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“The Council and the United Nations can work in partnership with neighbouring countries and strengthen dialogue with them to better understand the threat and the risks and to mobilize the necessary support from subsidiary bodies, the rest of the United Nations system and partners to counter the spread of conflict, extremism, arms and funds. Support is often needed particularly in policing, securing borders, securing arms stockpiles and addressing counter-terrorism financing. Stronger coordination between political missions, country and regional offices and panels of experts will also improve the effectiveness of missions and help identify early emerging threats.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“We need to mainstream the analysis of terrorism, its causes and measures to address it into the United Nations peace and security agenda, including mandates and field missions, as the representative of Pakistan said this morning. Too often, we focus our response and peacekeeping and stabilization efforts on a country, when we know the threat can transcend borders and materialize elsewhere. We need to consider further the ways that the United Nations system can buffer the impact of the threat and the response on the immediate region.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“To that end, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) has taken a focused look at the threat posed by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa and Ansar Dine and is moving forward with a plan for outreach to countries of the region, with a view to providing assistance to effectively implement the sanctions measures and to encourage partnership with those States to identify the right targets that will deliver the maximum impact. Mr. Shehu told us clearly this morning that we need to improve our performance in targeting and implementing our sanctions.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“As the Secretary-General and others have already said today, the long-awaited integrated strategy for the Sahel should provide a strong template for coordinated activity across the Sahel region, encompassing security, governance, development, human rights and humanitarian assistance. There are other areas where the United Nations and the Security Council could be doing more on coordination. The Council's sanctions regime targeting Al-Qaida has enormous potential to assist in turning the tide against Al-Qaida affiliates in Africa. To be effective, the Council and African States need to work together to target those entities, their leaders and, most important, their enablers that provide arms, funds and recruits.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“The new United Nations mission in Somalia has a strong mandate to assist the federal Government in that regard. We should stress the importance of proactive efforts on security sector reform and on the physical security of State weapons arsenals to prevent arms from leaking into the hands of terrorists, which is one of the key lessons of the Mali cr1s1s. Thirdly, there is the importance of greater coordination at national and regional levels, particularly through the African Union, and at the international level. Today's presidential statement (S/PRST/2013/5) very usefully highlights that.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“Key prevention strategies include building resilience in communities, including ensuring that they promote values of tolerance and understanding and dialogue and respect for diversity. Mali's new dialogue and reconciliation commission will have a critical role to play in that regard. Opening up opportunities for economic and social advancement - particularly in relation to engaging youth, which account for more than 60 per cent of Africa's unemployed, with around 10-12 million youth entering the job market each year - is a decisive vulnerability. The average age of terrorists, we must remember, is getting younger. Strengthening governance, democracy, the rule of law and trusted security sector institutions includes good service delivery and the extension of State authority to regional areas.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“We have also just finalized a handbook for the African Union on criminalizing terrorism, to assist African policymakers in developing effective criminal laws to combat terrorism. Secondly, equal efforts must be made to prevent terrorism and extremism from emerging, arming and recruiting. Prevention is a complex and difficult task, often without measurable results, but it is equally a decisive component of a comprehensive strategy. Governments need to actively counter the negative drumbeat ofterrorist messaging and close opportunities for narratives of injustice or exclusion to resonate and radicalize. We understand that 46 per cent of those who joined ideological militant movements in Mali have said they were motivated by a sense of injustice and revenge, while 21 per cent were motivated by unemployment.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“We have learned from experience, for example in Indonesia, that one of the most powerful tools in this fight is actual prosecutions and convictions, some based on joint investigations. That requires effective laws and dedicated regional training facilities in Africa, which strengthen relationships and information-sharing, including intelligence. Drawing on the experience, for example, of the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation, my own country is supporting the creation of an Eastern African regional counter-terrorism centre, as well as Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate workshops for police and prosecutors in East Africa and Nigeria on effectively bringing terrorists to justice.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“As we know, terrorist groups in parts of Africa are exploiting vulnerabilities in States, including institutions with limited capacity, porous borders, existing grievances, and poverty and unemployment. Terrorist activities themselves then exacerbate those conditions. To break that vicious circle, we need to tackle the threat at three levels: through capacity, prevention and coordination. First, with respect to capacity, many African States want better law-enforcement capacity and training. Stronger policing and intelligence and closer cooperation with prosecutors, defence counsel and judges nationally and regionally is needed to develop an effective criminal justice approach.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank Togo for its leadership in convening this important debate, President Gnassingbe, and you, Mr. Minister, for your presence here today. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Shehu. There is no doubt that, as everyone has said, Africa is the new theatre in the fight against terrorism and that the terrorist threat in Africa poses new and particularly complex challenges. Terrorist groups are showing greater skill at forming alliances and manipulating grievances or insurgencies, and taking advantage of ungoverned spaces. They are increasingly working together, across borders, regions and continents. Australian terrorism investigations have revealed that African terrorist groups have influenced Australian youths through radicalization.”
