YouSaid · the spoken record

Quinlan

lines on the record: 1,257
first: 2009-06-26
most recent: 2014-12-30
sittings or episodes: 160
sources: un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

“Both are sophisticated in their use of improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war. Similarly, on finances, the Monitoring Team found that ISIL had been able to seize considerable assets in both Iraq and Syria and continued to benefit from a substantial, continuing revenue flow from a range of sources, including the sale of oil, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and - to a lesser extent today - donations. The bulk of ISIL's funds appear to come from its control of oil fields in Iraq and Syria, which it sells and smuggles predominantly through tanker trucks and long-established smuggling networks, which the Monitoring Team assessed could raise revenue ranging from $846,000 to $1,645,000 per day.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“ISIL's propaganda is produced in greater volumes and with greater frequency than before, and has been modernized and digitalized, making it globally available with the potential to sustain a new wave of Al-Qaida movement activity. The Monitoring Team found that both ISIL and ANF had seized military assets from conventional armies, captured, diverted and traded arms with other opposition groups and benefitted from an extensive informal regional economy in arms smuggling. ISIL is particularly well armed, having seized extensive supplies of heavy weapons from the Government of Iraq, including man-portable air defence systems and high mobility multipurpose military vehicles, while the Nusra Front is more dependent on continuing fresh supplies of weapons and ammunition.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Globally, the Monitoring Team found the threat derived from three strands: first, the large and diverse networks of foreign terrorist fighters, numbering over 15,000 from more than 80 countries and who already threaten a range of States; secondly, the power of ISIL and the Nusra Front's toxic ideology and propaganda, which has set a new standard for Al-Qaida in disseminating its message; and, thirdly, their operational innovation, which could create a mobile, transnational cadre of expert terrorists who can combine terrorist, guerrilla and conventional tactics. Those three strands carry associated risks. As we have seen with previous Al-Qaida veterans, there is a high risk that these battle-hardened, radicalized recruits will transfer their skills and threaten peace and security in other countries in years to come.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Both groups pose an immediate threat to the population in territories they have seized and Where they operate, as well as in neighbouring territories. Both groups have a track record of summary killings, rape and sexual violence, trafficking in women and children, targeting humanitarian workers and kidnapping and murdering hostages for income or political messaging. Their presence fundamentally complicates efforts to forge political order in Iraq and Syria, and aggravates and intensifies existing armed violence. Their extreme ideology exacerbates sectarian tensions, generating further tension in the region, while their campaign against minorities has altered the demography of Iraq and Syria.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Differences relating to leadership emerged in 2013, with the Al-Qaida core and ANF formally disassociating itself from ISIL and its leader, Al-Baghdadi, in February 2014; but both groups continued to subscribe to the underlying goals of Al-Qaida, promoting extremism and seeking to change the existing political order in the Middle East through terrorist violence to establish a State based on a widely repudiated misinterpretation of religion and to expel foreign influence. But while the threat is not new, the Monitoring Team assessed that the scale ofthe threat was qualitatively and quantitatively different, because of the nexus between funding and the groups' control over population and territory, and the thousands of foreign terrorist fighters that have joined them.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“In that resolution, the Council directed the Al-Qaida Sanctions Monitoring Team to submit to the Committee in mid-November a report on the threat, including to the region, posed by ISIL and ANF, their sources of arms, funding, recruitment and demographics, and to recommend additional action to address the threat. In its report (see S/2014/815), the Monitoring Team notes that the threat from those groups is not new: ISIL evolved from Al-Qaida in Iraq to emerge today as a splinter group of Al-Qaida, while the ANF remains a formal Al-Qaida affiliate. Both groups originated from terrorist networks founded by veterans of previous Al-Qaida-related groups in Afghanistan and elsewhere during the 1990s.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“When I last briefed the Council as Chair of the Al-Qaida Committee in May (see S/PV.7184), I spoke about the threat arising from an increasing range of heterogeneous Al-Qaida-linked or splinter groups. Since May we have all witnessed the dramatic shift in that threat, with the brutal extremism and rapid territorial gains of two groups on the Al-Qaida sanctions list, namely, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Al-Nusra Front (ANF). The Council responded on 15 August by adopting resolution 2170 (2014), which emphasizes the role of the Al-Qaida sanctions regime in tackling the threat posed by ISIL and ANF and called on States to strengthen measures to counter funding and recruitment for those groups.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. The meeting rose at 3.55 pm.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Patriota for his briefing. I now have the honour to give the floor to the Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea-Bissau.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“Jose Luis Guterres, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Miguel Trovoada, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, and His Excellency Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission and Permanent Representative of Brazil. The Security Councilwill now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2014/805, which contains a letter dated 11 November 2014 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to Mr. Trovoada.