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“On 21 May we wrote, in relation to the Panel's conclusion, that an intercepted arms shipment was at the very least a probable violation by Iran of paragraph 5 of resolution 1747 (2007). Iran has not so far replied and the Committee again calls on Iran to do so. I would like to turn now to the Committee's activity during the reporting period. The Committee met on 23 October to discuss the Panel's report on a seizure of a consignment of carbon fibre destined for Iran. The seizure was reported to the Committee on 6 June. The Panel of Experts investigated this case. It concluded that Iran's attempted procurement of this carbon fibre was a violation of its obligations under resolution 1929 (2010) and previous resolutions.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“States have an obligation to implement them duly. It is only by a Security Council decision that those measures can be modified or terminated. Until then, Member States are obligated to enforce them and the Committee, with the assistance of its Panel of Experts, must carry out its mandate to monitor their implementation. It is, however, my hope that the agreement reached in Geneva will encourage Iran to engage with the Council and the Committee. You will recall, Mr. President, that the Committee has twice reached out to Iran this year in relation to incidents investigated by the Panel of Experts. We wrote on 12 April in relation to the Panel's unanimous conclusion that Iran's launches of the Shahab-l and -3 missiles during the Great Prophet VII exercises contravened paragraph 9 of resolution 1929 (2010).”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the same resolution. The present report covers the period from 6 September to 12 December, during which time the Committee held two informal meetings and conducted additional work using the no-objection procedure envisioned in paragraph 15 of the guidelines for the conduct of its work. Before presenting the Committee's activity, I would like to welcome the interim agreement reached between the P5+1 and Iran in Geneva on 24 November. The potential of this important agreement as a way forward towards a comprehensive settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue is obvious. The Security Council measures imposed by resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010), however, remain in effect.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7082 (2013) · source
“To conclude, we have seen the impact of concerted national, regional and international efforts in Mali. We are confident that the Sahel strategy can be a valuable tool for the United Nations, the region and international partners in achieving a coordinated response to the challenges of the broader Sahel region. Much of the effort will have to be innovative. We know that it is overdue, and it is, of course, necessary.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“To that end, on 3 December we convened a special meeting with Member States of the Sahel and Maghreb to discuss the threat posed by Al-Qaida, the first in a series of steps in improving regional awareness and engagement. Finally, as others have said, building resilience in the Sahel will be essential to breaking the cycle of humanitarian crises and protecting the most vulnerable from persistent shocks. We must also target the underlying drivers of conflict - inequality, social exclusion and ethnic tensions. To date, my own country has provided $50 million in assistance to the region over the past two years to meet immediate needs, and has also supported communities in the region in building long- term resilience to disasters and addressing the causes of food insecurity, including support for agricultural research.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“We have to place the sanctions regime in the hands of the affected countries and regions, both to ensure that the sanctions list accurately reflects the dynamic and evolving nature of the threat and to enhance its implementation. As Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, Australia is committed to seeing the Committee working collaboratively with the region to identify the individuals and entities we should be applying the sanctions against - the Al Qaida affiliates, their leaders and, most importantly, their enablers, those who provide the arms, funds and recruits.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“We know that a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy must include efforts to prevent terrorism and extremism from emerging, arming and recruiting. We therefore particularly welcomes the strategy's recommendations on countering violent extremism, including through regional dialogue among traditional, community and faith-based leaders and organizations. I should note that the Al-Qaida sanctions regime has significant potential to help Sahel States to turn the tide against Al-Qaida affiliates in the region, but it can realize that only ifthe regime is genuinely accessible to States and is integrated into their responses.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“We therefore welcome the 5 November ministerial meeting held in Bamako. The launch of the coordination platform at the meeting was an important milestone, and we look forward to hearing more about its work and how the Council can support it. Increasing cooperation between national Governments and regional and international organizations will be vital to the success ofthe strategy. That is particularly true of efforts to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime, my second area of focus. The threat must be tackled through capacity- building, prevention and coordination. Border management and building law-based criminal justice should be important focuses of our capacity-building efforts. In that regard, we welcome the recent progress made on transborder security at the November regional ministerial conference in Morocco.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“Progress towards peace and stability requires genuine United Nations, intergovernmental and regional cooperation and coordinated engagement. Australia considers that the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel region provides a solid framework, and we strongly support its three strategic objectives. It is obvious that the key element now is to move ahead with implementation by identifying priorities for action and the comparative advantage and added value of the United Nations itself. Within that context, I would like to address three specific issues: first, national ownership and regional cooperation; secondly, terrorism and transnational crime; and thirdly, resilience. First, Governments of the region must own and lead efforts in the Sahel; they must in turn be accountable to their populations.