2013-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6965 (2013) · source
“That is a valuable forum, which the Committee will use, as appropriate, in other relevant contexts. We should not forget, however, that the Al-Qaida sanctions regime can only be as effective as the sum of its parts, and a key element of that framework is the application of the measures. The Committee endeavours to keep the list as updated and accurate as possible through specialized reviews, the success of which to a large part depends upon Member State engagement. I therefore call on all Member States to continue their positive engagement with the Committee. In concluding, I would also like to recognize the efforts of the Monitoring Team, without which the Committee simply would not be able to do its work.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The provision of reasoned decisions to the Ombudsperson for onward transmittal to the petitioner is a significant indicator that fair and clear procedures exist within the Al-Qaida sanctions framework. The Committee will continue to pay heed to due process principles to ensure that the listing and delisting process is imbued with fairness and transparency. I now turn to my concluding observations. The events of the past few months in Mali and the Sahel region have illustrated the continued threat to international peace and security posed by Al-Qaida and affiliated groups. The Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee's efforts to comprehensively address that issue included, for the first time, a special meeting held pursuant to paragraph 62 of resolution 2083 (2012).”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The Office of the Ombudsperson continues to fulfil a key role in supporting the Committee's efforts to ensure that the application of sanctions continues to reflect the current threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. Since the most recent briefing to the Council, the Committee has delisted five individuals and retained two listings on the basis of reports submitted by the Ombudsperson. In addition, as of 9 May, three comprehensive reports of the Ombudsperson were under consideration by the Committee, and the Ombudsperson had one case in the dialogue phase and 11 cases in the information gathering phase. Since the most recent briefing to the Security Council (see S/PV.6862), the Committee has also provided reasons to petitioners, both in cases where the Committee has acceded to or rejected delisting requests, through the Ombudsperson.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The Committee has introduced these changes into the guidelines for the conduct of its work, setting forth clear procedures to be followed by listed individuals and entities wishing to avail themselves of those new provisions. Furthermore, the Committee has implemented the provisions of paragraph 12 of resolution 2083 (2012), which reverse the assumption that a State proposing an individual or entity for listing wishes to have its status as a designating State kept confidential, by dispatching letters to all designating States on file to solicit their views as to whether the Committee or Ombudsperson may make their status as a designating State known.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The responsiveness of Member States remains crucial for the successful implementation of those reviews. Through the adoption of resolution 2083 (2012), the Security Council has further enhanced the fairness of the sanctions framework through the introduction of provisions giving individuals and entities on the sanctions list the ability to submit requests for exemptions to the assets-freeze and travel-ban measures, through the focal-point mechanism established in resolution 1730 (2006), for the consideration of the Sanctions Committee. The Council has also authorized the Ombudsperson to request that the Committee consider exemptions to the travel ban for the purpose of allowing petitioners to travel to another State to be interviewed by the Ombudsperson.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The Committee is pleased to inform the Council that it has begun to implement the special agreement it concluded with INTERPOL facilitating the exchange of information between the Committee and INTERPOL and streamlining the maintenance of joint United Nations-INTERPOL special notices. That can be expected to improve the quality of information on the Al-Qaida sanctions list and enhance the implementation of the measures via INTERPOL'S special-notice distribution system. The Committee has also continued its periodic review of the sanctions list, focusing particular attention on entries that lack identifiers necessary to ensure effective implementation of the measures, entries of entities that are reported or confirmed to have ceased to exist, and entries that have not been reviewed in three or more years.