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Guinea-Bissau to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Domingos Simees Pereira, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and I request the Protocol Officer to escort him to his seat at the Council table. Domingos Simfies Pereira, Prime Minister of the Republic oquinea-Bissau, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Ghana and Timor-Leste to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Her Excellency Ms. Hanna Serwaah Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, and His Excellency Mr.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 11 am.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7314 (2014) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2014/774, which contains the first report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2169 (2014). I also wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2014/776, which contains the fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013). I now give the floor to Mr. Mladenov.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7314 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Iraq to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq; Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Ms. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7314 (2014) · source
“I would also like to thank all Council members for the constructive manner in which they have engaged in this election process. I should like to reiterate the comments I made in the closed consultations of the Council last week in respeet of the very positive and commendable action on the part of Argentina in such a unique set of circumstances. The Security Council has thus concluded its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.45 pm.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“Patrick Lipton Robinson (Jamaica) obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly." Accordingly, the same candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in the Council and in the General Assembly. As both the Security Council and the General Assembly have agreed on the same candidates, the jurists Mr. Mohamed Bennouna, Mr. James Richard Crawford, Ms. Joan E. Donoghue, Mr. Kirill Gevorgian and Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson have been elected to the International Court of Justice for a term of office of nine years, beginning on 6 February 2015. I should like to congratulate them and wish them every success in the high office to which they have been elected. On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank the tellers for their assistance in the conduct of the elections.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“*>l<* The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 15 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson has accordingly received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the vote to the President of the General Assembly in writing. I should like to inform the members of the Council that I have just received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 53rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice, Mr.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote. *** The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“I have also received a letter from the Legal Counsel dated 14 November 2014, informing me on behalf of the Secretary-General that the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations communicated to the Legal Counsel that the decision to withdraw Ms. Cerutti's candidacy was conveyed to the national groups that nominated this candidate through the respective Missions, and no objections were received. Accordingly, her name is not included on the ballot papers. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this ninth meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballot for the one seat that remains to be filled. I should like to inform Council members that I have received a letter from Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Cristina Perceval, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, dated 11 November 2014, communicating the decision to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti for election to the International Court of Justice.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7313 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 10.30 am.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7312 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Jens Anders Franz Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Toyberg-Frandzen.”
2014-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7312 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. Before concluding, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General ad interim Toynberg-Frandzen and Ambassadors Apakan and Talgliavini for their briefings, especially given the late hour in Kyiv and the demands on both of them on the ground. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.50 pm.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“Russia's continued refusal to heed the international community's call to de-escalate the crisis can only lead to Russia's further isolation. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Ukraine.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“This brings us back to the root cause of the deteriorating security situation in Ukraine: Russia's persistent campaign of deliberate destabilization. Russia's actions are continuing to fuel the unrest and are undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The Russian economy is already paying a heavy price for that action, and any further actions can only inevitably lead to even greater consequences for Russia. There is a clear path forward to end the violence in eastern Ukraine: Russia must withdraw all support to the separatists; remove all its personnel and assets from Ukraine; and engage in genuine dialogue with Ukraine. The OSCE must also be allowed to do its job and monitor unimpeded the Ukraine/Russia border as set out in the Minsk protocol.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We appreciate Russian President Putin's confirmation to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday, meeting in Beijing, of Russia's commitment to resolution 2166 (2014), which we all adopted in July, including its support for a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the cause of the crash, and for ensuring complete access for international experts to the crash site. This can, however, happen only if Russian-backed and Russian- armed separatists comply with the ceasefire. More broadly, adherence to the ceasefire and to the commitments made in the Minsk protocol is essential to move to a lasting political solution in Ukraine, which must be based on respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. But without a genuine engagement from Russia, this plan will obviously come to nothing.