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“The region illustrates the deep connection between security challenges, such as terrorism and transnational crime, and development challenges, such as food security and the generation of economic opportunities. As Mr. Prodi has reminded us, those challenges transcend borders and so, obviously, must the solutions. He has previously warned us, and did so again today, that we must not forget the Sahel or we risk more crises like the one in Mali. We welcome the visit led by the Secretary-General and World Bank President. It highlighted the centrality of addressing economic challenges as part of the path to peace, building on their partnership in the Great Lakes region. The $8 billion mobilized will reinforce the dividends of peace.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“Australia welcomes today's briefing on the Sahel and the personal commitment of the Secretary-General, Special Envoy Prodi and the other speakers, including World Bank President Kim and the representatives of the African Union and the European Union. I must say, as a general comment in starting, that the partnership between the United Nations and the World Bank, in particular, has the potential to be a genuinely transformative one, and I know that the global community wants to see it grow. We know that the Sahel region has been struggling for far too long with chronic humanitarian, security and governance crises. Possibly nowhere is the development- security nexus as pronounced.”
2013-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7081 (2013) · source
“Member States on the front lines are in a unique position to assess the nature ofthe Al-Qaida threat in their regions, as well as the main challenges to implementation of the measures, and they are therefore strongly encouraged to share their views with the Committee.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“In the past six months, the Committee has remained actively engaged on the situation in Mali, the Sahel, the Maghreb and the Middle East, given the common threat from Al-Qaida affiliates in these regions. The second special meeting of the Committee will stress the complementarity between the United Nations broader Sahel strategy and the Al-Qaida sanctions regime measures, particularly on the issues of countering terrorism and creating a security environment conducive to economic and social development. Ensuring that the Al-Qaida sanctions regime remains an effective tool to address the continued threat from Al-Qaida and its affiliates is a shared undertaking, in which the participation of all Member States is crucial.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The Office of the Ombudsperson continues to play an integral role in guaranteeing that the Committee's procedures are clear and the list dynamically reflects the current threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. The Office of the Ombudsperson has a significant, ever-increasing caseload. Since the last briefing to the Council in May, the Committee has de-listed five names following its consideration of reports submitted by the Ombudsperson. There are currently 15 open petitions received through the Office of the Ombudsperson at various stages of consideration. Going forward, the Committee will continue to pay heed to due process principles in the context of the Security Council so as to ensure that its procedures are clear and that the regime adheres to fundamental principles of fairness.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The Security Council expanded the mandate of the focal point to receive exemption requests in paragraph 8 of resolution 2083 (2012), and this development affords listed individuals and entities broader access to Committee procedures. In 2013, several listed individuals were informed of the identity of the State that suggested their name for designation. This disclosure was streamlined last year in paragraph 12 of resolution 2083 (2012), which reverses the presumption that a State proposing an individual or entity for listing wishes to have its status as a designating State kept confidential. This development, together with the provision of reasons for the Committee's decision in Ombudsperson cases, means that listed individuals and entities are afforded greater scope to understand their designation.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The Committee has bolstered the way that it interacts with Member States in the context of these reviews, aiming to encourage greater and more precise information-sharing on listed individuals and entities, and to increase the attentiveness of the Committee to Member States' views and concerns. Since the last briefing to the Council (see S/PV.6964), the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has continued to operationalise the procedural enhancements of resolution 2083 (2012), supporting the Committee's mandate to clearly and effectively respond to the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. In November, the Committee considered a request from a listed individual for an exemption to the travel ban. This request was the first of its kind to be received through the focal point mechanism established in resolution 1730 (2006).”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The Committee has continued to review the entries on the Al-Qaida sanctions list, focusing particular attention on entries that lack identifiers necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the sanctions measures, entries corresponding to reportedly deceased individuals and to entities that are reported or confirmed to have ceased to exist, and entries that have not been reviewed in three or more years. The responsiveness of Member States remains crucial to the successful implementation of these reviews, and I want to thank those Member States that have actively participated in these review processes by providing detailed and updated information.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“In addition, so as to preserve the element of surprise with new listings and prevent asset flight, the Committee encourages Member States to make every effort to reduce delays between the Committee's notification of new listings and the domestic implementation of the measures. Finally, the Committee has asked the Team to engage with Member States to better understand the impediments to full compliance with the measures and to present their findings to the Committee.