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The Committee considers it extremely important that individuals confirmedtobedeceasedareremovedfromthelist,while ensuring that any assets forming part of the deceased's estate, if unfrozen, are not used in connection with activities threatening international peace and security. In that regard, the Committee de-listed Osama Bin Laden on 21 February. In accordance with paragraph 32 ofresolution 2083 (2012), the Committee will ensure that assets frozen as a result of Osama Bin Laden's listing will not be transferred to listed individuals or entities, or otherwise used for terrorist purposes, in line with resolution 1373 (2001).”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“In that regard, the Committee and the Monitoring Team look forward to constructive engagement and cooperation with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, as requested by the Council in paragraph 31 of resolution 2100 (2013). The Committee is making every effort to ensure that the sanctions framework is as effective a tool as possible in preventing Al-Qaida and its affiliates from threatening international peace and security. Part of that effort requires that the Al-Qaida sanctions list be as up-to-date and accurate as possible, to facilitate the implementation of the measures.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“To that end, as directed by the Council in paragraph 62 of resolution 2083 (2012), the Committee held a special meeting on 9 April to consider ways by which the 1267 regime could improve its response to the latest developments of Al-Qaida in the Sahel and Mali, including outreach and technical-support activities to the region on implementing and applying the sanctions measures. The meeting brought together the Monitoring Team, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force, as well as other relevant departments and offices of the United Nations. It highlighted the need for continued monitoring of the role of those groups in Mali and the Sahel, with a more central role for capacity-building efforts in the counter-terrorism realm.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“In response, the Committee has applied the sanctions to the Mouvement pour l'unification et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest and to Ansar Eddine, entities closely linked to the organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, as well as to the leaders of, and other individuals associated with, those groups. The Committee's efforts to ensure that the Al-Qaida sanctions list reflects the nature of the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates in Mali and the Sahel are part of a sustained drive to make full use of the tools available in the context of the Al-Qaida sanctions regime to counter the evolving threat.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“Since my predecessor's last briefing, in December, the threat to international peace and security from Al-Qaida has continued to evolve as Al-Qaida affiliates have exploited local grievances in order to further Al-Qaida's global agenda. In accordance with its mandate under resolution 2083 (2012), the Committee has been working to ensure that the regime remains relevant and effective in response to that evolving threat. In particular, since its most recent report to the Council, the Committee has sought to improve the application of 1267 sanctions to address the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates in Mali and the Sahel. In resolutions 2100 (2013) and 2085 (2012), the Council reiterated its readiness to sanction further individuals, groups, undertakings and entities who do not cut off all ties to Al-Qaida and associated groups.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“In today's briefing I will focus on the principal areas of work of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee since the adoption of resolution 2083 (2012), last December. The first is about effectively addressing the evolving threat to international peace and security posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates, with a particular focus on the Committee's work in addressing recent challenges posed in Mali and the Sahel region by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the Mouvement pour l'unification et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest and the Ansar Eddine. The second area concerns ensuring that regimes' application remains relevant and effective, and the third that the sanctions regime has clear and effective procedures. A more detailed version of this statement will be distributed in hard copy today and made available on the Committee's website.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“The threat posed by Al-Qaida to international peace and security remains a pressing aspect of a number of issues on the Council's agenda, not only in its deliberations on international terrorism, but also across country situations, including Somalia, Mali and Yemen. Since the most recent report (see S/PV.6862) of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, Al-Qaida affiliates in the Maghreb have waged a vicious insurgency in Mali, threatening the viability of that State and security in the region. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula continued to be a strong factor affecting the ongoing security situation in Yemen, and Al-Shabaab remained an ongoing threat to the security environment in Somalia.”
