories of women and children, many of whom are at risk of falling victim to human trafficking, exploitation or conflict-related sexual violence. That is not multilateralism. It is violent anarchy, and it must stop. It must stop, but not only in Ukraine. When we are speaking at United Nations Headquarters, the home of 193 Member States, it is important to put the war in Ukraine in a wider context. Fatalities caused by organized violence across the world increased by 97 per cent in 2022. It was the deadliest in almost 30 years.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

5. “President Musar: Slovenia has condemned the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. We have joined others the General Assembly in demanding that the Russian Federation end its invasion and withdraw all its military forces from Ukraine unconditionally. In that spirit, I would like to contribute three points to this debate. The first addresses the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine on multilateralism and beyond. The second touches on the importance of Security Council reform in the context of the crisis of multilateralism. And the third sends a message to all who still believe that they can commit crimes against humanity with impunity. The impact of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine is manifold. It has fallen primarily on the people of Ukraine, who have felt it on a daily basis for almost 19 long months.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source