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“While we welcome the Secretary-General's recent report on measuring the effectiveness of the support provided by the United Nations system in conflict and post-conflict situations in respect of the rule of law (S/2013/341), it is clear from the report's recommendations that there is still some way to go. Qualitative assessments of the impact of the United Nations interventions are required. It is not a simple question of the number of police officers trained or workshops held. We support the United Nations use of the rule-of-law indicators in that regard. At the national level, the rule of law is at the heart of the social contract between the State and its citizens.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We also welcome the designation of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Development Programme as the joint global focal point for the rule of law, which we trust will result in improved coordination and coherence of the United Nations rule-of-law efforts. For all aspects of peacekeeping mandates and special political missions, including the rule of law, it is essential, as we know, to learn from both success and failure. In developing and reviewing rule-of- law mandates, the Council needs to be informed by a clear understanding of what works and what does not work.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“It is therefore essential that the Council provide United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions with sufficient authority, clarity and direction to carry out well-targeted and achievable rule-of-law mandates. Their implementation needs to be appropriately prioritized within a mission. While the first priority must be the immediate stabilization of a given security situation, planning for the implementation of rule-of-law tasks needs to start immediately. We welcome the Secretary-General's advice about the institutional changes within the United Nations to address rule- of-law issues. The conferral of strengthened responsibility on the senior United Nations official in country, who will now be responsible and accountable for guiding the rule-of- law strategy and supporting its implementation, is an important advance.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“I wish to thank you, Sir, for having convened this debate and for presiding over it personally today. We also thank the Secretary-General for updating us on the recent steps taken to improve the Secretariat's capacity to deliver the Council's rule-of- 1aw mandates. Strengthening the rule of law, as the Secretary- General has reminded us this morning, is a critical pillar, as we know, of both conflict prevention and effective post-conflict peacebuilding that makes this, as he has said, core business for the Council and for Council- mandated peace operations. Successful rule-of-law interventions can significantly reduce the likelihood of conflict occurring or recurring.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“The EU-United Nations relationship shows the continued relevance and utility, and importantly, adaptability of Chapter VIII of the Charter. Finally, I would like to thank the High Representative for her own personal dedication during her time in office towards efforts to enhance peace and security.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“We welcome the EU's December announcement of an unprecedented package of security, political and economic support to Israel and the Palestinians in the context of a final status agreement. On Ukraine, we welcome the EU's constructive response to the ongoing protests and its calls for dialogue between the parties. We acknowledge the important role that High Representative Ashton herself has played, including through her many recent visits to Ukraine. We encourage the EU to continue to promote a peaceful and democratic resolution to that crisis. In conclusion, given the number and complexity of conflicts around the world, continued close cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations obviously remains crucial.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“We welcome the support of EU member States to the rapid establishment of the joint United Nations/Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons mission in Syria and their efforts to promote unhindered access for humanitarian assistance to the affected people in Syria and neighbouring countries, as well as their significant contributions to the United Nations humanitarian and refugee appeals for Syria. We look forward to their support for the urgent adoption of a resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Syria. On the Middle East peace process, we commend High Representative Ashton for her contribution as a principal member of the Middle East Quartet.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“Australia commends High Representative Ashton for brokering the historic agreement in April 2013 between Serbia and Kosovo and for her continued intense support for the high-level dialogue between the parties to achieve full normalization of relations. On Iran, the EU's efforts have been pivotal in facilitating the interim agreement with the 5-1-1 group. The agreement provides a path towards a long-term comprehensive solution. In the meantime, as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), Australia is working to ensure the effectiveness of existing Security Council sanctions measures. On Syria, Australia and the EU share the view that the international community must support the efforts led by Joint Special Representative Brahimi to build a credible political framework to end the conflict.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“The EU provision of capacity-building in Mali and Somalia and its direct support for the AU peacekeeping Mission in Somalia are playing an instrumental role in building stability and sustainable peace in those countries. As the Secretary-General said this morning, the situation in the Central African Republic is of grave concern. Strong support for the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) is essential. Australia therefore welcomes the EU's support to MISCA and the establishment by the EU of its military mission to the Central African Republic. We welcome the strong commitment articulated this morning to continuing that support.