2013-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6964 (2013) · source
“We look forward to working with other members of the Council to further develop what should be an organic relationship between the two bodies and to implement the Council's commitment to an effective follow-up of Council referrals to the Court. In concluding, let me say that we look forward to further updates from the Prosecutor, in relation to both Libya and other situations before the Court.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“To enable the Court to carry out its work effectively, the Council needs to find creative ways to support it. Doing so is particularly important where the Court's jurisdiction derives from a Council resolution. The continued and active support of the Council is necessary to underscore the importance of States cooperating with the Court. Support from the Council is important to ensure that the objectives of its referrals are realized, namely, that justice is delivered and that international peace and security is maintained. With that in mind, we support expanded cooperation between the Council and the Court. Yesterday's informal interactive dialogue between Council members and the Prosecutor was a very useful first step towards considering how the Council can more effectively support the Court's work.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“We very much welcome the Prosecutor's advice this morning of recent constructive initiatives by the Prosecutor and the Libyan authorities to ensure complementarity and cooperation in furthering investigations against perpetrators, both inside and outside Libya, to ensure that they all are held to account. The Court is a vital partner for the Council. We all know that without justice it is difficult to establish an inclusive and lasting peace. Effective coordination between the ICC and the Council is essential in order to ensure that the separate efforts of the two bodies, which have very different mandates, have a multiplying and reinforcing effect and that they are able to work together to help end impunity for serious international crimes.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“Ensuring respect for the rule of law in Libya is the responsibility of the Libyan authorities themselves. Regardless of the outcome of Libya's jurisdictional challenge, it is important to bear in mind that the ICC's jurisdiction is limited to those most responsible for committing serious international crimes. It is therefore crucial for Libya to ensure that justice is served in relation to other perpetrators and other crimes. Libya should continue to work with the Court to ensure that all allegations of serious international crimes are investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted, regardless of whether those allegations concern supporters of Muammar Al-Qadhafi or those who raised arms to establish a new Libya.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“As we await the outcome of those proceedings, we would like to reiterate the importance of the Libyan Government respecting the Court's rulings on the admissibility challenges, whatever their outcomes. The situation in Libya demonstrates that the ICC can, and does, play a significant role in strengthening the rule of law in States undergoing post-conflict transition. Referral of the situation in Libya to the ICC was an important and necessary step for the Council to have taken. As I mentioned yesterday during the informal interactive dialogue, the ICC referral has served as a catalyst for Libya's own efforts, not just in regard to the two individuals currently subject to proceedings, but also with respect to the reform of Libya's judicial system, a decisive element of its transition to democracy.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“While some good progress has been made, Libya continues, as we know, to face complex and serious challenges. It is important for all aspects of the international response - the United Nations special Mission, the Council's sanctions regime and international criminal procedures - to be coordinated and complementary. In March, the Council, in resolution 2095 (2013), renewed its call on the Libyan Government to continue to cooperate with the ICC and the Prosecutor. We are encouraged by the fact that Libya continues to demonstrate a strong desire to prosecute those accused of committing Rome Statute crimes and that, in challenging the admissibility of ICC proceedings, Libya has followed Rome Statute procedures.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“I would like to thank the Prosecutor, Ms. Bensouda, for her briefing this morning on the work of her Office in relation to Libya. Clearly, the situation in Libya demonstrates the distinct but complementary roles of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Security Council. The Council has repeatedly highlighted the importance of accountability and of ending impunity for the most serious crimes, for the maintenance of international peace and security. Consistent with that, the Council has twice asked the ICC to play a direct role in the context of a Chapter VII resolution: first, in respect of Darfur, in resolution 1593 (2005), and, secondly, its referral of the Libyan situation, in resolution 1970 (2011), which is the subject of today's briefing.”
2013-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6962 (2013) · source
“Respecting international humanitarian law, reaching out to minority communities, and rejecting and extremist ideology will be instrumental to the future Syria. We remain seriously concerned over all allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, and call on the Syrian Government to allow immediate and unhindered access for the Secretary-General's investigation into those allegations. Should they be substantiated, the Council must be prepared to respond swiftly and credibly. We are now in the third year of the Syrian conflict. The Council simply cannot continue to fail to do what we all know we need to do by beginning to end this catastrophic situation.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“In the face of this growing humanitarian catastrophe and the direct threat to the security and stability of Syria's neighbours, the Council must act decisively to meet its Charter responsibility to maintain peace and security and to help end the conflict in Syria. Mr. Brahimi has made clear to the Council how it can support his efforts, including through building on the agreement reached by the Action Group in Geneva last June. It is well past time for the Council to respond to Mr. Brahimi's plea and act firmly so that a political solution can be realized and the crisis brought to an end. We call on both the Syrian Government and the opposition Syrian National Coalition to engage in meaningful genuine dialogue for an orderly and inclusive transition towards a future Syria that is democratic and exercises the rule of law.