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We commend the Ukrainian authorities for their efforts to enfranchise as many people as possible in these very difficult circumstances. The Jordanian representative a few moments ago mentioned the risk from the deteriorating security situation to access to the MH-17 crash site. I must emphasize that Australia remains determined to do all it can to bring those responsible for the downing of MH-l7 to justice. We are committed to making a full international return to the MH-l7 crash site when it is safe to do so and in the company of our Dutch and Malaysian partners.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“These illegitimate, pseudo-elections have been widely condemned around the world, including by the Secretary-General. They were another direct contravention of the Minsk protocol, which clearly states that elections must be held "in accordance with the law of Ukraine". Australia welcomes the legitimate parliamentary elections that were held in Ukraine on 26 October. It was encouraging to note the report from the OSCE affiliated Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights praising the conduct of the Ukrainian parliamentary elections and the impartial and efficient Central Election Commission. Australia looks forward to working with the new Government of Ukraine. It is wrong, of course, that people in Crimea and many in the separatist-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine were unable to exercise their democratic right to vote.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We must all be seriously concerned at these further escalations in eastern Ukraine and at Russia's ongoing violations of the Minsk protocols, particularly its failure to withdraw all its personnel from Ukraine. And, in further violation of the Minsk protocols, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has been prevented from monitoring adequately the Ukraine/Russia border, where Russian troops appear - once again - to be massing in significant numbers. As Assistant Secretary-General Toyberg- Frandzen has just told us, failure to secure the border is a threat to peace. This is all ominously reminiscent of the situation prior to Russia's purported annexation of Crimea. We have seen this positioning before. These recent developments come against the backdrop of the so-called elections in eastern Ukraine.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“His report was of concern then, but the situation in eastern Ukraine has now deteriorated much further. As Assistant Secretary-General Toyberg-Frandzen has just told us, the ceasefire is "under continuous and serious strain" and Minsk is "in jeopardy". Ambassador Tagliavini spoke of the "blunt disregard for commitments undertaken in Minsk". We have seen consistent and credible reports of Russian- supplied military reinforcements, including heavy weapons and tanks, moving to the front line of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The OSCE Chief Monitor, Ambassador Apakan, has just described three separate sightings of such convoys by OSCE monitors.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Australia. I thank our briefers today, including those from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in which we place great confidence for its indispensable monitoring role on the ground. We also welcome Ukraine's Permanent Representative, Ambassador Sergeyev. Two weeks ago, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Fernandez-Taranco told the Council the Minsk protocols were not being fully implemented and that the ceasefire was being violated regularly, causing violent loss of life. He described how the security situation was hampering the return and settlement of internally displaced persons, which was becoming increasingly urgent with the onset of winter.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Ukraine to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs; Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; and Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Ambassadors Apakan and Tagliavini, who arejoining today's meeting by video teleconference from Kyiv. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at10.30 am.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7310 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Ladsous for his briefing. I now give the floor to the representative of the Chair of the Liberia configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7310 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Liberia to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Per Thoresson, representative of the Chair of the Liberia configuration ofthe Peacebuilding Commission and Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden here in New York, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7310 (2014) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.05 am.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7309 (2014) · source
“It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Argentina, Australia, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2184 (2014). I now give the floor to the representative of Somalia.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7309 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Somalia and Spain to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2014/803, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Australia, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I also wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2014/740, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7309 (2014) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.30p.m.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“It is essential that the Council also play its part. The Council's role is not over once it adopts a resolution to refer a situation to the ICC; a referral resolution is just one step on the path to justice. As it continues to consider the situation in Libya, the Council must not lose sight of the importance of ending impunity and of the role it is obliged to play in that regard. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I welcome and give the floor to the representative of Libya.