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first: 2009-06-26
most recent: 2014-12-30
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“They must now cooperate with the United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners to ensure that happens. Both this resolution and resolution 2139 (2014), which of course remains fully in force, must be implemented in full. We are under no illusions as to how hard that will be, and even more so as the situation deteriorates every day and the scale of what is needed substantially increases every day. The Council has affirmed again today that there will be real consequences and measures for non-compliance. The resolution also reaffirms that the only sustainable solution to the Syrian crisis is through a political process. The appointment of Mr. Staffan de Mistura as the Secretary-General's new Special Envoy for Syria is a positive step towards resuming negotiations towards a political solution.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The resolution adopted today reaffirms the Council's determination that the Syrian Government and other parties to the conflict must transform their approach to humanitarian access and delivery. It is time for the Syrian parties to put the interests of Syria's citizens first. Life-saving assistance must be delivered through the most direct routes, including across borders and conflict lines, to reach people in need as the United Nations determies. The United Nations has advised that the four border crossing points identified in today's resolution will allow at least an additional 1.3 million Syrians to be reached - and perhaps as many as 2 million if successfully utilized. The Syrian parties are obliged to ensure that immediate and unhindered assistance reaches those in need, including by allowing aid across conflict lines.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The Security Council was forced to act today because of the failure by the Syrian parties to implement resolution 2139 (2014). It was also forced to act because of the cynical manipulation of humanitarian aid by the regime as part of its military strategy - a strategy that continues to include the outrageous use of aerial bombardment and barrel bombs to deliberately target and kill Syrian civilians, in defiance of the Council and of international humanitarian law. Damascus has pursued a calculated policy of arbitrary denial of desperately needed humanitarian relief. It prohibits the delivery of specific life-saving medical supplies as a matter of policy; medical supplies are routinely removed from World Health Organization convoys.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“However, as the Secretary-General has advised us four times, each month since its adoption in February, resolution 2139 (2014) has been ignored. As a result, the humanitarian situation in Syria has actually worsened. Since February, the number of people in need ofassistance has increased by 1.5 million, from 9.3 to 10.8 million - half the population - and the number of those in areas out of reach of assistance has grown by more than 1 million, to 4.7 million. Only 1 per cent ofpeople in besieged areas are being reached; only 12 per cent of those in hard-to-reach areas are receiving aid, and the amount of this meagre assistance has actually declined each month since February. Six to seven thousand new refugees are generated every day, and at least one family in Syria becomes displaced every minute.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Obviously, we welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2165 (2014) by the Council today, and thank our co-authors, Jordan and Luxembourg, for the work done in bringing it to fruition. Decisively, the Council has been united today in recognizing that the humanitarian situation in Syria - already the greatest humanitarian crisis of this century - has become even more desperate, and that immediate action is necessary to meet the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people. While the adoption of the resolution is clearly welcome, it should not have been necessary. Resolution 2139 (2014) set out very clearly in February the Council's expectations of what the Syrian parties need to do in order to relieve the terrible suffering of the Syrian people, including allowing humanitarian aid to be delivered across borders and conflict lines.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Regrettably, Iran has not yet provided a response. On a happier note, cooperation between relevant Security Council's sanctions committees, such as that of the 1737 Committee with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has continued. The Council will recall that on 18 November of last year, the Chairs of six Committees and the President of the FATF held a joint open briefing for States Members ofthe United Nations. On 30 April, the FATF President informed me that he had organized a meeting for 22 June between the FATF and financial experts from the sanctions expert groups, including the Iran Panel of Experts.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“In that regard, I would like to advise the Council that the Committee received a report from a Member State during the current reporting period, on 31 March, of the interdiction in the Red Sea by its naval forces of a cargo of conventional arms, including rockets, mortars and ammunition, which were allegedly loaded onto a vessel in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The Panel of Experts, at the Committee's direction, carried out inspections of the seized arms on 28 and 29 April, and on 16 June submitted its report to the Committee. The Committee met this week, on 23 June, to discuss this report with the Panel and is now considering its response. Similarly, the Committee wrote to Iran on 27 March in relation to a carbon-fibre interdiction that I referred to in my two previous reports, seeking Iran's comments.