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“It is actively engaged within its region and beyond in conflict prevention, peacemaking and peacekeeping, as well as in combating proliferation and terrorism, all of which are key objectives of our collective endeavours, which are also significantly underwritten by the backing that the EU and its 28 States members together provide as the single largest financial contributors to the United Nations system. Such EU engagement contributes directly and fundamentally to our collective efforts on peacekeeping, peacebuilding and conflict prevention. Since the Council was last briefed by High Representative Ashton in February last year (see S/PV.6919), significant security challenges have emerged or persist in a number of countries in Africa. The EU has significantly assisted both United Nations and AU efforts to address those challenges.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“Discussions on those issues at Dumbarton Oaks and San Francisco were particularly intense, and Chapter VIII was the result. Drafted decades before the emergence of transformative regional organizations such as the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), Chapter VIII has proven to be prescient and utilitarian. As the Council recognized in its presidential statement last August (S/PRST/2013/12), cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations is now an integral part of the collective security provided for in the Charter. The European Union is self-evidently a natural and crucial partner for the United Nations.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“I warmly welcome your presence, Sir, in the Council today to preside over this debate and thank both the Secretary-General and the High Representative for their informative statements. A reading of the history of the negotiations leading to the Charter of the United Nations reveals that the framing of Chapter VIII, on regional arrangements, involved a particularly contentious debate. While the Charter clearly needed to confer primacy with regard to the maintenance of international peace and security on the universal institution that it was creating, a clear recognition of the important contribution that regional organizations could make to collective security was required, and the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations needed to be defined.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“That is a responsibility that the Council needs to uphold. To conclude, the presidential statement we have adopted today (S/PRST/2014/3) necessarily reaffirms the need for the Council and Member States to strengthen further protection for the many millions of civilians who desperately need help. The update of the aide-me'moire pertaining to the protection of civilians, which is annexed to the presidential statement and was initially adopted by the Council in 2002, remains essential guidance for the Council's future work. As we have agreed today, we must use it on a more systematic and consistent basis as we further develop and, crucially, implement our decisive and permanent task of protecting civilians.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Those responsible for committing serious violations must be held to account, preferably at the national level but, if not, the International Criminal Court may have a role to play. Our design of peacekeeping missions should reflect that need for accountability. The daily horror of Syria reminds us that the international community and the Council must condemn the denial of humanitarian access, in all its forms, as a weapon of war, and must do all we can to ensure rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to meet the needs of civilians. The Council needs to act through a resolution on this now. That is why Luxembourg, Jordan and Australia have prepared one. Ultimately, the international community has a responsibility to protect populations if States will not, or cannot, fulfil their obligations to prevent mass atrocity crimes.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Ultimately, the best way in which the Council can protect civilians is to prevent armed conflict itself in the first instance. As the Council, we must sharpen our ability to anticipate and to respond to emerging crises affecting civilians. Regular horizon-scanning briefings are one means to that end. We welcome the Secretary-General's "Rights up front" initiative, which identifies concrete action to improve the United Nations response to future crises. Protection is at the core of that initiative, and we need to ensure that all parts of the United Nations system implement it both systematically and organically. The primary responsibility to protect civilians rests with all the parties to a conflict. That requires full adherence to international humanitarian and human rights law.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“If peacekeepers are to effectively protect civilians, they must have appropriate training, equipment and critical enablers. The proliferation of weapons also affects the ability of peacekeepers to provide security for themselves and for civilians. We encourage further support so as to assist peacekeepers in tracking and managing illicit weapons flows and in implementing arms embargoes, as resolution 2117 (2013), adopted last September, requires. We should be prepared to encourage greater use of technologies that enhance the capability ofpeacekeeping missions to perform increasingly complex tasks. Unarmed unmanned aerial vehicles will enhance early warning on threats to civilians, deter armed groups and bolster the safety of personnel. The sooner they are rolled out right across missions the better.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“That would help to build consensus about protection challenges, allowing the Council to take appropriate actions to enhance protection in a timely way. We must be prepared to react nimbly, as necessary and without hesitation, to protect civilians when situations change quickly, as is the case in South Sudan. Nine hundred thousand civilians have fled their homes, 75,000 of whom are sheltering in United Nations camps. Resolution 2132 (2013) authorized an increase in the military and police capacities, effectively using inter-mission cooperation. However, we will have to consider carefully the future mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, with the protection of civilians our paramount consideration. Resourcing should not be allowed to stand in the way.