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first: 2009-06-26
most recent: 2014-12-30
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“In the Biketawa Declaration, Forum leaders specifically committed their countries to promoting good governance, individual freedoms and democratic processes and institutions and recognized their responsibility to assist their own member States in times of crisis. They have accepted a clear collective responsibility in doing this. Consistent with the principles elaborated in those Declarations, the Forum has developed an impressive record of taking action to address threats to regional peace and security, including in Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Fiji.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Better systems for early conflict resolution and better early warning mechanisms on emerging crises can often be more alert and more robust at a regional level. A strong organic relationship with the United Nations at the regional level and with New York is therefore essential in our regional and global architecture. Since its formation in 1971, the Pacific Islands Forum has worked to develop strong collective responses to regional issues and to promote good governance and democratic principles among its members. In pursuit of those principles, the Forum has developed a significant framework for addressing violent conflict, civil unrest and political crises that may threaten regional peace and security, including the 1997 Aitutaki Declaration and the 2000 Biketawa Declaration.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“President, you rightly note in your concept paper (S/2010/9) that while the United Nations Charter places primary responsibility for the maintenance of international security on the Security Council, it also deliberately recognizes that regional organizations may, in appropriate circumstances, take action to maintain and support peace and security among their member States. In fact, that has inevitably become an important complementary part of the international architecture for peace and security. Where Member States are able to step up to solve their own problems, they clearly should do so. The United Nations role is at the apex, and it must be, but Member States and their organizations clearly have a role in helping themselves to prevent crises, just as much as in responding to them.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Tuiloma Neroni Slade, is also present with me. As members know, the Pacific is a very large, dispersed geographical region that encompasses some of the world's smallest and most vulnerable nations. The Pacific Islands Forum is the region's pre-eminent intergovernmental organization. It makes a powerful contribution to the peace and security of its own region, and, hence, we welcome this opportunity today to contribute to the Council's consideration of this issue. We would particularly like to thank China for its role in today's initiative. Mr.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Mr. Quinlan: At the outset, on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum member States, I would like to extend our condolences to the Government and the people of Haiti and to the families and colleagues of those United Nations personnel who lost their lives in this catastrophe. The Pacific region, of course, is only too well aware of the devastating impacts wrought by natural disasters and of the importance of a quick coordinated response from Member States, regional organizations and the United Nations, and I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the rapid response of the United Nations. Pacific countries are ready to help where we can, and my own country, Australia, has already begun to respond. I am speaking today on behalf of the member States of the Pacific Islands Forum. The Secretary- General of the Forum, The Honourable Mr.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“In order for United Nations peacekeeping to better protect civilians, clearly we must develop a common and better understanding of what we expect United Nations peacekeepers to do when they are required to implement these difficult mandates. Australia looks forward to participating in a much more substantial and serious dialogue on this imperative with other Member States.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We hope that the study will serve as the beginning of a serious conversation on the protection of civilians that needs to be carried out between the Secretariat, the Security Council, and troop- and police-contributing countries. To help further that dialogue, on 8 December Australia and Uruguay will host here in New York a second workshop - following a first held in January - on the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations. The workshop, we hope, will provide an opportunity for the stakeholders involved in peacekeeping operations, particularly the troop- and police-contributing countries, to provide their thoughts on the recommendations in the independent study, based, of course, on their practical experience in the field.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The development of guidelines on the protection of civilians will provide a framework for determining the resources and the level of training required to implement that mandate successfully. Finally, I would like to refer to the need to ensure that the lessons being learned in the field are captured and utilized to improve the implementation of protection of civilians mandates. The study independently commissioned and recently released by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is an important step towards drawing together lessons being learned in the field.