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“In its report, the Panel again notes that some States have indicated a degree of uncertainty as to whether Council resolutions concerning Iran remain fully in force, as negotiations between Iran and the permanent five members of the Security Council and Germany enter a critical stage. I would like to emphasize once again that only the Security Council itself can alter the sanctions measures it has applied. Until there is a new resolution of the Council on the issue, the measures in resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010) remain in full effect. The Committee stands ready to provide guidance to Member States on the application of the Council's measures to any transaction and urges them to report any transaction they believe contravenes the measures to the Committee.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“As always, the report includes observations that Member States may find useful for guidance in implementing the measures in resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010), and I would like remind everyone of the importance of conveying the report to the relevant sanctions implementation authorities back home. The Committee itself had the opportunity to discuss the report with the Panel on 2 June, as required in paragraph 2 of resolution 2105 (2013), and will consider whether any follow-up action by the Committee is necessary, taking into account the report's conclusions.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (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 that resolution. The present report covers the period from 20 March to 24 June, during which time the Conunittee held one informal meeting and two informal informal meetings, and conducted additional work using the no-objection procedure envisaged in paragraph 15 of the guidelines for the conduct of the Committee's work. I would like to start with the final report on the Panel of Experts' current mandate. The Council received the report on 9 June and it is now available in all United Nations languages in document S/2014/394.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“We can ensure them that the United Nations, the international community and certainly my own country, Australia, will continue to support them and the Government of Afghanistan as they work to achieve the stability and legitimacy that Ambassador Tanin has just so sharply identified as the motivating principles behind the commitment of Afghanistan's people to their own future.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“Crucially, we must not lose sight of Afghanistan's significant humanitarian challenges, including significant displacement as a result of conflict and recent natural disasters. Today, the Council will also adopt a presidential statement on narcotics, which is an issue of great concern to many countries, including my own. We thank UNODC for its continued efforts to build the capacity of Afghan authorities to counter the very serious narcotics threat. That role will remain important. To conclude, Afghanistan stands at the threshold of transformation. Its people have voted peacefully for change, respecting and trusting the democratic process to bring them greater peace and security.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“We are concerned by the growing use and sophistication of IEDs and the terrible toll they take, particularly on civilians. The Council has already taken steps to address that trend in resolution 2160 (2014), adopted last week, on the new mandate of the Taliban sanctions regime, which imposes a new obligation on States to promote vigilance in industries involved in the production, trade and storage of explosives or the raw materials and components that can be used to manufacture IEDs, such as chemical components and detonating cord. It is essential that Member States engage in establishing good practices, including with industry, and share information, establish partnerships and develop national strategies and capabilities to counter the use of improvised explosive devices.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“Australia urges the full implementation of the law on the elimination of violence against women and encourages the Government of Afghanistan to finalize and implement a national action plan on women and peace and security that would promote the active participation of women in the peace and reconciliation process. We welcome Afghanistan's report on the implementation of its children and armed conflict plan and emphasize the need for its full implementation. We are concerned with the reported increase in civilian casualties in Afghanistan, the vast majority of which are attributed to the Taliban. The Secretary- General's report (S/2014/420) notes that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) remain the main cause of civilian casualties.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“It will be essential for the new Government to implement the commitments made at the 2012 Tokyo conference towards achieving sustainable economic and social development. The people of Afghanistan will expect to see improvements to governance and the rule of law, including in the areas of transitional justice, budget management, combating corruption and improving accountability. We encourage Afghan authorities to provide full support to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission so that it can fulfil its necessary role as an effective and independent institution.