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“There will always be limits to what peacekeepers can do, but we must continue to evaluate the effectiveness of those mandates and compile the lessons learned to establish best practice. Instrumental in that effort is ensuring, as Under- Secretary-General Ladsous has reminded us, that the peacekeeping partnership - the Council, the Secretariat and the troop- and police-contributing countries - share a common understanding of protection challenges. Regular briefings by United Nations force commanders allow the Council to hear the perspectives of those responsible in the field for delivering on those mandates. We strongly support United Nations police commissioners briefing the Council in the same way. The Council should consider upgrading the status of its informal expert group on the protection of civilians.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“The standing and authority of the United Nations depend decisively upon the capacity of its peacekeepers to protect civilians effectively. We all know that today's peacekeeping missions are highly diverse and complex, not least stemming from the fact that most of those missions are mandated explicitly to protect civilians. Resolutions 1894 (2009) and 2086 (2013) reinforce the normative framework on protection and peacekeeping but, as always, the real test remains to ensure that the existing norms are implemented on the ground. I carefully note all our briefers' comments in that regard this morning. In the past year, the Council has taken serious decisions to equip peacekeeping missions with robust protection mandates. We are seeing the positive impact of such mandates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for having convened this debate. I also thank High Commissioner Pillay, Under-Secretary-General Amos, Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Director- General Daccord for their exemplary leadership on protection matters. As the Secretary-General assessed in his most recent report on the protection of civilians (S/2013/689), the current state of the protection of civilians leaves little room for optimism. The messages delivered by our briefers make such bleakness plain. We have heard, in the words of Under-Secretary-General Amos, about reactions of outrage, despair and shame. We know that protecting civilians is at the heart of what the Council does and peacekeeping is one of the primary means at the Council's disposal to do it.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Practical efforts must also be made to ensure that differences cannot be exploited to spark further conflict. Central to that endeavour is ensuring that a post-conflict society is able to effectively mediate differences and address grievances. That is where genuine, long-term peacebuilding comes in, with its emphasis on the rule of law, observance of human rights, access to effective judicial or other institutions and participatory democratic governance. The result will, hopefully, be institutional legitimacy and social cohesion. Ultimately, we seek to build inclusive societies where differences, whether ethnic, racial, religious, political or communal, are accommodated and State protection is extended to all individuals, and where recourse to violence and reversion to conflict is not only unacceptable, but unthinkable.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“Nurturing open and receptive education is essential. But we must be realistic about the prospects for ultimately arriving at a shared history. Often no single history of a conflict or single understanding of events will be achievable, or necessarily even be desirable. Differing interpretations of events are inevitable, but the facts about those events should be inescapable. We must make every effort to establish those facts and to record and document testimony. Then we should be able to ensure that the victors alone do not dictate the history. The United Nations has an instrumental role in that, one that can often be decisive. It is a role that we should embrace seriously in our work. It is not enough simply to advocate reconciliation and shared historical understanding.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“The African Union's recent decision to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate events surrounding the current conflict in South Sudan is an example. In our own region, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working with the United Nations to document lessons learned through ASEAN's good offices, mediation and facilitation roles and is sharing experiences on the effective conduct of peace processes and negotiations. All of those tools can assist societies to understand events that led to and occurred during a conflict. Inclusive and transparent processes can help to ensure that different perspectives and grievances are heard and acknowledged, and so build a picture of the broad history of the conflict. Incorporating women's voices in those processes is fundamental.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“Commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions established by the Council under Article 34 of the Charter have proven to be useful mechanisms. The Council's recent decision in adopting resolution 2127 (2013) to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in the Central African Republic is an essential part of addressing that conflict. Of course, other United Nations organs can also play a role. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, authorized by the Human Rights Council, has played a persuasive role in establishing the terrible facts of that conflict. Regional organizations can also play a role.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“Criminal courts, whether national or international, can, through their findings, confer legitimacy on otherwise contestable facts, making it more difficult for societies to deny past wrongs. There must be accountability for perpetrators of serious crimes, regardless of affiliation. Victors' justice is short-lived and ultimately destructive. One of the formative achievements of the United Nations has been the spread of universal rights as an accepted norm, the idea that we all have obligations regardless of our relative power over others. That is something that the Council must always continue to emphasize. The Security Council should also make full use of the tools at its disposal, inherently imperfect though they are.