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first: 2009-06-26
most recent: 2014-12-30
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“Australia welcomes France's initiative on restraint in the use of the veto in situations of mass atrocity. This deserves very close attention and ambitious follow- up. Also deserving of the Council's attention is the application of Article 27 of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that a Council member must refrain from voting on a matter in which it is a party to a dispute. While the Council's rhetoric on the importance of holding those responsible for serious international crimes to account is strong, as everybody knows our words are not always followed by action. The Council has failed to extend its full support to the International Criminal Court, the efforts of which vitally complement those of the Council and can have a multiplying effect.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“It is in that spirit that Australia advanced the proposal referenced in the concept note (S/2014/725, annex) to reinforce the Council's dialogue with Member States, which led to Note by the President contained in document S/2013/515. Regular open debates and an expansive approach to rule 37 have also assisted. The holding of wrap-up sessions in public is an important advance. The shifting of format of a number of country situations, including the monthly Syria humanitarian discussion, to ensure a briefing in the open Chamber has been welcome. But we must have more and meaningful dialogue with troop- and police-contributing countries in particular. There is no procedural issue of greater substantive import to the Council's effectiveness and credibility than the constraints around the use of the veto.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Arria Formula meetings have brought significant human rights information to the Council and enabled civil society voices to be heard. Australia has convened such meetings on the human rights situations in Syria and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; jointly with Chile, on the protection needs of internally displaced persons; and on the lessons from the field in strengthening the implementation of mission mandates with respect to women, peace and security. Those issues must also be considered regularly in the Council's formal discussions. The Council's effectiveness depends on its legitimacy, as has just been observed by our colleague from the Republic of Korea, and its legitimacy is directly impacted by the Council's willingness to be informed by and engaged with the broader membership.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“So it has been important that the Council has been briefed a number of times this year by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Emergency Relief Coordinator and a wide range of other United Nations agency heads. But we must also bring more of these voices from the front lines into the Chamber, particularly those of civil society and non-governmental organizations, such as the young woman Sandra from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who addressed the children and armed conflict debate last month (see S/PV.7259), and Jackson Niamah of Medecins Sans Frontieres, who told us about the terrible impact of Ebola on the ground in Liberia (see S/PV.7268). We must also use all of the forums and tools at our disposal to do so. In the past year, the Council has made use of the wide range of formats available to it.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“The number of speakers listed for today - almost 60 - attests to that fact. The way in which this Council works - our procedures and the way in which we engage with Member States, regional organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations - shapes our understanding of those crises and our ability to respond effectively. The breadth and depth of advice the Council considers has a direct bearing on the quality and timeliness of our decisions and our actions. We welcome the fact that the Council is increasingly hearing from a diverse range of briefers. Critical to our work is information about human rights and protection-of- civilian challenges, which are often, as we know, an indicator of emerging conflicts and escalating crises.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate and for Argentina's and your own commitment to improving the Council's working methods as a very diligent and insightful Chair of the Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. I would also like to thank Ombudsperson Kimberly Prost for her insight and candour, and Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her perseverance in a difficult role, which is vitally complementary to what we do in the Council. At a time when the number of crises requiring urgent Council attention is at historic levels and the number of people displaced around the world at its highest since Second World War, an open debate on working methods might be dismissed as an exercise in Council introspection. But that is certainly not true.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Finally, Australia acknowledges the heightened security threats faced by Lebanon and commends the efforts of the Lebanese armed forces to prevent terrorist attacks, to counter militant groups, including ISIL and Jabhat Al-Nusra, and to provide security in an increasingly difficult environment. The Lebanese armed forces should not be without a commander-in-chief at such a critical time, and Lebanon's politicians should elect a President without further delay. Events near Arsal, including the ongoing detention of Lebanese personnel, show that the threats to Lebanon's security are very real. We urge the international community, and this Council specifically, to continue to support Lebanon as it faces complex and growing challenges, including the burden of hosting more than 1.2 million Syrian refugees.