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lines on the record: 1,272
first: 2005-10-31
most recent: 2013-06-19
sittings or episodes: 170
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“I thank you, Mr. President, and Special Representative De Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. 10 Let me start by underscoring my Government's continued full support for the critical role of the United Nations in Afghanistan. We are deeply grateful for the continuing determination and courage of the men and women of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), who have demonstrated their deep commitment to helping Afghans achieve stability and build democratic institutions in the face of enormous challenges. Our gratitude is all the greater for having seen their work and those challenges first hand on the Security Council's trip to Afghanistan last week.”
2010-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6351 (2010) · source
“We continue to acknowledge Iran's right to pursue peaceful civilian nuclear power, but with that right comes the real responsibility to assure the rest of the world of the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's intentions. Our goal remains to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. We will continue working closely with our partners in this Council and the international community towards that goal. As President Obama has said, Iran can choose to address these concerns and build a more prosperous relationship with the international community based on mutual interests and mutual respect, but if the Iranian Government continues to undermine the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the peace that it protects, Iran will only find itself more isolated, less prosperous and less secure.”
2010-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6344 (2010) · source
“The United States has already taken steps to implement our obligations under this resolution, as have other Member States. All States must do their part to ensure rapid, effective and robust implementation. Such action will send an unmistakable message to Iran's leaders and directly support negotiating efforts. The United States remains committed to pursuing a diplomatic solution and the dual-track strategy on Iran. As the Foreign Ministers of the countries of the five plus one group made clear in their statement following the adoption of resolution 1929 (2010), we remain ready to engage with Iran to address our concerns.”
2010-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6344 (2010) · source
“It can also show the potential of multilateral mechanisms to tackle urgent proliferation threats. 10-42528 We also encourage the Committee and the Secretariat to work together to establish the newly created panel of experts. When fully established, the panel will be our eyes and ears in the field. In line with its mandate, the panel will help States to fully implement the measures set forth in each of the resolutions on Iran, and it will help the Committee examine and analyse information about sanctions violations. The United States hopes that the panel can be operational by the end of this summer. But the effectiveness of the Iran sanctions regime is primarily the responsibility of each and every Member State, which are obligated to carry out the Council's decision.”
2010-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6344 (2010) · source
“The Committee is our principal mechanism for helping States fulfil their obligations to implement these measures, as well as for responding effectively when States violate international law and fail to enforce United Nations sanctions. In resolution 1929 (2010), the Council expressed its desire to strengthen that Committee and to ensure that it has the tools it needs to be effective. The Council specifically directed the Committee to intensify its efforts to promote the full implementation of all Iran-related resolutions through a work plan. We encourage Ambassador Takasu to personally engage with the Committee to set out an ambitious agenda in that work programme. An active and effective Committee will reinforce respect for the rule of law internationally.”
2010-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6344 (2010) · source
“I thank Ambassador Takasu for his briefing today. Less than three weeks ago, the Council sent a strong message about Iran's nuclear programme. The adoption of resolution 1929 (2010) reaffirms that the Council will respond decisively to serious threats to international peace and security. That resolution imposed tough, comprehensive new sanctions on Iran. These sanctions reinforced the determination not only of the United States but of the international community to hold Iran to its international obligations and to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) plays a critical role in monitoring and improving the enforcement of the Security Council's resolutions.”
2010-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6344 (2010) · source
“We look forward to continuing to work closely with our fellow Security Council members on this vital issue. We are grateful to those who organized today's important debate, but we hope that the day will soon come when such meetings will no longer be needed. One child harmed as the result of armed conflict is one child too many, and the only morally tolerable number of child soldiers is zero.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“15 We do see some hard-won progress, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Special Representative Coomaraswamy, as well as moves towards mainstreaming this issue across the whole of the United Nations system. But the grievous examples of violations and abuses against children - whether in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia or a number of other places - remind us that the pace of progress is too slow for too many children. Much more work must be done, and we have no time to spare. The United States will remain fully and deeply dedicated to preventing the violations and abuses committed against children in armed conflict. We will continue to strongly support the efforts of the United Nations and our many non-governmental organization partners.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“Equally, we continue to be gravely concerned over developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Virtually every party engaged in the conflict there actively and unlawfully recruits children. Hundreds of children were shoved into the ranks of combatants there last year. We particularly abhor the actions of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which makes a practice of forced recruitment through abduction. The United States is also deeply disturbed by the situation in the Central African Republic, where the active and unlawful recruitment of children is so bad that, as the Secretary-General notes, children now comprise a full third of the total self-defence militias and where the LRA continues its reprehensible acts.