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We hope that the symposium will not only be a valuable exercise for the African Union itself and my own country in improving understanding of how to implement these mandates, but that it will also contribute to broader dialogue amongst Member States. Ensuring that peacekeepers in the field have the resources they need to fulfil protection mandates is critical. Without adequate resources, equipment and training to implement a mandate through the life cycle of a mission, the safety and security of the deployed peacekeepers, as well as the civilians they are tasked to protect, are obviously put at risk. The former force commander of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, General Agwai, addressed this issue here in August, and identified the critical need for troops to have the right tools and to be well trained.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Guidelines will assist peacekeepers in the field by articulating a range of possible protection of civilians operationalization strategies that can be utilized. The development of guidelines is even more critical for Member States that are in the process of developing their capacity to support their own regional peacekeeping operations. Australia is working with the African Union (AU) to strengthen African peacekeeping capacity through the development of such guidelines. The AU Commission, together with Australia, will host a symposium in Addis Ababa in March next year to assist with the AU's groundbreaking work on this issue.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“However, as acknowledged in the New Horizon non-paper and elsewhere, there still exists a significant gap between what the Security Council is mandating and what peacekeepers are able to do and capable of doing. To address this gap, military and police personnel tasked to protect civilians clearly need appropriate guidance in order to implement protection mandates effectively. Appropriate guidelines that explain to peacekeepers what is expected of them in the field will obviously assist in identifying the resources and training required by peacekeepers, aid the formulation of and planning for a more effective and clearer mission mandate, and provide a framework against which mission success can be measured more accurately in the field and learned from.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We commend the Council for its hard work on resolution 1894 (2009), which has been adopted today, and we are grateful for that work. The protection of civilians is, of course, a broad topic, so I will focus my statement today on improving the implementation of protection mandates by peacekeeping missions. As we know, it has been 10 years since the Security Council first mandated the protection of civilians in a peacekeeping operation, the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone. We are pleased to see that this imperative is being considered systematically and routinely by the Security Council when mandating peacekeeping missions today.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for convening this very important debate today. Today, of course, is Remembrance Day, when many of our countries honour those who fought in the wars of the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, including those who fought in United Nations and other peacekeeping missions. On this date, 11 November, in 1918 the First World War ended. Almost 20 million people died in that war, 7 million of them civilians. The seeds of that war bred a second, far worse conflict. At least 70 million people died in the Second World War - the deadliest war ever - and at least 50 million of those were civilians. It is right and responsible that we should meet to debate the protection of civilians on this particular day.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Atul Khare, not just for his professional contribution- which we expect - but also for his impressive personal commitment to Timor-Leste. We have all been present at a point in history that has seen the emergence of this new nation, and Mr. Khare and his United Nations team have been a very significant part of that history.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“As a significant donor to Timor-Leste and mindful of the broad and complex range of development cooperation taking place, we look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the Government of Timor-Leste and closely with other development partners, including the United Nations in all its forms, to ensure a carefully coordinated approach. It is axiomatic that the international community, led by the United Nations, will continue to support Timor-Leste as it moves towards more effective and sustainable governance arrangements. For our part, we remain committed to continuing our own strong support for Timor-Leste during this important period of transition. In concluding, I would like to commend the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“Our aid programme under the new strategy, which of course is conditional on Timor-Leste's approval, will likely focus on delivering services - particularly in child and maternal health - in rural areas; creating training and employment opportunities for young men and women, a crucial task; improving food security; and assisting with capacity-building within the institutions and the Government of Timor- Leste itself. A positive development has been progress in institutional reform supported by donors. Those developments include the establishment of a public service commission and the adoption of legislation to establish an anti-corruption commission, both of which are significant landmarks.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“The Secretary- General's report recognizes, however, that many of the underlying factors contributing to the 2006 crisis - poverty, lack of an effective land regime, weakness in the justice sector and still-nascent security institutions - remain. In support of capacity-building to address those and other challenges, Australia is finalizing a new country strategy for development assistance to Timor- Leste for the next five years. It will reflect a tighter and more explicit focus around priorities that have been clearly identified by the Government of Timor-Leste itself.