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“It has recently concluded its consideration of the recommendations contained in the fourteenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. In its report, the Team made 19 recommendations, primarily focused on advancing a more effective, evidence-based United Nations targeted sanctions regime and improving the implementation and effectiveness of the Sanctions measures. Notably, based on the Team's recommendation, the Committee has requested the Team to provide an annual confidential briefing to the Committee of how the list reflects the current threat picture, in recognition that the sanctions will have most impact if the individuals and entities targeted by the regime are those currently involved in influential roles in or supporting Al-Qaida and its affiliates.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“This will ensure that the sanctions list accurately reflects the dynamic nature of the threat and will enhance the implementation of measures on the ground. Meanwhile, the continuing civil war in the Syrian Arab Republic has seen the emergence of a strong Al-Qaida presence, drawing from Al-Qaida in Iraq under the name J abhat al-Nusra and attracting hundreds of recruits from outside the Syrian Arab Republic. The Committee has responded through the listing in May of Jabhat al-Nusrah as an alias of Al-Qaida in Iraq, as well as its leader Abu Mohammed Al-Jawlani in July. On the third point of ensuring the regime's application remains relevant and effective, the Committee has also continued in its efforts ensure that the regime's application remains relevant and effective.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“In response to those ongoing and evolving threats, the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has invited Member States of the Sahel and Maghreb regions to a special meeting to discuss the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates to consider ways in which the sanctions regime could support affected States and to discuss how best such measures may be integrated into the national and regional responses to the Al-Qaida threat. This special meeting represents an important innovation in Committee engagement with States of regions on the front lines. If the Al-Qaida sanctions regime is to constitute a useful tool in efforts to counter the destabilising activities of Al-Qaida affiliates in these regions, it must be placed in the hands of affected countries and regional groups.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Similarly, the Monitoring Team's fourteenth report also describes operational contacts between terrorist entities in eastern Libya and Al-Qaida affiliates in the Sahel, the Maghreb, the Middle East and South Asia and the presence of training camps in Libya, to which many foreign fighters travel before heading elsewhere to fight. The Committee has responded through the listing of Muhammad Jamal Abd-Al Rahim Ahmad Al-Kashif and his Muhammad Jamal Network, which is responsible for establishing terrorist training camps in Egypt and Libya and was reportedly involved in the attack on the United States Mission in Benghazi. Libya, on 11 September 2012.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Although the French-led Operation Serval dislodged AQIM, Ansar Eddine and MUJAO from the main towns in northern Mali, restoring governmental authority and significantly degrading those groups, pockets of resistance remain and the risk of attacks by Al-Qaida affiliates across the Sahel persists. Operation Serval also demonstrated the high level of the training and equipment of terrorist groups in the region and the close link between organized crime and terrorism, highlighting the need to strengthen regional and subregional cooperation, both within and between the Maghreb and the Sahel.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“That is reflected in the Committee's activities for that period. In May, I reported that the Committee had held a special meeting on 9 April on threats to Mali stemming from the activities of Al-Qaida affiliates in the region, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Movement for Unity and Jihad in Western Africa (MUJAO) and Ansar Eddine (see S/PV.6964), That meeting highlighted the need for the continued monitoring of the role of the Al-Qaida affiliates in Mali and the Sahel, with a more central role for capacity- building efforts in the area of counter-terrorism. That followed the Committee's action earlier in the year to list Ansar Eddine and its founder and leader, Iyad ag Ghali, as well as the leadership of the already listed MUJAO and AQIM, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, respectively.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Those areas are, first, effectively addressing the evolving threat to international peace and security posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates, with a particular focus on the work of the Committee to address recent threats to peace, stability and security in Mali and the Sahel region, including through engagement with the States in the region; secondly, ensuring that the regime's application remains relevant and effective; and, thirdly, ensuring that the sanctions regime has fair and clear procedures. A more detailed version of this statement will be distributed in hard copy today and made available on the Committee's website With regard to the evolving threat, in its fourteenth report, the Monitoring Team highlighted the Sahel and the Middle East as the two most visible arenas for Al-Qaida affiliate activity during 2013.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“That, in turn, inspires acts of expressive terrorist violence committed by individuals or small groups, such as the recent attacks in Boston, London and Paris. Asymmetric tactics and complex and simultaneous multipronged attacks used by small but highly mobile Al-Qaida units draw strength from a close understanding of regional weaknesses, such as long and porous borders. In today's briefing, I will focus on three principal areas of work of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, as it continues to monitor the implementation of resolution 2083 (2012).”