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“We take heart from several instances in which parties and former parties to armed conflict have taken meaningful steps to protect children, from Afghanistan to Burundi and Nepal, often after strong encouragement from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. Nevertheless, Violations and abuses against children are endemic in far too many places. The United States is particularly concerned about the situation in Somalia. Active recruitment of child soldiers has placed several thousand children in the line of fire. We strongly condemn the use of child soldiers by any group, and we call on parties to the conflict in Somalia to immediately cease child recruitment and release those who remain within their ranks.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“We also agree that, given the regional dimensions of some conflicts highlighted in the report, these missions should speed their development of strategies and 10-40745 coordination mechanisms for better information exchange and cooperation on cross-border child protection issues. We support the Secretary-General's recommendation to include the unlawful recruitment or use of children as a listing criterion in appropriate Security Council sanctions regimes, and we strongly encourage closer cooperation and coordination among the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, these sanctions committees and their expert groups. As the Secretary-General suggests, such coordination would let us weigh the application of "more vigorous measures against persistent violators" (S/2010/181, para. 186) when that is appropriate.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“We are glad to note that for the first time the report's annexes include parties that have engaged in patterns of killing, maiming, raping and sexually abusing children in contravention of applicable international law. We urge that all information on violations identified by the monitoring and reporting mechanism be thoroughly verified to ensure a high degree of accuracy. We agree with the report's recommendation to ensure that specific language on protecting children is placed in the mandates of both the relevant United Nations peacekeeping operations and those of political, humanitarian and peacebuilding missions.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“The litany of abuses is grim: outright killing, maiming, forced participation in armed conflict, rape, sexual exploitation and other forms of sexual violence. Those outrages not only rob children of their innocence and limit their full and meaningful participation in their societies, but they also risk further stoking the very conflicts in which these children so gravely suffer. Parties that commit violations against children plunder the future of their countries and threaten international peace and security. The United States fully and firmly embraces our responsibility to protect children, and we will not rest until the last abuse is halted and the last child soldier is released. We welcome the Secretary-General's report as an important tool to help us uphold that common responsibility.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“The nineteenth century American abolitionist Frederick Douglass once said, "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." Two centuries later, we see the truth of that insight in country after country, in conflict after conflict. As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/181) makes painfully clear, children are abused and children's rights are violated in armed conflicts in many areas of the world. Even after such conflicts end, the scars remain. Children exposed to violence or trauma, especially prolonged trauma, are more likely to have their social, emotional and cognitive development impaired. And such ordeals inflict psychological damage that can endure for years to come.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“My thanks go in particular to Special Representative Coomaraswamy for her thorough briefing and her passionate commitment to this cause. I would also like to thank UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Atul Khare for their very passionate and informative briefings. But I should like especially to thank Manju Gurung for her presence here and her statement to the Council. Her courage and her example are extraordinary, and all of us can only begin to imagine how difficult and daunting it must be to speak before a Council like this in a room like this. We wish her to know how much we admire her and 10-40745 how much we are here cheering for her and for a brighter, safer and more peaceful future. We wish her all the best.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341 (2010) · source
“But the United States remains hopeful that, with the necessary political will of the parties and with adequate international support, the referendums can be conducted peacefully and successfully.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“In Darfur, accelerating the training for community police services for the internally displaced in camps and those voluntarily returning to their villages of origin would help promote peace and security. In the south, we urge the Government of Southern Sudan to develop a security framework ahead of the referendum and to ensure that its capacity exists to protect its own population. UNMIS must also increase efforts to ensure that civilians are protected from violence. Finally, we urge the Governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan, and all others, to lift any and all restrictions on the activities and movements of UNMIS. We have less than seven months until the referendums, and there is still much work to be done.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“That is part of a trend that has continued for far too long. It must end. The Government of Sudan, UNAMID and other United Nations entities, as well as the non-governmental organization community, must strengthen prevention and tools to respond to sexual and gender-based violence. We urge UNAMID to increase its reporting on sexual and gender-based violence to the Council and call on the Government of Sudan to ensure that such crimes are investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We urge UNAMID and the United Nations Mission in the Sudan also to utilize the full extent of their mandates and capabilities to protect civilians in danger.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“Despite direct attacks on its peacekeepers, UNAMID has played an essential role in ensuring security for humanitarian assistance providers in Sudan. But security is the primary responsibility of the Government of Sudan. It must make increased efforts to bring those who attack civilians and peacekeepers to justice. It is important that the Government of Sudan provide unfettered access for UNAMID. Neither UNAMID nor humanitarian organizations have had adequate access to areas of continued conflict in Darfur. With the lives of more innocent civilians at stake, that is unconscionable and unacceptable. It is also important to redouble efforts to end the sexual violence that plagues Darfur. During the recent fighting in Jebel Marra, UNAMID documented nine cases of such violence, including rape, attempted rape and assault.