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“District courts are now functioning and providing increased judicial services to the rural population. Australia continues to support the development of the justice sector, as do others. While progress overall in that sector has been positive, the clear principle of separation of powers must be kept in mind at all times to ensure a strong and independent judiciary. Of course, the Government and the people of Timor-Leste will themselves continue to take primary responsibility for the development of a stable and prosperous nation, including through institutional and economic reform, the development of the private sector and the provision of infrastructure, health and education services and housing.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“That has resulted, as we know, in three districts and one unit being handed back to the PNTL to date. We very much support that joint approach, which not only ensures a controlled and orderly handover, but also provides valuable information to international partners as to the critical needs of the PNTL. We support the view expressed in the Secretary-General's report (S/2009/504) that continued monitoring by UNMIT will be critical in this respect and that Timor- Leste and UNMIT are at the beginning of a delicate process - as the report says - of handover on which we should not impose a predetermined artificial timeline. The development of the justice sector has continued with the addition of more judges, public defenders and public prosecutors.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“In addition to the work of the Defence Cooperation Programme, Australia's bilateral Timor- Leste Police Development Programme is working closely with the Government and the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) to develop its capacity. While good progress has been and continues to be made, the United Nations role on the ground in Timor-Leste in this area in particular remains significant and quite crucial. A major development this year has been the commencement of the handover of policing responsibility from the United Nations police to the PNTL. The process mutually agreed between the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT is for the handover to be done gradually, with each district and specialized unit required to meet a set of objective criteria.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“The return of significant numbers of people to communities with limited infrastructure and other support services presents new risks and challenges. Certainly Australia will continue to support efforts by the Timorese Government to ensure the long-term sustainability of the return and reintegration process. The Australian-led International Security Force (ISF) has commenced a shift in focus from a purely security support role to one of defence cooperation with Timor-Leste's military to support the work of Australia's own bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme. We wish to acknowledge the significant cooperation of UNMIT and other international partners with the ISF. In particular, we wish to express our appreciation to New Zealand for its contribution.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“For Australia's part, we remain a steadfast friend of Timor-Leste and will continue to contribute what we can to international efforts to assist it in becoming a stable and prosperous nation. We welcome the positive developments in the security situation since the 11 February 2008 attacks on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao - developments recently demonstrated in the successful local Suko elections held on 9 October, which took place with only minor and isolated security incidents. Equally pleasing has been the closure of the last of the camps housing internally displaced persons. We congratulate the Government of Timor-Leste and others involved on that achievement. However, we recognize that the closure of those camps is only the first step in the reintegration process.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“Australia welcomes the opportunity to participate once again in the Security Council's deliberations on Timor-Leste. We particularly welcome the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Guterres today. We congratulate Timor-Leste on its recent tenth anniversary of the United Nations- sponsored popular consultation, and we endorses the statement issued by the President of the Security Council on 27 August, which reaffirmed the Council's support for the efforts of the people and the Government of Timor-Leste and for the work of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) in fulfilling its mandate. The effective implementation of that mandate continues to be vital.”
2009-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6205 (2009) · source
“We urge all parties to work towards a just and enduring resolution of this terrible conflict, and we stand ready to continue to provide what help we can to support such an outcome.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The ongoing positive engagement of the broader international community, including the Quartet members and the countries of the region, is clearly also essential. As we have said previously, we recognize and value the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative. In the interests of time, I would draw attention to my distributed remarks and, in conclusion, say that Australia strongly supports the peace process and is contributing to the development of Palestinian institutions as well as providing humanitarian assistance. Since late 2007, we have given more than $75 million in development and humanitarian assistance and will continue to provide a high level of assistance.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Australia's long-standing position is that peace between Israel and the Palestinians has to be predicated on a two-State solution, where both Israelis and Palestinians can exist in peace and security within their own defined borders. The parties must honour the agreements they have already entered into, including the Road Map for peace. Israel must halt settlement activity and work to normalize the day-to-day life of Palestinians. In turn, the Palestinians must continue to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and halt violence and incitement. We commend the United States efforts and the commitment of President Obama and his team, and we call on the parties to resume negotiations urgently.