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“Australia is ready, with our partners, to work with the new Government to finalize the parameters for the international community's support for Afghanistan beyond 2014. The Afghan National Security Forces have demonstrated their increasing capability in fighting the insurgency and providing security for the Afghanpeople, including, vitally, throughout the election process itself. The Afghan National Security Forces must continue to build their capabilities across Afghanistan. Australia will continue to support the Afghan National Security Forces, including through our sustainment commitment of $100 million a year, as agreed in Chicago in 2012. We look forward to concluding the legal frameworks necessary to enable a post-2014 international mission to train, advise and assist.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“We are now at a critical point in the electoral process. We recognize the importance of the Afghan electoral institutions, including the Independent Election Commission and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission, in ensuring a transparent, open and credible result, and we call on all parties to engage with the electoral institutions and processes patiently and to channel their complaints through the institutional mechanisms established by Afghanistan's electoral laws and Constitution. The performance of Afghanistan's election institutions and processes is integral to the credibility of the elections themselves. The months ahead will be crucial. Beyond the elections, we look forward to the historic milestone of a peaceful, democratic transfer of leadership in Afghanistan.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“The strong participation of women reflects the progress Afghanistan has made over the last 10 years. Afghanistan's future will depend on the full and decisive role women have in its political, economic and civic evolution. Today, the Security Council will adopt a presidential statement on Afghanistan's elections. That will send a strong message of the international community's support for Afghanistan's electoral process and will recognize the importance of those historic elections for Afghanistan's transition and democratic development. We recognize the outstanding work of UNAMA in assisting Afghan institutions in their management ofthe process. The partnership between the United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan has been crucial in successfully managing the many administrative and logistical challenges of conducting the poll.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“I thank Special Representative Jan Kubis for his briefing and commend him and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for critical support for Afghanistan's presidential election. I also thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury Fedotov, for his briefing, and Ambassador Tanin, as always, for his able engagement in the Council's work on Afghanistan. The conclusion of voting in the Afghan presidential elections was a vital stage in Afghanistan's transition. The Afghan people themselves defied attempts by armed insurgent groups to disrupt the process and have spoken decisively in favour of democracy. We applaud their courage and their commitment to a peaceful Afghanistan.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“There are reports that some Crimean residents have been forced to surrender their Ukrainian citizenship. It is disturbing that only a small number of Crimeans were able to vote in Ukraine's presidential elections and had to do so by travelling to mainland Ukraine. The report makes useful proposals for the way ahead, which deserve our support. Crucially, it emphasizes that all armed groups must immediately put an end to their violent activities and lay down their arms. President Poroshenko's peace plan and ceasefire provide the opportunity to do that - to end separatist violence - and all parties should seize this opportunity. A failure to resolve the situation by peaceful means will destroy the lives and livelihoods of even more Ukrainians. None of us in the Council should allow that to happen.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“Violence in the east, as we know, has disrupted social services. Schools have closed, hospitals are overcrowded and understaffed, running water and electricity are scarce in some areas, and food prices have increased rapidly. It is clearly increasingly difficult for civilians in eastern Ukraine to lead normal lives, but we note also the United Nations assessment that the situation in eastern Ukraine, unacceptable as it is, does not constitute a humanitarian crisis. The risk, of course, is that it could worsen and become a humanitarian crisis if armed separatists do not desist and if Russian assistance to them does not stop. I should note that the human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated markedly since Russia's illegal annexation of the peninsula. Freedom of assembly and religious belief are under threat.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“As the report states, "with the demise of security, the rule of law and governance, the protection gap is widening". Civilians have been killed by armed groups. Abductions and detentions now affect the broader population in Donetsk and Luhansk, who live in a climate of fear and intimidation. We are affronted at the ongoing detention of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors in eastern Ukraine, and we call again for their immediate release. Journalists in eastern Ukraine face attacks, abductions and detentions. Five have been killed during the crisis. We welcome the Council's press statement on the killing of journalists in eastern Ukraine. In a situation where misinformation abounds, it is critical that journalists be able to report freely and without fear.