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We are appalled at the grave violations of human rights that continue to take place, including the targeting of children on a scale never before seen. The Al-Assad regime continues to use barrel bombs and to illegally use chlorine as a weapon in attacks on civilian neighbourhoods, which are targeted as a deliberate military strategy. The Secretary-General remarked on that this morning. In resolution 2139 (2014), the Council unamiously demanded that such attacks and all indiscriminate shelling stop. There must be accountability for the terrible international crimes being committed in Syria.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We commend the excellent work being done inside Syria by United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations in the most challenging, difficult and dangerous circumstances. Resolution 2165 (2014) has brought about a modest but notable increase in the numbers being reached by United Nations agencies, but the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Close attention to coordination with existing cross-border aid delivery mechanisms will be essential to getting the most out of improvements in access. Despite small improvements in access, the parties to the conflict continue to flout the provisions of resolution 2139 (2014), which we adopted unanimously in February, particularly the Al-Assad regime and extremist groups in Syria.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We are strengthening counter- terrorism engagement with our partners, including efforts to address the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, and we encourage other Member States to consider similar cooperation. The Al-Assad regime is, in large part, responsible for the disorder and violence in which ISIL has thrived and for the conflict that is destabilizing the region. The Syrian people must have a better choice than that between the Al-Assad regime and ISIL. More than ever, a political process is needed that can bring the conflict to an end and give all Syrians a say in their future. We welcome the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and look forward to discussions with him in the Council shortly. A renewed focus by the Council on a political solution in Syria is long overdue.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Those measures represent a prudent and proportionate response to the threat posed by that murderous organization. We urge other Member States to show their support for the A1 Abadi Government as it rebuilds a stable and cohesive Iraq, and to join the efforts to combat a common enemy. There is still more we can do to win this fight. ISIL is seeking to bolster its ranks by appealing to people at risk of radicalization in other countries, including Australia. In that context, the full implementation by all Member States of resolution 2178 (2014), on foreign terrorist fighters, which we adopted in September, is crucial. My own Government is introducing legislative measures to make it easier to prosecute foreign fighters and to prevent people from leaving Australia to fight in foreign conflicts.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Its barbaric attacks make it impossible to deny the extreme threat that ISIL represents to the region and the world at large. It stands in opposition to the basic values of the international community and our shared sense of humanity, and my own country, along with everyone else, condemns its terrorist actions absolutely. Australia has committed to playing its part in helping Iraq and the international coalition in combating ISIL. With the consent of the Iraqi Government, we have deployed Australian aircraft and personnel, who are undertaking missions over Iraq. That is in addition to our air assets already providing humanitarian and logistical support to Iraq. Australia will also deploy a special operations task group on the ground to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“The Gaza conflict was a very stark reminder that Israel and the Palestinians must renew their efforts towards finding a two-State solution. Encouraging and supporting such efforts must be the focus of the international community and the Council. Both sides should avoid any unilateral actions that could undermine the prospects for a return to negotiations, whether it be expropriating land in the West Bank or pursuing international initiatives that set conditions and fail to recognize Israel's right to security. In Iraq, the atrocities of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have descended to new depths of depravity. The organization is neither Islamic nor a State - a view shared by Muslim religious leaders around the world.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing earlier this morning and the Palestinian observer and the Israeli representative for their statements. Like all of us, Australia welcomed the ceasefire agreement that brought the destructive conflict in Gaza to an end, but all parties to the agreement must scrupulously honour its terms. The ceasefire must put an end to rocket and mortar attacks on Israel and enable the opening of border crossings for humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials into Gaza, which should include an effective United Nations supervision mechanism. We thank Egypt and Norway for organizing the Cairo Conference on reconstructing Gaza, and we are committed to supporting those efforts through our development programme.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We need more interaction in order for them to keep us honest and for us to understand the challenges they face every day and what they anticipate the future needs will be so we can properly calibrate those mandates to the challenges on the ground, but also, above all, ensure that they have the adequate tools and resources. It is our responsibility to help to deliver those. All Member States and the Council, which needs to take an increasingly leadership role, given the threat to the sustainability of peacekeeping throughout the world, must ensure that that is done. Australia looks forward to replicating this format during our own presidency next month, when we intend to hold the first-ever Council briefing with heads of police components, as they are part of our peacekeeping missions overseas as well.