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“For this reason, Australia again calls on the parties to undertake the proper investigation of the allegations that have been made concerning all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. We outlined in Geneva on 29 September our preference that consideration of the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/ 12/48) remain within the Human Rights Council to allow the parties time to pursue those investigations. The ineluctable lesson that must be drawn from the Gaza conflict is that a lasting resolution of the Israel-Palestinian dispute can be brought about only through peaceful means. All efforts to secure a just and enduring peace in the Middle East must be pursued by all of us as a matter of compelling urgency.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We called on parties during the conflict to avoid actions which caused unnecessary suffering to civilians, and we call on the parties now to act to prevent the continuing humanitarian crisis - a situation that is unacceptable. We call for border controls to be eased. Equally, arms smuggling must stop. During the conflict, Australia said consistently that all parties had to do everything they could, legally and morally, to ensure that civilian casualties were avoided. Australia has also made it clear, at the time and since then, that it supported a proper investigation of any allegations of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. It is crucial that such matters be dealt with seriously and carefully.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to speak in this second open debate of your presidency. We very much appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the Council's consideration of such vital matters in this way. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing, and to welcome the participation in the debate of Foreign Minister Al-Malki. Many countries today have spoken about the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel in December and January. We spoke in this Council during that conflict, and we were deeply saddened by the tragic events. Australia supports Israel's right to self-defence, and supports it strongly. Rocket attacks must cease. This does not alter, however, our fundamental concern over the humanitarian situation of the civilians of Gaza before, during and after the conflict.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“As we approach the tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), Australia certainly recommits to this compelling objective, an objective, as I said, that we must all ensure is achieved.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The role of civil society organizations is, of course, also essential. We are encouraged by the sustained and concerted efforts of many individuals and organizations worldwide that campaign in this field. Australia was particularly pleased to support the "Peace Talks" initiative of the International Women's Development Agency, which raised awareness on implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in the Pacific through training for civil society organizations from Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji and Bougainville. To conclude, while we recognize that there have been improvements in our united efforts to respond to the needs of women and promote the role and voice of women in post-conflict societies, very clearly, we all must recognize that further very determined efforts are required.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Women's capacity for peacebuilding must be strengthened, particularly where women are themselves mobilizing to end conflict and foster peace and reconciliation in their own communities. Australia is partnering throughout the Pacific and Asia to build local and regional capacities. We were pleased to be involved in the International Women for Peace Conference held in Timor-Leste in March and to support the travelling road show exhibition of that Conference, which strengthened, locally, women's roles in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. In the Pacific, we are also pleased to support the regional women's community media network on women and peace and security, which raises awareness of and supports the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) through media initiatives in Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Fourthly, we agree with the Secretary-General that an accurate, more coherent system of data collection is necessary to monitor progress, address gaps in implementation and better facilitate the sharing of best practices. When developing such tools, consideration should be given to collecting and analysing information on areas including female heads of households, women's land use patterns, access to credit, membership in agricultural cooperatives, participation in formal employment, reproductive health and educational status. Finally, we welcome the General Assembly's recent progress towards establishing a composite United Nations gender entity, and we very much look forward to further strengthening of United Nations coordination on gender issues, including on women and peace and security matters.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In post-conflict situations, women need to be represented, of course, early, integrally and at all stages during peace negotiations, and this will bolster the priority given to women's recovery needs and should build a more solid peace. Improved electoral participation is also essential, and we note with appreciation, in particular, the report's focus on the efforts of Timor-Leste and its partners to enhance the quality and quantity of women's representation and participation in village council elections, which were held earlier this year. This sets a helpful precedent in promoting gender- responsive reconstruction and local development agendas.