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“A key step in the plan must be the surrender of Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi to the Court, consistent with the Appeals Chamber's decision of 21 May and resolutions 1970 (2011) and 2174 (2014). Libya has followed the Rome Statute in challenging the admissibility of the case. We trust it will now follow the Court's decision made pursuant to the Statute. The international community also has a role to play. Australia notes the call made by the Prosecutor for Libya to be provided with the necessary support to deliver justice, including through the possible formation of a contact group on justice issues. We are interested in discussing what assistance can be provided to help Libya create the conditions that will facilitate the delivery ofjustice in a manner that is consistent with international standards.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“For our part, Australia will work with other ICC States parties to ensure that the Office has the necessary resources under the Court's budget to progress in those efforts. In turn, we call on relevant States, including Libya's neighbours, to deny safe haven to those accused of committing serious international crimes during the violence in 2011 and to cooperate with the Court. The ICC cannot deliver justice alone. We support the Prosecutor's call for Libya to share its strategy for investigating and prosecuting serious international crimes. That will demonstrate that justice remains a key priority underpinning efforts to ensure peace and stability in Libya.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“In that context, Australia urges Libya to do all that it can to meet its obligations to cooperate with the ICC and to ensure that it continues to investigate and prosecute other serious international crimes committed in Libya that fall outside the Court's jurisdiction. We welcome advice from the ongoing discussions between the Office of the Prosecutor and the Libyan Government on burden sharing. We hope the discussions will bear fruit, and we thank the Office for its demonstrated willingness to work with the Government of Libya in an effort to ensure that as many cases as possible are addressed. In relation to the ICC's share of the burden, we note the Prosecutor's advice regarding its ongoing investigations in relation to a second case and its collection of evidence against other possible suspects outside of Libya.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“The International Criminal Court (ICC) also has a role to play. We support the Office of the Prosecutor's ongoing efforts to monitor the situation in the challenging security situation. As the Prosecutor has said this morning, the present turmoil in Libya makes the pursuit of justice very difficult. But such challenges make the rule of law more important. Justice is integral to public confidence in national institutions and leaders. Justice provides a pathway to breaking cycles of violence. And, delivered efficiently and fairly, it has the potential to have a critical deterrent effect.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“As the Council's meeting on 4 November underscored, there is reason to be deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Libya. There is no military solution to the current crisis. All parties must commit to an unconditional ceasefire and to political dialogue. The Prosecutor's report highlights her Office's concerns that Rome Statute crimes continue to be committed. Of particular concern are the reports of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Tripoli and Benghazi, ongoing unlawful imprisonment and mistreatment of detainees and the unresolved situation of forcibly displaced Tawerghan civilians. It is imperative that all parties adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. And the Council must do what it can to prevent the commission of future Rome Statute crimes.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Australia. First and foremost, Australia wishes to thank the Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing on the work of her Office in relation to its ongoing efforts to ensure accountability for serious international crimes in Libya. I would also like to thank her for her determined efforts on behalf ofjustice and the rule of law. The Prosecutor's biannual briefings on both Libya and Darfur are integral to ensuring that the Council is fully appraised of the efforts undertaken by the Court at the request of the Council, to ensure that the Council is in the best possible position to provide the support it must to the Court's ongoing efforts.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedures, I invite Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now welcome and give the floor to Prosecutor Bensouda.”
2014-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7306 (2014) · source
“A process such as this is simply a reflection of the importance of the principles by which the international community that we represent has organized itself to preserve peace and security. I know that sounds a little elevated, but I think it is useful at the end of a process such as this, which has been quite protracted and is by no means concluded, that we remind ourselves of exactly what we are doing. It is a great deal more than just a baroque process of filling in ballot papers and sitting around doing other things. 1 therefore thank everyone for their patience over the past couple ofdays, but it is important that we do it, I thank the interpreters and the conference staff for all their assistance. The meeting rose at 6.25 p.m.”
2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source
“I propose that, with the consent of the members of the Council, we proceed in the same manner and reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, 17 November, to hold a new ballot. It is so decided. Before I adjourn the meeting, I should like to use the role of the presidency to briefly remind ourselves of what we are doing. It is true that these elections are a baroque process, but we must not forget that the International Court of Justice is one of the world's primary institutions for the peaceful settlement of disputes and the rule of law. The maintenance of international peace and security is of course the fundamental responsibility of the Security Council; it is why we exist and why we are sitting here today. All Member States are sovereign and have the right to stand for election to both of these bodies and others. We all take this very seriously.”
2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 46th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly. I understand that the President of the General Assembly has proposed that the Assembly end its meeting and reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, 17 November, to hold the next ballot.”
2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source