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“We would welcome any further insights he might have about how the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mandate can be fulfilled in the changed circumstances, given the current disposition of forces, and what he sees as the future needs. To conclude, we welcome the opportunity this morning to engage directly with our commanders - and indeed they are our commanders. We need to remind ourselves of the importance of that relationship as a result of that simple and ineluctable fact. They have the day-to-day practical task of translating what we try to do in this Chamber in formulating good mandates into results.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“General Singha has illustrated the challenge faced by peacekeepers in adapting to a rapidly shifting operational environment. We thank him for the explanation this morning ofthe circumstances he faced. The changed security circumstances in and around the area of separation in recent weeks have been dramatic, culminating in the redeployment, as he explained, of mission personnel to the Alpha side. However, as he also said, the monitoring and liaison functions remain vital - indispensable, in fact - to ensuring that respect for the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian forces is maintained. That mission is needed.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“I would welcome any comment from General Kazura about the value of the Unit. Referring also to the scourge of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the threat of that is reaching new heights, with very tragic results. Ten peacekeepers were killed by IEDs in Mali in September, including those from Chad, who were killed earlier in the month of September. We need to do more to counter that threat. We know that, but is there any further comment from Force Commanders on how we might be able to utilize the expertise that has been developed in a number of countries, including my own, how to handle that with our national forces, and what more can we do to ensure that that experience is being transferred to United Nations peacekeeping?”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“The Council needs to ensure that we are providing them with whatever assistance we can to allow for that. The Council is very conscious of that, and its role in countering terrorism will continue to be a key feature of our discussions into the future. My own country will try to make this a key feature of our own presidency next month, building on the two resolutions we have just adopted, one in August and one in September (resolutions 2170 (2014) and 2178 (2014)). On a very specific comment, intelligence and the capacity to analyse and assess new and emerging threats should be an essential element of all peacekeeping, particularly when it can underpin the safety of peacekeepers and civilians. In Mali, the deployment of the All Sources Information Fusion Unit is breaking new ground in peacekeeping.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“At that meeting, we will review the most recent report from the Committee's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the current threat. The threat is increasing far beyondjust the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Terrorists are much younger, much more violent and far less inhibited. They do not listen to traditional communal and religious leaders anymore and are seizing territory and cleverly exploiting local conflicts, making those conflicts themselves worse while increasing their own presence, influence and success. This is the new reality, and it will be here for a long time. It has clear implications for peacekeeping operations. The Secretary- General's review will need to look at this, but we cannot wait. As Force Commanders know, operational and defensive adjustments need to be made now.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“I would also welcome his advice on how the framework brigades could be made more mobile and better integrated into the planning and support of the Intervention Brigade's offensive operations. General Kazura has described the difficulties that missions face when operating in an evolving asymmetric threat environment and, indeed, where a peacekeeping mission is increasingly operating in an environment in which not only is there no peace to keep, as General Maqsood Ahmed reminded us at the beginning, but the mission has become a primary target of terrorist and extremist elements. That situation is one that requires a serious response from the Council. I will be chairing a meeting of the Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee this afternoon.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“The United States and Rwandan initiative during the General Assembly general debate to catalyse more contributions was very much needed, and we hope that initiative will be maintained and increase pressure on all Member States. We need to respond to it. China's indication just a moment ago of an increase in contributions is extremely welcome. On the very specific point of enablers, I would welcome any further views that General Dos Santos Cruz might have on how UAVs are assisting his Mission's strategy to shape, clear, hold and build and what other technologies and capabilities would be welcome in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“One of the key lessons to emerge from the Democratic Republic of the Congo experience is the importance of new technologies, such as satellite imagery and unmanned aerial systems (UAVs), and improved training in order for our troops to know when and how to protect vulnerable populations. Any enabler that allows those in the field to achieve their mandates in a safer, more effective and efficient manner must be embraced and incorporated more broadly. We all know that peacekeeping is under unprecedented pressure, with a more simultaneous number of conflicts with a bigger impact over a larger number of people that at any time since the Second World War. Member States must get more serious about doing much more to sustain peacekeeping.