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“The report commends Ukraine's own efforts to address grievances and build a society that respects the rule of law. Ukraine has addressed constitutional reform, with a focus on the decentralization of power; announced parliamentary elections for later this year; worked to reform law enforcement bodies and taken steps to fight corruption. Ukrainian authorities have begun to investigate the Maidan protests and the 2 May Odesa incident. Timely accountability is crucial, so it is important that those investigations progress quickly. In contrast to those positive steps, the situation in eastern Ukraine continues to deteriorate. The aggressive actions of separatist groups are having a negative impact on the human rights situation in areas of Ukraine under their control.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“No such use of force is legal or legitimate, but, if carried out, Putin's move to repeal it constitutes at least a signal of movement towards de-escalation. We also welcome the Secretary-General's continued engagement with the situation and the United Nations commitment to work with Ukrainian authorities to assist with internally displaced persons. The third report of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine presents a damning picture of the consequences of violent separatism in eastern Ukraine. The majority of human rights abuses are occurring in Donetsk and Luhansk, where separatist groups are active. In other areas of Ukraine, under Government control, concerted efforts are being made to ensure human rights are respected.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“The Council should not tolerate those continued and destabilizing violations of Ukraine's sovereignty. It is essential that Russia exercise control of its borders. We are also concerned by reports that Russia has again redeployed thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border in what appears to be a further calculated provocation. All those actions have been destabilizing eastern Ukraine. We again urge Russia to pull its troops back from the border, prevent the flow of illegal arms and fighters into Ukraine and call publicly for separatists in Ukraine to renounce violence. More positively, we welcome President Putin's request to the Russian Duma today to repeal the resolution that purported to sanction Russia's use of force in Ukraine.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“Reports of separatist attacks against Ukrainian border posts after the ceasefire's declaration must be condemned. Reports received in the last half an hour of a Ukrainian helicopter being shot down near Slovyansk, with nine dead, are a very bad development. Commitments to adhere to the ceasefire must be upheld. Australia understands that Ukraine's armed forces will use force to defend themselves if attacked. They have the right to do so. Of course, the Ukrainian Government must continue to ensure that any operations conducted by its armed forces are in line with international standards. There are disturbing reports of the continued flow of illegal fighters, arms and other military equipment, including heavy weapons such as tanks, across the Russian border into Ukraine.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“I would like to thank Assistant Secretaries-General Zerihoun and Simonovie for their briefings this morning. Australia welcomes President Poroshenko's peace plan as a major opportunity for de-escalating the situation in Ukraine. We also welcome Ukraine's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire and the apparent support for it from separatist leaders. The peace plan, with its call for dialogue with legally elected authorities in the east, security guarantees for all parties who participate in negotiations, the release of hostages and further efforts to decentralize power, including through local elections, presents a welcome chance for addressing grievances and ending the crisis. Those are courageous initiatives and should have our support. We urge separatists in eastern Ukraine to adhere to - and not take advantage of- the ceasefire.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7205 (2014) · source
“The focus, self-evidently, must now be on concrete initiatives. We look forward to the release of the 2014- 2016 implementation plan very soon, and we wish the Special Envoy well in her work and stand very ready to support her.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“We welcome the efforts to date of the Regional Working Group on Resilience towards promoting systemic change on resilience. We are pleased that the humanitarian community's three-year strategic response plan for the Sahel is well aligned with the Regional Working Group's efforts. We encourage the international community to continue support in line with that strategic approach. Australia's humanitarian assistance to the Sahel region, which amounted to over $60 million in the past year, has aimed to bridge the gap between humanitarian relief and development by building community resilience and addressing the root causes of chronic malnutrition. In conclusion, we are confident we have the tool, in the integrated strategy, to help address the region's interconnected challenges in an integrated way.