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“The threat is no longer anchored primarily in a global Al-Qaida organization but revolves around a range of increasingly heterogeneous franchises that are themselves continually evolving with the recruitment of younger fighters and increased mobility across borders. Al-Qaida has effectively adapted to local conflicts and mobilized local affiliates that, despite their differences, support the broader Al-Qaida ideology. Some States that have not yet been the victims of terrorism face many of the same risk factors as countries that have. As the 1267 Monitoring Team found in its fourteenth report (S/2013/467), terrorist propaganda on the Internet continues to grow in sophistication and reach and contributes to the problem of self-radicalization.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Where appropriate, they consult each other when planning country visits or similar trips so as to allow the participation of the experts of the other groups in a particular visit or to enable the other groups to communicate the specific needs for information of the countries to be visited. The three panels of experts continue to explore the further strengthening of the current coordination and cooperation. Allow me now to turn to my statement on behalf of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities. A major lesson learned from 2012-13 is that Al-Qaida and its affiliates have already evolved in several regions.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“Further to that open briefing, the three Committees, through their panels of experts, have continued their practice of sharing relevant information and of meeting, where appropriate, in order to discuss common issues and to coordinate actions and exchange points of view on particular issues. The three panels of experts participate actively in the activities of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and have continued their close cooperation on issues, in particular, related to combating money-laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation, All three panels of experts coordinate their outreach activities and country visits on a regular basis.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“On 18 November, the Chairs of the three Committees joined the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, resolution 1737 (2006), which concerns the Islamic Republic of Iran, and resolution 1988 (2011), which concerns the Taliban, and the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in an open briefing for Member States on the respective roles of the Security Council and the FATF in combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation. It was the first such meeting and aimed to increase awareness among Member States of the measures imposed by the Council, the related recommendations and guidance developed by the FATF and the assistance that the Council's sanctions committees and their expert groups and the FATF can provide to Member States.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“On behalf of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, I have the honour to brief the Council on the continuing cooperation among those three Committees and their respective expert groups.”
2013-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7071 (2013) · source
“In turn, we trust that Kenya and other African States, particularly those with relevant obligations under the Rome Statute or resolutions of the Council, will cooperate in full with the ICC to ensure that the Court can continue to play its role in contributing to our common objective of deterring the commission of serious international crimes, which is intrinsic to achieving peace and security. We are also determined to continue to work to strengthen the relationship between the Council and the African Union, as was cited so well by the observer of the AU in the Council just a few months ago: "The United Nations needs a strong African Union, and the African Union needs a strong United Nations" (S/PV. 7015, p. 7).”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“The Assembly of States Parties will meet next week, and constructive work is already under way by parties on proposed amendments to the rules of procedure and evidence to help address Kenya's concerns. Australia will continue to listen closely to African States parties' views at the Assembly and will adopt a responsive and flexible approach to any proposal that States parties bring to the Assembly for its consideration. Australia is determined to do what it can to ensure that President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto are able to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“We consider that Security Council action under article 16 of the Rome Statute to defer an investigation or prosecution should be taken only in exceptional circumstances when the proceedings themselves threaten international peace and security and alternative options have been exhausted. That threshold was not met on this occasion, and therefore we were not able to support the draft resolution. In any case, there were real alternatives to pressing ahead with a divisive vote in the Council on the question of deferral. The ICC Trial Chamber has already postponed the start of President Kenyatta's trial until 5 February 2014, at the request of his defence team.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“We acknowledge that President Kenytta and Deputy President Ruto face a serious challenge in trying to meet their trial obligations at the same time as devoting their attention to tackling security threats in their country and the region. But that challenge must be balanced against the need to preserve the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of international peace and security. Australia is a staunch supporter of the ICC, the principles it embodies and the integrity and independence of the Court, which are central to its mandate to end impunity for serious international crimes.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“Australia deeply regrets that a vote was called today. It was unnecessary and, as has been said, we have all lost. We have valued the dialogue with Kenya and the African Union (AU) on this very difficult question and believe that further dialogue was needed. The concerns of Kenya and the AU were clearly conveyed to the Council by the African Union ministerial Contact Group. We listened carefully. There was a genuine willingness on the part of all Council members to consider those concerns. Australia certainly understands the security challenges that Kenya faces. We recognize that the security situation in East Africa is volatile and precarious, with serious threats that are flowing across borders with deadly results.”