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“The deployment of the Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo represented a necessary seismic shift, embracing the need for clear, offensive action to defeat armed rebel groups that threaten civilians. As General Dos Santos Cruz said, missions must be proactive, not reactive. Under his leadership and that of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martin Kobler, the results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo speak for themselves, but collectively we can improve - again, to quote General Dos Santos Cruz - across the system, both in mindset and operational practice.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“The Secretary-General's forthcoming strategic review of peace operations will be important, as it will provide a structured way to do that. It is a necessary and critical initiative. It should be a fundamental review. As Ambassador Gasana said at the beginning, we need to change our way of doing business, since we are not working in the same market any more. The Force Commanders know this much better than we do. We all know that the protection of civilians is a defining task for United Nations peacekeeping, and indeed is the measure by which the international community - our own stakeholders - measure those of us in the Council and the mission staff in the field. It is now written into the majority of the Council's mandates. It needs to be written into most of them, if not all.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“Those missions are different in size, scope and history, but clearly they are all grappling with institutional and environmental challenges that reflect similar changes in the nature of peacekeeping, from generating forces and building infrastructure in vast, remote and hostile environments - not just hostile on account of armed groups but, if we look at northern Mali, we see how incredibly physically hostile that environment is, in particular during the summer months - to implementing a robust security posture to protect peacekeepers and civilians, and confronting non-State actors employing deadly and more violent unconventional tactics. We need to draw out lessons from each mission and apply them with good effect to improve the responsiveness and discipline of United Nations peacekeeping as a whole.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“We have heard a mix of presentations today from the Force Commanders of one of newest such United Nations peacekeeping operations - the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), one of the oldest - the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), and the largest - the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“I wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also thank General Ahmed and the Force Commanders for their briefings. Like all other members of the Council, I express our extremely sincere appreciation to them and the men and women with whom they serve. Our role in this Chamber in New York is meaningless without what they do, and we need them to know that - especially as they do their job in increasingly dangerous and unpredictable situations. The 10 deaths in Mali in the past week show once again how dangerous their work IS.”
2014-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7275 (2014) · source
“They are working tirelessly at great personal risk to save lives and reduce suffering. Many have died. All urgently need our full and unwavering support.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“We can and indeed must maintain open borders prudently, while at the same time heightening our vigilance to stop Ebola's spread. Australia is committed to supporting the international response. Our Foreign Minister announced this week that Australia would immediately provide a further $7 million, including for the WHO consolidated regional response and to support the provision of front-line medical services. We have heard today that the international response must increase by 20 times if we are to get ahead of the epidemic. Australia will continue to assess very quickly areas where we can best contribute. Let me conclude by paying tribute to the health care workers, 90 per cent of whom are national staff, who were at the coalface of the response to this terrible, but still beatable, disease.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“We know that peacekeepers cannot be transformed into front-line health care workers, but as UNMIL is demonstrating, they can play a crucial role to communicate Ebola preventive measures to the public, and importantly, to dispel fear and misinformation. United Nations missions support the maintenance oflaw and order, and they also have logistical and organizational capabilities, which are desperately needed. The blanket border and travel restrictions being imposed across the region to contain the outbreak are, as we have heard, having a paradoxical effect, making it more difficult to fly in medical staff and supplies and restricting trade and transportation links. We thank Ghana for retaining the crucial UNMIL air bridge into Monrovia.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Chan and the World Health Organisation (WHO), to ensure that the United Nations system makes an immediate, effective and coordinated contribution to the global effort to control the outbreak. We recognize that we are faced with an unprecedented challenge that requires an equally unprecedented response. Australia therefore welcomes and supports the Secretary-General's initiative to immediately establish the first-ever United Nations international public health mission, the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response. United Nations peacekeeping missions, in particular the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), can also support efforts to combat the outbreak, as far as their capacities and mandates allow.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Economic growth forecasts are already being slashed, and it is already having an impact on stability in a region emerging from conflict and grappling with chronic conflict risks, such as high youth unemployment. It is self-evident that the crisis is a threat to international peace and security. We have much catching up to do ifwe are to succeed in bending down the epidemiological curve from its current explosive trajectory. The effects of the outbreak are still reversible, but only if the response - and particularly isolation and treatment capacity - is scaled up massively, quickly. There is no time to waste. It is absolutely vital that there is an urgent, coordinated response. Australia strongly supports the Secretary-General's efforts, through Dr. Nabarro, and working closely with Ms.