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“We need to do more to empower and encourage the countries of the Sahel to do so. As Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, we have worked to improve collaboration with regional authorities to identify individuals and entities who should be targeted by the regime. Finally, on resilience, which is the third pillar of the strategy, over 20 million people in the Sahel - a number equal to the population of Australia - are threatened by food insecurity, including 5 million children facing acute malnutrition. An entire generation is at risk. As the number of people confronting food insecurity, weather extremes, instability and violence grows, the need for a comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing those threats is self-evident.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“We welcome the Secretary-General's increased focus on the issue and the priority the Regional Working Group on Security has given it. That policy leadership now needs to be followed by concrete activities. Strengthening engagement between the Department of Political Affairs, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate will continue to be important, and we urge the United Nations to leverage the full range of development and security entities to build community resilience against terrorism. The Council has a specific instrument to tackle the Al-Qaida threat - namely, the Al-Qaida sanctions regime. However, its effectiveness depends upon the ability of affected States to use the regime as part of their national and regional counter-terrorism strategies.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“Their leadership is younger, more prone to brutal violence and less responsive to community leaders, and they are more independently resourced, raising money through the taking of territory, organized crime and kidnapping for ransom. Tackling the terrorist threat requires measured security and law enforcement approaches coupled with community-based action to counter violent extremism. Regional Governments need to diminish the appeal of terrorism to vulnerable populations, especially youth, who are at particular risk of radicalization and who form the largest demographic constituency in the region. Countering violent extremism is complex, but it is more relevant than ever in preventing terrorism and conflict.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“We are encouraged by the growing leadership from the region, including through the ministerial coordination platform, which met in Bamako in May. We welcome United Nations and African Union support for the platform. We also note the establishment of the Group of Five for the Sahel to facilitate coordination among Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger. Complementarity and the synchronization of those initiatives will obviously be vital. Secondly, we must deal with terrorism. Africa, as we know, has become a central theatre in the fight against terrorism. The evolving nature of the Al-Qaida network poses particular threats to the Sahel region, where terrorist attacks increased last year by an alarming 60 per cent - the highest level in the past 12 years. Al-Qaida affiliates in the Sahel exploit local conflicts.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“That in turn is allowing armed groups to expand their influence. There are new flows of refugees and internally displaced people. As we know, just as the problems transcend borders, so too must their solutions. The United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel provides a truly cross- regional platform to address those challenges. The focus must now be on the implementation of all three pillars of the strategy - governance, security and resilience - prioritizing the highest impact activities. I will focus on three issues. First, we must look at coordination. The Sahel strategy is a tool for coordination, both within the United Nations and more broadly, internationally. It should assist in promoting coherence of the actions of regional and international actors so that time and resources are not wasted.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“Like others, we welcome Ms. Guebre Sellassie to her first Council briefing as Special Envoy. Today's meeting is important in maintaining the spotlight on the ongoing humanitarian, governance and security challenges in the Sahel region and on the United Nations response. As we have been warned time and again, we cannot forget the Sahel or we will face more crises like the one experienced in Mali. Recent developments are very worrying. They include clashes between the Government and armed groups in northern Mali, the deteriorating security situation in Libya, and the increasing impact of Boko Haram. Civilians across the region face the persistent threat of violence and food insecurity. Terrorism and organized crime are harming legitimate economic opportunities, undermining Government capabilities and creating political instability.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“The rapid evolution of the threat that Al-Qaida and its affiliates pose to international peace and security requires dynamic and timely action by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee and by the broader United Nations membership. Ensuring the effectiveness of such a tool remains a shared undertaking. Member States have a dual opportunity in that regard. I encourage Member States to at once assess the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates and to actively contribute to making the sanctions list relevant. I also urge Member States to concentrate their efforts to fully implement the measures against listed individuals and entities within their jurisdiction. As always, the Committee and the Monitoring Team stand ready to support Member States in that crucial endeavour.