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“There were 3,000 refugees per day in January, 5,000 in February, 8,000 in March, and more this month. One in four of the people living in Lebanon are Syrian. One in five of the people living in Jordan are Syrian. As the violence worsens, the effects become exponential and our ability to cope collapses. All parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, must cooperate fully with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to allow access for these organizations and to remove obstacles to the provision of humanitarian assistance. As Under-Secretary-General Amos told the Council on 18 April, this needs to include cross-border access. The safety of all humanitarian personnel, medical workers and medical facilities must be ensured.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“There are approximately 500,000 Palestinians in Syria, many now facing displacement and discrimination. Like other Council members, Australia was chastened by last week's briefings on the humanitarian and human rights situation in Syria by senior United Nations agency heads (see S/PV.6949). The situation in Syria is now clearly at a tipping point. The scale of the humanitarian crisis, its impact on the Syrian people and its destabilizing impact on its neighbours and the region must be of decisive concern to the Council. The cost of further inaction is unbearable for the Syrian people themselves. It is also unbearable for Syria's neighbours, especially Lebanon and Jordan, but also Turkey and Iraq, which are facing destructive pressures from refugee flows, spillovers of violence and cross-border violations.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“We look to Israel to take immediate steps to ease restrictions and allow the development of a sustainable Palestinian economy. We welcome the resumption of tax transfers, but the clearance oftax revenues needs to be improved on a sustained basis. We urge the Palestinians to cease all acts ofviolence against Israel, resolve their internal differences and unite for peace. The ongoing stalemate in the peace process is, of course, not in the interests of Israel, the Palestinians, the region or the international community, and it is well past time, but still possible, for that stalemate to be broken. Just as the stalemate in the peace process has implications for regional stability, so too does the deepening crisis in Syria, where Palestinians are among those who are suffering from the conflict.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“Equally, we welcome the restraint shown by the Palestinian Authority in refraining from taking unilateral action in international forums. Of course, more needs to be done by both sides. In particular, illegal settlement activity directly undermines the prospects for peace and threatens the viability of a Palestinian State. Continuing donor support to Palestinian economic development is crucial, as is ongoing economic reform by the Palestinian Authority. We regret Prime Minister Fayyad's resignation at this important juncture. We appreciate his role in building the institutional foundation for a future Palestinian State and his efforts in promoting economic development and in driving reform. The Authority must not allow his achievements to be lost, and we must continue to support its efforts.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“Australia welcomes United States President Obama's visit to the region and the work being done by United States Secretary of State Kerry. United States leadership is crucial. Prime Minister Netanyahu has confirmed his new Government's commitment to a peaceful two-State solution, to sit down at the negotiating table without preconditions, and to work together to end the conflict. And President Abbas said, the Palestinians were prepared to implement all their commitments and obligations. Those declarations need to be translated quickly into actions by all parties. There are some signs of a more conducive environment for Israelis and Palestinians to re-engage in direct negotiations. We welcome the restraint shown by Israel following recent rocket attacks from Gaza and urge all sides to abide by the November ceasefire.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“We express our thanks to the Under-Secretary-General of Political Affairs, Mr. Feltman, for his briefing this morning. As we know, the deepening crisis around the conflict in Syria is quite rightly an overriding preoccupation. It should be, but we should of course not also be deterred from the imperative of reinvigorating the peace process between Israel and Palestine. Australia supports all efforts to achieve lasting security for Israel and the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State. A durable two-State solution will only be achieved through direct negotiations without preconditions on the basis of the 1967 boundaries and with agreed land swaps. There is a window of opportunity now to re-engage in the peace process, which we simply must not miss.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950 (2013) · source
“In conclusion, sexual violence touches upon the full breadth of the Council's work. While success is very obviously difficult to achieve, it requires of us vigilant and consistent commitment if we are ever to end this devastating, immoral and criminal practice.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We must take specific steps to also address the risks faced by women's human rights defenders operating on the front lines, so as to ensure that they are able to carry out their work and do not themselves become victims of sexual Violence. Action to address sexual violence in conflict cannot occur without adequate and predictable resourcing. Priority should be given to ensuring that key actors, including national institutions, United Nations agencies and civil society groups, have the resources and capacity needed to tackle such issues, ranging from prevention and service provision for survivors to longer-term measures to end impunity. My own Government announced last year an additional $320 million for activities in our own immediate region to focus on those kinds of needs.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Ke'ita Diakite reminded us this morning of the nexus between arms and conflict-related sexual violence. In that connection we welcome the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, including the requirement that States parties consider, in making their export assessments, the risks of arms being used to commit or facilitate serious acts of gender-based violence. We must now focus on the Treaty's entry into force and its effective implementation. It is essential that survivors' needs be addressed, including through access to multisectoral services. Often, the vast majority of survivors are children, and services must be very specifically tailored to their needs.