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“As our Finnish colleague has just said, this was a major step forward, and we must now do absolutely whatever we need to ensure its implementation. I should say that my own country is deeply concerned with the reported high prevalence of rape and other forms of grave sexual violence in Myanmar. The absence of effective judicial and security institutions to ensure accountability, prevent violence and combat impunity remains a pressing challenge in many post-conflict societies. Formal justice systems must provide accessible recourse for women. Thirdly, women's equal and full participation in all efforts toward the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, as well as reconciliation, is critical. We agree that increasing women's role in decision- making bodies is an obvious key.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This would provide a very useful opportunity to take stock of our implementation and assess, at the highest levels - and this does need to be done at the highest levels - what remains to be done to capitalize on recent momentum towards enhanced implementation. We congratulate those 16 countries that have formulated national action plans. Australia itself needs to do better on this. We need to accelerate our own efforts, and we would bring to a high-level event concrete advice on further, practical measures beyond those we have already undertaken to further implement resolution 1325 (2000). Secondly, we agree that impunity for gender- based crimes must not be tolerated. We congratulate the Council for its adoption last week of resolution 1888 (2009).”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Early recognition of and response to the special needs of women and girls post-conflict, obviously, as we know, helps to lay a solid foundation for sustainable peace. Australia is itself very alert to that reality. We welcome the Secretary-General's report (S/2009/465). We also welcome the deployment by UNDP of senior gender advisers, including to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Nepal. We were particularly encouraged by the report's focus on the vital issue of access to social services such as education and health, including maternal and reproductive health. We endorse all of the Secretary-General's recommendations and would like to address just a few of them today. First of all, we would value the convening in 2010 of a high-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Viet Nam's assumption of the Security Council presidency. Australia was an original sponsor of resolution 1325 (2000), and we value the opportunity today to address the Council on the issue of responding to the needs of women and girls in post-conflict situations for sustainable peace and security. Women can be, of course, as we know and as we have heard, powerful agents of change for peace and security. The historical comments on the Baroness von Suttner and her influence in inspiring the Nobel Peace Prize, which we have just had recalled for us by our colleague from Singapore, have eloquently reminded us of that fact.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“To conclude, in 2008, this Council, through its adoption of resolution 1820 (2008), finally recognized that sexual violence was a calculated aspect of conflicts threatening regional and international peace and security that had to be addressed, and had to be addressed very specifically. One year on, the commitment of all Member States is still required - very much required - to translate that understanding into practice. We must all, Australia included, remain firmly dedicated to that goal.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“As the representative of Papua New Guinea has just observed, the communique issued yesterday in Cairns, Australia, by the 16 leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum took an important step towards addressing sexual and gender-based violence, which is endemic throughout the Pacific. Leaders acknowledged the potential destabilizing effects of that significant issue on communities and societies, undertook to firmly establish it on domestic political agendas and committed to its eradication and to ensuring that all individuals have equal access to justice. Those steps reaffirm the commitment of all Pacific leaders to combat sexual and gender-based violence. There is a range of other activities, of course, that we and others in our region are involved with, which we list in our distributed statement.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We are pleased to support the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations Development Programme in their initiative in conducting a joint research project to provide guidance on how this Council's resolutions on women and peace and security can be implemented to reduce the high levels of sexual violence throughout the Pacific. That includes in Solomon Islands, where Australia, with many others, is involved with partners in a regional peacekeeping mission. In Solomon Islands, Australian federal police officers are working alongside local police to develop their capacity to respond to sexual violence.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We call on Myanmar to ensure that its agents cease perpetrating sexual violence against civilians. Australia itself is actively pursuing a range of practical initiatives to combat the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict. We are pleased to support the efforts of United Nations action on its Analytical Inventory of Responses by Peacekeeping Personnel to War-Related Violence against Women, which will be launched this year. That very practical tool will provide valuable guidance to peacekeeping personnel on the ground.