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“The names under review include those lacking the identifiers necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the sanctions measures, entries corresponding to reportedly deceased individuals and to entities that are reported or confirmed to have ceased to exist. The Committee also undertakes a review of those entries that have not been reviewed in three or more years. The responsiveness of Member States remains crucial to the successful conduct of those reviews. I should like to take this opportunity to thank those Member States that have actively participated in such review processes by providing detailed and updated information. The Committee also continues to engage with the Ombudsperson on delisting requests. Such a process contributes to making the Al-Qaida sanctions list focused and effective.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“In view of the growing use by Al Qaida-inspired terrorists of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the Monitoring Team concluded that IEDs are Al-Qaida's weapon of choice and the principal cause of civilian casualties in attacks by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. More alarming still, Al-Qaida affiliates disseminate step-by-step guides to the manufacture of IEDs in a deliberate attempt to arm "lone-wolf" terrorists. The Monitoring Team has already engaged Member States, counter-IED specialists and those involved with private sector supply chains of components that may be used to construct IEDs. The Committee is now considering the best way forward. The Committee is currently in the process of reviewing more than 150 entries on the Al-Qaida sanctions list. That is over half the total number.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“An important focus of the Committee is to improve implementation of the sanctions measures. In its fifteenth report, the Monitoring Team highlighted the implementation value for the travel ban of publishing biometric data on listed individuals. The Committee now seeks to collect that data from Member States both for existing entries on the list and when new names are proposed for listing. Similarly, the Committee has initiated a Council-wide engagement with the World Customs Organization to seek an amendment to the joint guidelines on advanced passenger information that it issues with the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association. The proposed amendment would raise awareness among national civil aviation authorities of the requirements and targets of Security Council travel bans.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“To do that in a global context, the Committee relies on the engagement of all Member States. Any Member State may at any time propose a name for listing or delisting under the Al-Qaida sanctions regime, and I encourage all Member States to consider doing so. On 22 May, the coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team briefed the Committee on the current threat landscape. The Committee recognizes that sanctions will have the greatest impact if the individuals and entities targeted by the regime are those that currently have an influential role in or support, in particular financially, Al-Qaida and its affiliates. It is important for the Committee, as well as all Member States, to respond to the changing threat in the names that are proposed for listing and de-listing.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“That trend is further amplified by the scope for domestic radicalization in a number of Member States, where violent Al-Qaida-inspired cells may generate themselves largely autonomously, influenced by Internet propaganda but disconnected from the Al-Qaida affiliate command structures. The Committee remains dedicated to ensuring that the Al-Qaida sanctions regime itself is as effective as possible. The threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates is characterized by the fluidity of its organizational structure and geographical reach. Maintaining a sanctions list that most effectively responds to the threat means identifying potential targets and promptly adding those names to the list. Conversely, it also means removing from the sanctions list the names of individuals and entities that are no longer affiliated with Al-Qaida.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“Leadership positions within Al-Qaida are being taken up by men in their late 30s and 405. With that generational shift come new philosophical perspectives and outreach techniques. For instance, among the new generation ofBoko Haram militants in northern Nigeria, a younger perspective has resulted in an increased propensity for violence and less tolerance for the local religious leadership. With Al-Qaida affiliates in Africa and Asia, mid-level commanders bring technological knowledge and a focus on innovative attack planning. Younger leaders are also more adept at connecting with the next generation of recruits, in particular through a sophisticated use of social media. While organizationally Al-Qaida is more splintered, the shift towards diverse and localized recruitment also means that it has become more durable.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“As thousands of foreign fighters engage in conflict alongside local militants, ties that the Monitoring Team predicts could lead to new pan-Arab and pan-European networks of extremists are established. Furthermore, the return of those battle-hardened foreign fighters to their countries of origin or to third countries with new ideas and skills is a cause for concern. Member States in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe are already grappling with the reality of returning fighters with experience of working with Al-Qaida affiliates. For those reasons, the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee will continue to maintain a global approach to the threat. In generational terms, Al-Qaida is getting younger, with its leaders increasingly shaped by the experience of the current social dynamics rather than the experiences of the 1990s.