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“Truth and reconciliation commissions can provide an authoritative account of events that led to or occurred during conflict, and so serve as a crucial bulwark against those who might seek to use and abuse history in order to foment further conflict. The Security Council should provide strong support to those mechanisms, as it did in resolution 2100 (2013) in relation to Mali. Other parts of the United Nations system, including the Department of Political Affairs, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund, should similarly support and encourage truth and reconciliation processes. Accountability processes play an important role in helping to uncover the truth. Justice that is perceived to be legitimate can help a society move past the pain of its past by holding perpetrators to account and giving victims a voice.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“Those are crucial questions for the Council as we work to prevent conflict between States and conflict within States. To prevent conflict, we obviously must first understand what triggers and drives it, we must be able to recognize the warning signs, and we must recall the particular vulnerability of countries that have already experienced conflict. Between 1945 and 2009, more than half of all countries that suffered from civil war relapsed into conflict after its apparent end. Too often, history appears to be destiny. National mechanisms are usually in the best position to establish what led to conflict and what happened during it.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“We thank Jordan for its boldness in convening today's debate on a topic that is challenging, indeed breathtaking, as you have said, Mr. President, for all Member States. Conflict prevention is why the United Nations exists, but 69 years after the San Francisco Conference, we are still struggling every day "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". We witness the daily devastation in Syria, in South Sudan, in the Central African Republic and elsewhere, and the objective of peace seems as distant as ever. In bringing us to today's debate, Mr. President, you have asked how our understanding of history can help prevent, rather than feed, further conflict, and how the Council itself can help to foster that understanding.”
2014-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7105 (2014) · source
“In concluding, we condemn the violence perpetrated in western Iraq in recent weeks by the Al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and its associates. We must continue to support the ongoing anti-terrorist efforts of the Iraqi Government, together with tribal leaders, in combating that aggression. Resolving that threat will be important so as to ensure that there is no delay in the 30 April electoral timetable. Timely credible elections will help to facilitate an inclusive political dialogue in Iraq. Such an inclusive dialogue is essential. We encourage Iraq's various community leaders to continue to work together to achieve that and to resolve the country's challenges.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“The Council must be conscious of the fact that Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq are all shouldering enormous burdens as part of the conflict. That underlines the need for continued efforts by the Council on Syria. In Lebanon, the destabilizing effects ofthe conflict are all too apparent, given the recent spate of car bombings, including the assassination of the former Finance Minister and the attack on the Iranian Embassy. We commend the efforts of the Government of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces to maintain security and urge all parties to adhere to President Sleiman's policy of disassociation from the Syrian conflict. Lebanon's political parties need to work together and form a Government quickly, so that Lebanon's challenges can best be addressed.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“We are especially concerned about the large numbers of civilians still trapped in besieged towns. All parties to the conflict must ensure that humanitarian supplies can get through, including through the development of urgent local ceasefires. Those States with influence with the parties should reinforce this message in accordance with the work plan agreed in the high-level group on humanitarian challenges in Syria convened by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. As we know, the conflict has had a hugely destabilizing impact on Syria's neighbours. One year ago, neighbouring countries were host to over half a million Syrian refugees. Today, the number is almost 2.5 million - more than 10 per cent of Syria's population.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“We are also pleased to have been able to make our own contribution to the joint mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations and its vital work in removing all chemical weapons from Syria. We must not allow that work to be delayed, and Syria itself must meet its obligations to eliminate all elements of its chemical weapons programme. Foreign Minister Asselborn has just described the terrible magnitude of the humanitarian crisis. We endorse his comments. It is imperative that humanitarian assistance reach people in need. We again call on the parties to the conflict to adhere immediately to the provisions of the Council's presidential statement S/PRST/2013/15 of October 2013 regarding access for humanitarian workers and supplies.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“The recent admission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that the situation on the ground in Syria is now so bad that it can no longer update its estimates ofthe conflict's death toll is a chilling fact. It is obvious that a political process that can bring an end to this conflict is desperately needed. The urgency of the humanitarian crisis was underscored last week by the discussions in Kuwait, where States met to discuss the unprecedented appeal by humanitarian agencies. We welcome the pledges that were made, and urge that they be swiftly honoured and coordinated closely with the United Nations.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“Australia has accepted the Secretary-General's invitation to participate. The goal of the the second Geneva Conference on Syria must remain the establishment of a transitional governing body with full executive powers, as agreed in the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). We urge the Syrian Government and the Syrian National Coalition to participate constructively, and countries with influence to lend their full support to the process. The Syrian parties should also heed the Secretary-General's insistence that their delegations to the Conference include broad and substantial representation of women. We are concerned by the increasing presence in Syria of groups with links to Al-Qaida. Those organizations have no place in Syria's future, and existing Council sanctions against them must be implemented by all States.