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We note the Secretary-General's recommendation that a commission of inquiry on sexual violence in Chad, the Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo be established. Any such process must result in tangible outcomes. Impunity for sexual violence cannot be tolerated. We think that the Council must be prepared to act on any evidence collected by such a process to ensure accountability. We are concerned ~ not exclusively, but particularly - about the high level of reported sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are also concerned about the reported discrimination against the minority Muslim population in Myanmar and its vulnerability to sexual violence, as well as the high level of sexual violence perpetrated by the armed forces against rural women from other ethnic groups.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“One good example of practical United Nations action is in Timor- Leste, where the National Vulnerable Persons Unit of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste is successfully training local police on gender-based violence and policing responsibilities. We welcome the Secretary-General's advice that he is considering the appointment of a senior person to address the prevention of and response to sexual violence across the United Nations system. We would support such an appointment. Australia considers an appointment with an operational mandate to be an appropriate way to build on the current work of the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Resolution 1820 (2008), of course, grew out of the decisive resolution 1325 (2000), and we would urge all nations to undertake all actions to implement it and to ensure that it is carried out within that broader context. Specifically in regard to the Secretary-General's report, we welcome his recommendations on operationalizing resolution 1820 (2008) within the United Nations in a systematic, structural and lasting way, including by ensuring appropriate references in mandate creation and renewal processes. Utilizing effectively this Council's most recent aide memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which includes provisions on sexual violence, will also be crucial. Now is the time to get things done.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Australia very much values this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to tackling sexual violence in conflict. As a sponsor of resolution 1820 (2008), we very strongly support the Council's focus on this compelling challenge. Australia recognizes the important links between sexual violence, social violence and the role of peacebuilding activities in preventing violence. We have been a strong supporter of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security since its adoption nine years ago. That resolution, of course, provided the basis for women to play a greater role in all peace processes and peacebuilding activities, and urged all of us to undertake proactive strategies to promote, cultivate, develop, encourage and sustain individuals, communities and nations to integrally practice peace.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“With regard to deployable civilian capabilities, we in Australia are in the process of developing such a capability. We look forward to cooperating with the United Nations and others in undertaking a comprehensive review of how to broaden and deepen the pool of civilian experts and improve their interoperability. In conclusion, I should to thank you again, Mr. President, for the opportunity to participate in this debate, to reiterate our gratitude to the Secretary- General for the important report that has brought all together and for the valuable ideas that he has shared with us, and finally, to underline our willingness to keep working to improve all our efforts in this area.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We welcome the report's acknowledgement of the role that local and traditional authorities and civil society have in recovery and development. Australia's experience in the Pacific, like New Zealand's, has demonstrated the importance of supporting traditional leadership - including those outside the formal State apparatus - in recovery efforts. We also welcome the report's emphasis on the needs of women and girls. The early post-conflict period provides an opportunity to consolidate new leadership and employment roles that may have been taken on by women during the period of the conflict. In terms of the international architecture, Australia welcomes the enhanced cooperation framework recently agreed between the World Bank and the United Nations.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the same time - and this is not a contradiction - stronger and better- resourced United Nations leadership on the ground will result in better outcomes for the partner country. To improve analysis, planning and coordination, for example, the role of the resident coordinator's office should be strengthened. We also welcome the recognition that there should be a commensurate increase in the accountability of senior United Nations leadership. We need to recognize the importance of the security-development nexus and to ensure an integrated approach among the various mission elements. We would argue that the importance of effective civil- military-police relations needs to be a key consideration for those taking leadership roles in missions and also in the training and preparedness of deployed civilians.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I thank you very much, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak today on this vitally important topic. I know that the time is short, so I will summarize my statement. Australia welcomes the report (S/2009/304) of the Secretary-General, as have others today. Post- conflict peacebuilding is a key challenge of our time. The Secretary-General's leadership is critical to advancing United Nations efforts to address that challenge. His report provides important guidance to all our efforts to improve our response in the aftermath of conflicts. We fully endorse the principle that peacebuilding following a conflict is the responsibility of the Government of the affected country. There must be local ownership of all efforts.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source