2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source
“The note goes further than previous measures to enable troop- and police-contributing countries to better engage with the Council, including at their own request. Even when the Council is informed, transparent and accountable i even when it is * there are times when it is unable to act. The Council has at times come under widespread and, frankly, justified criticism for its inability to discharge its responsibility to maintain peace and security. Much of this revolves around the use of, or the threat of, the veto. As a long-standing proponent of limiting the use of the veto - Australia has historically opposed it - we welcome France's recent call for permanent members to renounce their veto powers voluntarily in instances of mass-atrocity crimes. The French Permanent Representative's comments this morning are very encouraging.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“The effectiveness of the work of those Committees depends on the implementation efforts of all Member States, and it seems obvious that all Member States should be more engaged in that vital aspect of the Council's work on peace and security. Troop- and police-contributing countries are at the forefrontofimplementingmanydecisionsbytheCouncil. The security environments in which peacekeepers operate, especially in an era when the Council has mandated historically robust operations, require that we ensure a level of information, communication and consultation that enables us to put together sustainable operations. The voices of contributing countries need to be heard prior to key Council decisions. That is why the Council's presidential note S/2013/630, issued yesterday, is so important.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“Australia, as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) - the Iran sanctions Committee - initiated in June an open briefing to all Member States on that Committee's work. As Chair of the 1737 (2006) Committee and of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, on 18 November Australia will provide a joint briefing to the broader United Nations membership with the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) Counter-Terrorism; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), on non-proliferation; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the President of the Financial Action Task Force.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“In September, my own delegation conducted substantive briefings at the beginning and end of our Council presidency to ensure that non-members were informed of important developments. We think this practice should be institutionalized. Regular press stakeouts are also important, particularly following closed meetings. Much of the Council's work takes place in its subsidiary bodies and therefore is seldom visible to the membership. It is unfathomable, frankly, that the Council has allowed a situation whereby only five of its 21 subsidiary bodies are mandated to openly brief the Council on their work. Transparency is particularly important in those subsidiary bodies that administer binding obligations on all States, including the sanctions regimes. While that is captured in note 515, much more needs to be done to make it a reality.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“We see great benefit in the Council receiving regular horizon-scanning briefings from the Department of Political Affairs on situations of emerging concern. As President of the Council in September, Australia convened a horizon-scanning briefing - regrettably only the second this year, although we thank the Department of Political Affairs for its own initiatives in bringing many issues to our attention. We also welcome the Council's renewed commitment, through note 515, to invite the chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission's country-specific configurations to brief the Council. We believe this is intrinsic to our work. The Council can discharge its responsibility to the broader membership only if it is keeping the whole membership informed of its deliberations.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“That note focuses on enhancing the Council's transparency and dialogue with non-Council members, and it captures many of the themes identified in a concept note circulated by Azerbaijan for today's debate (S/2013/6l3, annex). We must now ensure its actual implementation. If the Council is to be effective, it must, by definition, be informed. Regular open debates that enable the Council to reflect on the membership's inputs are critical. Informal and Arria Formula meetings, which engage non-governmental organizations and other actors - including, on a regular basis, special advisers to the Secretray-General - are also important. The Council should also keep itself informed through more briefings by regional and subregional organizations. An informed Council can also better anticipate and respond quickly to threats to peace and security.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“Portugal did a pioneering job during its Council membership through its chairing the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. Argentina - Ambassador Perceval and her team - has continued this influential leadership through their chairmanship. We also recognize and value the strong voices outside the Council, pressing us to do better. We welcome the establishment in May this year of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group and the active role it is playing. Its contributions have informed our recent work. The adoption of the note by the President on 28 August (S/2013/515) was a significant advance.