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Rein Tammsaar

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2020-12-03
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2021-01-26
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  1. “Finally, I would like to join others in reiterating the important role that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) plays in the stability of the region, including its efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease on Palestinian refugees. We are deeply concerned about UNRWA’s critical financial situation. Estonia has increased its support to UNRWA in recent years and urges all countries to continue or increase their support to the Agency as well.”

    2021-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/91 (2021) · source

  2. “Estonia calls on all parties to refrain from any unilateral steps that might undermine the viability of the two-State solution. We call for the prevention of any acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, provocation, incitement or destruction. We also call on Israel to halt ongoing settlement expansion and demolitions taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israel’s latest decisions to advance plans for the approval and construction of settlement units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including in Givat Hamatos, are worrying and contrary to international law.”

    2021-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/91 (2021) · source

  3. “We have welcomed the decision by the Palestinian Authority to resume civilian and security coordination with Israel and call upon both parties for further mutual steps to improve prospects for resuming peace negotiations. We welcome the decree by President Abbas on holding legislative, presidential and National Council elections. It is essential that all relevant stakeholders support holding free, fair and inclusive elections involving all Palestinians throughout the occupied Palestinian territories. We call upon all Palestinian factions to commit to international law and democratic principles prior to elections. We call on the Israeli authorities to facilitate the holding of elections across the entire Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”

    2021-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/91 (2021) · source

  4. “I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I wish him success in his new role and look forward to supporting him in his efforts. I also welcome Secretary-General Aboul Gheit and thank him for his statement. Estonia continues to support all efforts aimed at resuming meaningful negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians on all final status issues, based on international law, relevant Security Council resolutions and agreed parameters. We look forward to engaging in this regard with the members of the Middle East Quartet and the regional players, including the League of Arab States. We view positively the normalization of relations between Israel and certain Arab States, which hopefully gives impetus also to reviving the Middle East peace process, with the aim of achieving a two-State solution.”

    2021-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/91 (2021) · source

  5. “Making sure that all perpetrators of crimes against civilians are held accountable and rooting out a culture of impunity need to be part of a holistic approach to healing societies and creating conditions for sustainable peace. Finally, Estonia fully supports the efforts of the United Nations in improving the effectiveness of peace operations. In that context, it is essential to continue to find better and more efficient ways to design and implement international coordination mechanisms that would support SSR processes.”

    2020-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1176 (2020) · source

  6. “Unfortunately, it is often women and girls that are disproportionately affected by an armed conflict, and it is therefore extremely important to make their voices heard. A crucial aspect of reforming and governing the security sector is the question of accountability and respect for human rights. There needs to be a greater focus on the human rights-based approaches to SSR. It is an important aspect in the overall aim to resolve the root causes of conflict. Effectively addressing human rights violations and abuses by building accountability into the security sector is key to restoring trust between the people and the State, which is so often lacking in conflict- ridden societies.”

    2020-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1176 (2020) · source

  7. “Importantly, the Programme also supports the engagement of civil society, with a focus on women and youth-based organizations, in the SSR process. One of the key gaps identified by the United Nations in SSR processes has been the lack of inclusion of women in security-sector and institution- building processes, as well as in the dialogues leading to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. It is important not only to include women in the formal processes and official bodies related to the security sector, but also to ensure that SSR is designed to be gender-responsive. That includes ensuring a gender-sensitive humanitarian response. It is essential to have clear guidelines on how to include more women from all aspects of society into the SSR process, the judicial reforms and political dialogue on peacebuilding and on sustaining peace.”

    2020-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1176 (2020) · source

  8. “The reform of security institutions, as well as security providers, needs to take into account the local sensitivities, the context and the relevant actors on the ground. That can be achieved only through local, national and regional ownership of the reform process. In that context, we commend the role that the African Union has played as a mediator and facilitator in negotiations on the specific SSR provisions in political and peace processes. Moreover, we are encouraged to see progress in the SSR field at the country level. Somalia, for example, has made considerable inroads with regard to security sector reform with help from both the United Nations as well as the African Union. The Joint Security Sector Governance Programme is aimed at increasing civilian oversight of security sector reforms.”

    2020-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1176 (2020) · source

  9. “I thank the briefers for their comprehensive overviews, and the South African presidency for organizing today’s debate. Over the years, the United Nations and Member States’ approach to security sector reform (SSR) has been increasingly linked to a wider peacebuilding, sustaining peace and prevention agenda. There is a growing understanding that the SSR dialogue does not reach its full potential and effectiveness if it is limited only to the post-conflict realm; rather, there needs to be a holistic view to SSR throughout the entire cycle of conflict. Estonia is of the view that early capacity-building can prevent countries and communities from relapsing into violence after an active phase of conflict has ended. Having a whole-of-society and whole-of-system view of SSR is indispensable.”

    2020-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1176 (2020) · source