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“militants have moved away from Mali and Algeria to regroup in southern Libya. That combined trend of localization and globalization demonstrates the need for the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee to maintain a global approach, while at the same time constantly assessing and reassessing the threat. Al-Qaida has gained dexterity not only geographically but also structurally. In particular, the trend towards an ever-increasing recruitment of foreign fighters has given Al-Qaida and its affiliates a more global reach in a number of theatres of operation. That strategy has been employed with particular rigour with respect to Syria. The Monitoring Team's fifteenth report raises the specific issue of large numbers of Al-Qaida-affiliated foreign fighters associating with the Jabhat-al-Nusra organization.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“The fifteenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (S/2014/41) details the ways in which Al-Qaida and its affiliates take advantage of local conflicts or situations of limited State control. When a political situation shifts and opportunities to bolster Al-Qaida's agenda arise, the organization and its affiliates have become adept at quickly seizing such opportunities to regroup and strengthen. Similarly, the restoration of political stability and security in one region does not necessarily serve to weaken the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. It may simply mean that terrorists find safe havens and opportunities elsewhere. The shift in the geographical focus of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in particular demonstrates such adaptability. AQIM.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“The Committee seeks to act quickly and strategically to ensure that the sanctions imposed support national and regional responses to the evolving Al-Qaida inspired threat. That approach encourages Member States from all regions to take ownership of the listing process. It was evident last week when the Committee approved the addition of Boko Haram to its list of individuals and entities subject to the targeted financial sanctions and the arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of resolution 2083 (2012). As a result of the new listing, any individual or entity that provides financial or material support to Boko Haram, including the provision of arms or recruits, is eligible to be added to the Al-Qaida sanctions list and subject to the sanctions measures.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“In my last briefing to the Council, I spoke of Al-Qaida's structural changes, noting that the movement no longer follows a centralized command structure. I also emphasized that the threat to international peace and security posed by Al-Qaida emanates from a range of increasingly heterogeneous groups and affiliates. In today's briefing, I will focus on those developments in the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates and outline the steps taken by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities to ensure that the Al-Qaida sanctions regime remains an effective response to that threat.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“In implementing our mandate on peace and security, the Council is now engaged in authorizing some of the highest numbers of peacekeepers ever and increasingly in robust operations to protect civilians in many crises. We are doing that by common agreement among all members, as we should. But when we fail, as we have again on Syria today, the consequences can be devastating. The victims of conflict have a right to the support of the Security Council and action on our part. The Council has a responsibility to provide that support and to act.”
2014-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7180 (2014) · source
“The Council's role was specifically recognized in the Rome Statute, because accountability is central to protection and to the Council's fundamental responsibilities relating to the maintenance of international peace and security. The use of the veto to block a balanced draft resolution, attempting to deliver accountability for the commission of mass-atrocity crimes, comes at a great human cost. The Council will, correctly, be judged harshly for that failure. At the very least, today's failure underlines the importance of voluntary restraint on the use of the veto in situations where mass atrocities are so clear. This is the fourth veto in the Council in three years to prevent action in Syria.”
2014-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7180 (2014) · source
“Australia was one of 58 United Nations States Members who wrote to the Council 18 months ago seeking referral of the situation in Syria to the ICC, and the situation has become so much worse since then. The number of sponsors of today's draft resolution (S/2014/348), 65, and the 13 votes in its favour, should send an unmistakable message to those responsible for these crimes. The draft resolution may have been vetoed, but there is no statute of limitations on the crimes being committed in Syria, and we will continue to pursue justice for the victims. The Security Council has a responsibility to protect, a responsibility mandated by all our leaders at their World Summit in 2005, and to prevent mass atrocities where we can.”
2014-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7180 (2014) · source