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“I commend you, Mr. President, for convening this sixth open debate on the Council's working methods. This is a persuasive interest of all Member States, and our working methods must enhance the Council's engagement with the broader membership. Increased transparency and consultation enhance the legitimacy and thus the effectiveness of the Council, which is always necessary but doubly so when reform of the Council's membership is at a standstill. We have many of the necessary tools. The key, as usual, is implementation, and that requires a genuine will to change practices. Opening up the working methods of the Council has been a slow and, let us be frank, tortured process. but we have made some real progress.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052 (2013) · source
“Our focus should be in areas where the United Nations and the OIC share common objectives and complementarities: mediation, conflict-prevention and -resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation. In conclusion, I would like to congratulate the incoming Secretary-General, Mr. Madani, and to pay tribute in particular to Mr. Ihsanoglu for his vision in leading the OIC over the past nine years and for enhancing the partnership with the United Nations. He leaves behind an important legacy for us to build on.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Australia welcomes the OIC's efforts along with the United Nations to foster a global dialogue for the promotion of tolerance and peace, and we were pleased to sponsor the OIC-supported General Assembly resolution 67/ 178, on combatting intolerance due to religion or belief. We strongly support enhanced cooperation to improve understanding across countries and cultures, as evidenced by Australia's role in co-chairing over the past decade the regional interfaith dialogue in Southeast Asia with our close partner and OIC member Indonesia. We look forward to examining the practical recommendations to enhance cooperation between the United Nations and the OIC in the next report of the Secretary-General.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“My own country shares the OIC's deep concern about the conflict in Syria, which has precipitated an enormous humanitarian crisis and is destabilizing neighbouring countries in the Middle East region. We agree that the Council could and should do more to protect civilians caught up in the fighting and to ensure humanitarian access and assistance. Australia fully supports the OIC's call for an immediate cessation of violence and a process of peaceful transition through the "Geneva II" process. We also agree with the OIC that the current peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel are an opportunity to achieve the two-State solution that we must not miss.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“In Somalia and Yemen, the OIC has negotiated better access for humanitarian actors. We also welcome the forthcoming visit by the OIC to Myanmar to examine ways to help meet humanitarian needs and Muslim community needs there. The joint needs assessment conducted by the OIC and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Syria, which culminated in a comprehensive humanitarian response plan, was important, and Australia was pleased to support OCHA's provision of technical training to the OIC's department of humanitarian affairs and its non-governmental organization partners to participate in coordinated international humanitarian efforts. I note Mr. Ihsanoglu's comment this morning on the OIC's concerted campaign against polio and I have to note that polio has now resurfaced in Syria for the first time in 14 years.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“We see those strengths manifestly through the very substantial contribution of OIC member States to United Nations peacekeeping operations. It is also evident in the OIC's invaluable mediation efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, the Philippines and Thailand. The OIC's newly established peace, security and mediation unit offers new opportunities for cooperation on the peaceful settlement of disputes, the prevention of relapse into conflict and on conflict- resolution initiatives, which we should fully embrace. We acknowledge and welcome the OIC's growing role in responding to humanitarian crises, from drought in the Horn of Africa to floods in South Asia. The OIC's humanitarian work is also demonstrated by its rehabilitation programmes in the Palestinian territories and reconstruction efforts in Darfur.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Australia recognizes the OIC's particular role in adopting with the Organization last year a cooperation agreement to underpin our own closer engagement, including on political and humanitarian issues. As we know, the partnership between the United Nations and international and regional organizations is a crucial instrument in our collective efforts to maintain peace and security, and, as Mr. Ihsanoglu notes, many of the issues on the Council's agenda relate to the Muslim world. The OIC has unique strengths and distinct comparative advantages in different regions, born of its deep knowledge of context, cultural understanding and moral authority. The United Nations can and should draw upon those to help shape responses to threats to peace and security.”
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