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“I welcome the United States leadership in convening today's historic emergency session, and we are particularly indebted to President Obama for his announcement this week of unprecedented United States efforts to help stop the epidemic. We know that the Ebola outbreak has been transformed into much more than a health crisis; it has grave humanitarian, economic and social consequences that could spread far beyond the affected countries. Women are disproportionately affected, as always, accounting for as much as 70 per cent of Ebola cases. Female nurses represent the majority of medical personnel killed. Ebola risks rolling back peacebuilding and development gains.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“As we now recognize, almost too late, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented in its scale, its geographic reach and its impact. We have heard that the already high numbers of infections and deaths are multiplying exponentially, doubling every three weeks. Health systems in affected countries have been stretched to the point of collapse. Sick, infected people - "begging for life", as Jackson Niamah ofMedecins Sans Frontieres hasjust said - are being turned away from overflowing treatment centres to die. That is clearly appalling in itself, but it is also worsening the spread of the disease. Health systems cannot cope with other endemic disease or even simple treatments. We have heard again today the dire forecasts if Ebola is left to continue its alarming spread.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“We envisage doing so in close partnership with a responsive, transparent and accountable Afghan Government. Finally, I want to acknowledge the personal contribution, leadership and empathy of Jan Kubis as he concludes his mission, and thank him for what he has done to help Afghanistan embrace a new future. I also want to thank him for his support to Australia as pen-holder on Afghanistan in the Council, and we wish him every continued success.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“We welcome progress with the action plan for the prevention of underage recruitment, and look forward to its full implementation. The incoming Government must also support a strong and independent Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. UNAMA will continue to play a key role in support of Afghanistan beyond the transition, including through its good offices, in promoting human rights and improved governance, in donor coordination and in facilitating humanitarian assistance. It is clear the Afghan people desire a democratic and accountable government. The challenges Afghanistan faces on the road to a more peaceful and secure future are equally clear. Australia, along with the international community, is committed to supporting Afghanistan throughout that transition.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“We recognize that Afghanistan's current economic challenges are a significant concern, and further efforts to tackle corruption and promote fiscal sustainability are an urgent priority. It is also imperative that the incoming Administration make progress in implementing the national action plan on women, peace and security. Women's active participation in Afghanistan's political and reconciliation processes - and more primordially, recognition of and respect for their human rights - will be a critical test of whether Afghanistan can hope to have a successful future, and whether it will continue to attract international support. We continue to urge the full implementation of the law on the elimination of violence against women so as to build on the gains of the last decade.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“Australia remains committed to supporting Afghanistan's security forces and institutions, and will provide $300 million over the next few years for that purpose. Australia also remains ready to contribute to the post-2014 NATO-led non-combat mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces. We urge the new Afghan Government to conclude the necessary legal arrangements for that mission as an immediate priority. The implementation of the commitments and reforms agreed at the 2012 Tokyo Conference will also be critical for a stable Afghanistan, which, as we all know and have repeatedly said, is necessary for sustainable economic and social development. Afghanistan has implemented important legal reforms to combat terrorism, the financing of terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“Australia is ready, with our partners, to work with the new Government to cement arrangements for the international community's ongoing support for Afghanistan. The latest Secretary General's report (S/2014/656) notes an increase in insurgent activity during the period of political impasse. We have also seen an increase in civilian casualties, the vast majority of which have been perpetrated by anti-Government forces. Recent attacks involving large numbers of fighters are a particularly worry. We are encouraged that Afghanistan's army and police have been able to respond effectively, including in the provinces. The growing capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces was also demonstrated throughout the election period. It is vital that those forces continue to develop and sustain their capabilities, particularly in provincial areas.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“The international community acted in good faith in responding to the request from Afghanistan for international supervision of the audit, and my own country, Australia, was also pleased to support the audit, which was unprecedented in its scale and depth of scrutiny. As we know, the formation of a new Government will clearly mark a defining point for Afghanistan. The international community is looking ahead to the framework for supporting Afghanistan beyond 2014. We welcome the recent NATO Wales Summit Declaration on Afghanistan, which sets key markers for NATO support for Afghanistan beyond 2014, including the desirability of Security Council endorsement for the post-2014 International Security Assistance Force successor mission.