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Too often, perpetrators of sexual violence are themselves allowed to assume positions of power in post-conflict settings. We must strengthen efforts to ensure appropriate levels of preventive vetting. We strongly support the systematic deployment of gender expertise in all Council-mandated missions, including women protection advisers, whose deployment must be prioritised in mission planning processes. We also support the deployment of the United Nations Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. Supporting women's leadership and participation is essential to addressing, responding to, and indeed ending sexual violence. Women are powerful agents of change, and we must harness that capacity by promoting their far greater participation in conflict resolution and post-conflict transitions. Ms.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“In that context, we would like to single out and welcome the United Kingdom's Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, its efforts through the Group of Eight and the exemplary focus and resourcing that the United Kingdom itself has brought to the investigation and prosecution of sexual violence. We also agree with the Secretary-General's recommendation that sexual violence should be included in the definition of acts prohibited under ceasefires agreements, and support the introduction of a systematic procedure to monitor parties' compliance with their commitments. Security sector reform, and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes, are essential to rebuilding communities. Measures against sexual violence must be integral to them.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We must make the best use of the tools at the Council's disposal to target perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict, whether individuals, armed groups or States, and whether they commit, command or condone violations. Under many Sanctions Committees, persistent perpetrators fit within existing listing criteria, and we support the more rigorous application of those. We also support the inclusion of such criteria where the situation demands it. At the national and international levels, criminal justice mechanisms must develop dedicated sexual Violence expertise to ensure that crimes are effectively prosecuted, survivors get the support they need, and perpetrators are convicted.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We must constantly think about how we can prevent it from occurring, and, when it does, we must ensure that survivors are supported and perpetrators held relentlessly to account. The Secretary-General's report is stark. It highlights too much of concern: sexual slavery, forced marriage by armed groups, increasing abuse of boys and men, the plight of children born of rape, the nexus between sexual violence and the illicit extraction of natural resources, and, as we have seen in Syria, the threat and use of sexual violence to forcibly displace entire communities. That must catalyze even stronger action by us. Ending impunity is critical to driving change. As a deterrent, it is a critical part of a prevention strategy.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We very much welcome and, indeed, need this open debate on sexual violence on conflict. I express my thanks to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/149) and his personal leadership, and to Special Representative Bangura for her forthright commitment and achievements, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security for its impressive work and to Ms. Saran Keita Diakite for her own exemplary efforts. In so much of the Council's work, including in Mali, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria, we have heard repeatedly over the past few weeks about the widespread use of sexual violence in conflict. It is a brutal, unacceptable but pervasive dimension of conflict today.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“We welcome Rwanda's intention to focus on root causes in the Council's Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa. While many of the root causes go beyond the Council's direct purview, the Council still needs to be focused on those causes and their consequences. Clearly, the cost in human suffering, wasted resources and lost opportunity speaks to why this has to be done.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“AU-United Nations cooperation on prevention has been growing. Its impact has been demonstrated in efforts to avoid an outbreak of renewed hostilities between the Sudan and South Sudan last year. However, that cooperation has often been crisis-driven. Efforts to move beyond a reactive approach have been helped by more institutionalized meetings and dialogues at the working level, through the Joint Task Force and Security Council-African Union Peace and Security Council meetings. We would suggest that we consider conflict prevention at the next such meeting between those two bodies. In conclusion, we must acknowledge that the Security Council is itself often crisis-driven. We should make better use of preventive tools, including horizon-scanning and increased responsiveness to early warning signs.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“The Peace and Security Council and the Peace and Security Department are complemented effectively by the strategic use of representatives and AU missions, the appointment of high-level mediators and the dispatch offact-finding missions f for instance, the joint pre-election observer mission to Kenya. We commend the African Peer Review Mechanism as an African-driven initiative that allows frank messages on governance. AU conflict-prevention mechanisms are evolving, and there is a need to support their development. We would, for example, welcome the full operationalization of the Continental Early Warning System and its integration with subregional and national systems, as well as the strengthening of its relationships with the Panel of the Wise and the African Peer Review Mechanism.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“Protection from atrocities is not only a reason to strive to avoid conflict, but is itself part of conflict prevention. Likewise, combating impunity for the most serious crimes - including through instruments such as the International Criminal Court, a lynchpin of the international criminal justice system - is essential. I shall turn now to the role of the African Union and other regional and subregional organizations. As we know, such bodies can have unique comparative advantages in addressing root causes, not least because such causes often transcend State boundaries. As Ambassador Tekeda Alemu said on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) this morning, the AU is building a transformative peace and security architecture.”
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