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“Great courage and statesmanship will be required in equal measure to achieve peace, and we offer our full support to Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas at this critical juncture in the negotiations. For this best chance to succeed, we call on both parties to avoid any provocative actions that would undermine confidence in the talks. Australia itself stands ready to assist in any way it can to support the negotiations. At the same time, we remain deeply concerned at the growing impact of the Syrian conflict on peace and stability in the region. We welcome the efforts of the Secretary-General and the United Nations to start a process this week that will hopefully lead to a political solution based on the principles agreed at the first Geneva conference in 2012.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here today. We acknowledge Jordan's efforts to promote a Middle East peace, and we thank Jordan for bearing such a difficult burden in sheltering so many of those who have fled the Syrian conflict. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. We all know that 2014 will be a critical year - maybe a decisive year - for the Middle East peace process. The final status negotiations under way offer the best chance for peace in the region, and Australia of course fully supports those negotiations towards a just and lasting two-State solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace and security within internationally recognized borders. We appreciate United States Secretary of State Kerry's perseverance and the effective engagement of all parties in the negotiations.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“But the international community is importnatly committed to assisting the Afghan Government to ensure the hard- won gains of the past decade for the women, men and children of Afghanistan are not reversed. Afghanistan must seize the opportunity before it, and we have the hope and optimism it will and is doing so, to consolidate the foundations for a stable, secure and prosperous nation.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“It needs to be Afghan-led and fully supported by local authorities and communities. The Security Council's continued support for Afghanistan is essential. As Security Council coordinator and the pen holder on Afghanistan, Australia is now focused on securing a strong mandate for UNAMA in March next year. We very carefully note the Secretary-General's recommendations on UNAMA's future role. We will work with partners to ensure that a renewed mandate has the backing of the Afghan Government and is appropriately resourced to ensure UNAMA is able to fulfil its role. In conclusion, as the Secretary-General notes, Afghanistan is entering its final year of political and security transition in an environment of uncertainty.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“And we condemn attacks against humanitarian and development workers, which have become more frequent. Australia supports an Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process. We welcome the commitment of Afghanistan and Pakistan to work together on the peace process. As Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), we are promoting the role of the Taliban sanctions regime in facilitating that process. I should note that, as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's Afghanistan Opium Survey 2013 highlights, Afghanistan's narcotics industry is a major threat to stability, helps fund the insurgency and undermines governance. As we know, there is no quick fix solution. It requires a comprehensive approach that includes effective security measures, law enforcement and the creation of viable alternative livelihoods.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“Further progress by the Afghan Government against the reform priorities jointly identified and agreed at the Tokyo conference is vital to Afghanistan's goal of self-reliance, as well as the international community's ability to sustain unprecedented levels of support. The United Nations itself has played a critical role in supporting Afghanistan's development and will continue to do so following security transition. On human rights, Afghanistan must not lose the gains of the past 12 years. In particular, the law on the elimination of violence against women must be implemented fully, and we encourage Afghanistan to finalize and implement a national action plan on women, peace and security. We also urge the continued protection of all persons, including children, media workers and detainees.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“An agreed bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States is a precondition for an Australian commitment post- 2014. We welcome the loya jirga's endorsement of that agreement and urge its prompt signing. The international community will view credible, inclusive and transparent elections in 2014 as a decisive milestone. It is a core commitment under the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework. We acknowledge the important support role that the United Nations is playing in preparing for elections and in encouraging an electoral process that includes all sectors of the population and maximizes participation, especially by women. Australia itselfis helping to build more effective electoral institutions and increased voter participation through civic awareness.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“That was the first fighting season with the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the lead for security across the country. The ANSF now conducts 95 per cent of conventional operations and 100 per cent of the planning. In Uruzgan, where Australia's military and reconstruction efforts have been focused, the ANSF have now assumed responsibility for security but Australia will continue to support the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2014 through the provision of trainers and advisers in Kabul and Kandahar and embeds to ISAF headquarters. Post-2014, Australia remains committed to the NATO-led training, advice and assistance mission. But a key consideration for Australia will be the legal arrangements.