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“The candidates must honour their commitments to accept the outcome of the full election audit, abide by its results and work together to form a Government of national unity. If the political impasse is not resolved promptly, Afghanistan's successful transition is at risk, and that must not happen. UNAMA and international observers have played a vital role in supporting the Independent Election Commission and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission throughout the full election audit. We commend the United Nations for the rapid deployment of more than 120 election experts.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“I thank Special Representative Jan Kubis for his briefing this morning and recognise his instrumental and indispensable contribution to Afghanistan's transition, as well as the important role played by the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team and the wider United Nations. At this critical juncture, that role remains central. As always, I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his briefing. Three months ago, we congratulated the Afghan people, who - despite the persistent threat of violence by terrorists and insurgents - had made clear their desire for a democratic future by voting in great numbers. The presidential candidates must now to live up to the expectations of their own people. The timely, peaceful, and credible resolution ofthe electoral process is vital to Afghanistan's future stability and prosperity.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7267 (2014) · source
“Finally, the Committee remains fully committed to Member State implementation of all relevant obligations as the P5+1 negotiations continue.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“During the reporting period, the Panel continued its important outreach work by visiting a Member State at its invitation, from 29 June to 2 July, to discuss the measures taken by the particular State to implement resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010). The Panel of Experts and its individual members also participated in relevant international meetings and conferences, including the third plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force and working group meetings, the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference, and a symposium on managing sanctions risks in the maritime transportation sector, hosted by the Governments of Australia and Singapore last week in Singapore, on 12 September.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“In connection with the Panel of Experts, I am pleased to report that, following the Council's decision in resolution 2159 (2014) of9 June to extend the Panel's mandate to 9 July 2015, the Secretariat has finalized the administrative steps related to the experts' appointment. On 1 August, the Panel submitted its programme of work for the new mandate, in accordance with paragraph 3 of the same resolution. On behalf of the Committee, I would like to recognize the efforts of the Panel in assisting the Committee's work, and we look forward to further close and fruitful collaboration with the Panel under its new mandate.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“The Committee welcomes such engagement on matters of implementation and compliance, and encourages Member States to seek guidance from the Committee on the application of the Council's measures to support their implementation. The Committee received a communication from a Member State during the reporting period relating to actions it had taken to implement the relevant Security Council measures. The Committee encourages Member States that have not yet submitted reports to do so as soon as possible, in recognition that national implementation reports are an important means of enhancing implementation of the sanctions measures.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“During the reporting period, the Committee considered requests for guidance from Member States covering a range of issues, including notification requirements and proposals for possible cooperation with Iranian companies in the field of mine action and a request for the delisting of an entity that is currently on the consolidated list of designated individuals, entities and good to which the sanctions apply. The Committee also provided a response to an international organization, clarifying whether its proposal for technical assistance to Iran was in compliance with the sanctions regime, and is currently working with the organization on a similar request.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“The Committee continued to consider its response to the Panel of Experts' report (S/2014/394, annex) concerning the interdiction in the Red Sea by a Member State on 31 March of a cargo of conventional arms that was allegedly loaded onto a vessel in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Following the Panel's clear conclusions, the Committee wrote to Iran on 9 July in relation to that incident, seeking its comments. Iran has not yet provided a response.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the same resolution, which is of course on the Iran sanctions regime. The present report covers the period from 25 June to 12 September, during which time the Committee conducted its work using the standard no-objection procedure envisaged in paragraph 15 of the guidelines for the conduct of the Committee's work. During the reporting period, the Committee continued its consideration of the final report of the Panel of Experts, in particular in view of any follow- up action by the Committee. Taking into account the report's conclusions, the Committee intends to continue its deliberations on the recommendations of the report, which have not yet been concluded.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source