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“I thank Special Representative Jan Kubis for his leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and all United Nations personnel in Afghanistan for their dedication. I also thank Afghanistan's Permanent Representative, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for his persuasive engagement in New York. International and Afghan forces have made significant progress in improving security throughout Afghanistan over the past decade. We have reduced Al-Qaida's capacity to prepare and launch terrorist attacks. And we have reduced the Taliban's control of territory, which provided sanctuary to Al-Qaida and affiliated terrorist groups. Progress on the security front has created conditions in which basic services such as health and education are being delivered, and for sustainable economic and social development over the longer term.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“The Panel of Experts submitted its midterm report to the Security Council on 4 December. As mandated by resolution 2105 (2013), in advance of the submission to the Council the Committee considered the Panel's report during an informal meeting held on 21 November. Committee members welcomed the report and took note of the Panel's key activities since the renewal of its mandate in June. Finally, I am happy to report that the Panel is again at full capacity, with Mr. Kazuto Suzuki joining the Panel at the beginning of December. Furthermore, over the past three months the Panel participated in a number of events that are listed in the annex to the report. I should note that a slightly more detailed version of the report that I have just read out, including the annexes, will be available online.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“I believe that the briefing was effective in raising awareness among States of the measures imposed by the Council and the related recommendations and guidance developed by FATF, as well as the assistance that the Security Council Committees and FATF can provide. We look forward to organizing similar joint briefings for the benefit of Member States. The Committee continues to assist States and international organizations in implementing the relevant Security Council measures. On 27 September, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization asked the Committee to confirm that its proposal for technical assistance to Iran did not contravene the applicable sanctions measures. In a letter dated 11 October, the Committee confirmed that the relevant resolutions did not prohibit the described project.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“As part ofthe Committee's efforts to assist Member States in implementing the Security Council measures, on 18 November I joined the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1373 (2001), 1540 (2004), 1718 (2006) and 1988 (2001) and ofthe Al-Qaida Committees, as well as by the President ofthe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in an open briefing for States on the respective roles of the Security Council and FATF in combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation. The high turnout and lively question-and- answer session that followed indicate the strong interest of Member States on this issue.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“One Member State consulted the Committee on 7 November on the modalities of making a payment, to which the Committee had already advised it had no objection in December 2012, from an entity on its territory to the Ministry of Defence of Iran. Also on 7 November, a State informed the Committee that its authorities were carrying out an investigation regarding an alleged connection between an Iranian national and a company registered in the reporting State, and sought the Committee's assistance in obtaining additional information about the named individual and entity.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“Listed persons and entities have the right to petition the Committee to be delisted - that is, to have the sanctions removed - through the Focal Point established by resolution 1730 (2006). As mentioned in my previous briefings to the Council, the Committee has been considering such a petition from the First East Export Bank (FEEB), an entity that is currently on the Committee's consolidated list. On 25 November, the Committee rejected the delisting request and communicated to the Focal Point the reasons for the rejection, which the Focal Point transmitted to FEEB. The Committee also assisted States exercising vigilance, in accordance with the resolutions, over financial transactions with persons or entities in Iran.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“Member States remain under an obligation to freeze assets on their territory that are owned or controlled by a person or entity listed by the Council or the Committee, and to prevent any assets from being made available to such persons or entities. Like the goods ban, these targeted financial sanctions are subject to a range of conditional exceptions so to ensure that their effect is limited to the object and purpose of the sanctions. The Committee received three notifications from a Member State pursuant to paragraph 15 of resolution 1737 (2006) and paragraph 4 of resolution 1747 (2007), which allows for payments owed by a listed person or entity under a contract entered into prior to the listing to be made from that person or entity's frozen funds, subject to notification to the Committee.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“Similarly, on 5 November a Member State reported its seizure of goods that it suspected were sanctioned goods, but wanted the assistance of the Panel of Experts before making its final determination as to whether the goods were sanctioned or not. The Panel is now working with that Member State. The ban on supplying nuclear-related items to Iran is subject to some conditional exceptions, notably in relation to items for light-water reactors, which the Council considers to be less proliferation-sensitive than heavy-water reactors. The Committee must be notified of supplies to Iran of items falling under this exception. During the reporting period, the Committee received two such notifications by a Member State concerning the delivery of items for reactor unit 1 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source