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“In particular, we are deeply disturbed by the recent large-scale offensive of the Sudanese Armed Forces against the Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur. The Government of Sudan continues to conduct aerial bombardments in Darfur. These actions kill and maim civilians and result in the additional displacement of innocent Darfuris. We are also deeply concerned about continued violence in the south, including intercommunal violence and attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army. Since last January, 440,000 people have been displaced in the south. The United States further deplores the continued attacks on the personnel of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan's continued obstruction of access to UNAMID and other humanitarian actors, which hinders independent monitoring in Darfur.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“We are deeply concerned by the 25 May Pre-Trial Chamber decision informing the Council of the Government of Sudan's failure to cooperate with the Court. We call again on the Government of Sudan and all parties to the conflict to cooperate fully with the ICC and its Prosecutor, as clearly required by resolution 1593 (2005). Moreover, we urge all States, including those not party to the Rome Statute, to refrain from providing political or financial support to Sudanese suspects indicted by the ICC. We have repeatedly emphasized and will continue to emphasize the need to place the highest priority on the protection of civilians. We are gravely concerned by the continuing insecurity and violence faced by the civilian population in Sudan.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“The United States strongly supports international efforts to bring those responsible for genocide and war crimes in Darfur to justice, and we firmly believe that there cannot be a lasting peace in Darfur without accountability and justice. So, we call again on the Government of Sudan and all other parties to the conflict to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Prosecutor, as required by Security Council resolution 1593 (2005). The Council heard a disturbing briefing from ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo on Friday (see S/PV.6337). It is clearer than ever that the Government of Sudan continues to violate the Council's resolutions, including its obligation to cooperate with the ICC under resolution 1593 (2005).”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“There have been reports of restrictions on basic liberties in the south as well. We remind the Governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan that they must honour their international obligations to respect human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly and the press. We hope for a renewed focus on the Doha peace process and strongly believe that the best way to end conflict and resolve Darfur's marginalization is by finding a comprehensive political solution. The situation in Darfur affects the stability of the region as a whole. We urge the international community to continue to support the negotiation process in Doha, and we reiterate our call on all parties to come to the negotiating table. Accountability and peace are inextricably bound together.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“With respect to elections, let me reiterate that the April elections were characterized by serious irregularities, including restrictions on political freedoms, reports of logistical and administrative challenges, harassment and intimidation by security forces and concerns regarding the tabulation process. Thirty-three constituencies still need to conduct or re- run elections, including the Southern Kordofan legislative assembly. Without those elections, Southern Kordofan cannot conduct its popular consultations. We also remain deeply concerned about the atmosphere of increasing political repression in Khartoum by the Government of the Sudan and the deplorable environment for civil and political rights in the north. This includes the arrest of opposition leaders, journalists and peaceful demonstrators.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“We must lay the groundwork now so that we will be prepared to provide as much immediate assistance as possible as conditions on the ground allow. Regardless of the outcomes of the referendums, attention should be paid now to the steps that must be taken to promote a sustainable relationship between the parties to the CPA beyond July 2011. Progress must be made towards reaching agreements on post-referendum wealth-sharing and citizenship, among other issues. The international community stands ready to provide diplomatic and technical support, but the parties themselves must be willing to negotiate in earnest to resolve these difficult issues.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“Referendum commissions must be appointed immediately to begin the difficult work of operational and budget planning, voter registration, education, logistics and administration. This includes resolving the difficult and sensitive issue of who is eligible to vote in Abyei. We must also continue to press the parties to completely demarcate the North-South and Abyei borders, and we must continue to urge them to prepare for popular consultations, which provide a vital outlet for the people of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile to express their views on the CPA and their States' relationships with Khartoum. Progress depends not only on the political will of the parties, but also on support from the international community.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“Let me begin by thanking President Thabo Mbeki, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, Joint Special Representative Gambari and Joint Chief Mediator Bassole for their very helpful assessments and briefings to the Council this morning. The United States strongly supports their efforts to address the situation in the Sudan. I will focus today on three areas: the remaining tasks for the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the Darfur peace process, and the overwhelming importance of protecting civilians. With the referendums fast approaching, all parties must redouble their efforts to begin referendum planning for Southern Sudan and Abyei.”
2010-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6338 (2010) · source
“We must ensure that the development of the most devastating weapons ever devised by human science is prescribed by the most responsible controls ever produced by human Government. Last month, 189 countries came together to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty as a cornerstone of global security. Today's resolution is an important part of that work. The NPT must remain at the centre of our global effort to stop nuclear proliferation, even as we pursue the ultimate goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Today, I am proud to say that this Council has risen to its responsibilities. Now Iran should choose a wiser course.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“Today's resolution does not replace those efforts, but it does support them. Turkey and Brazil have worked hard to make progress on the Tehran Research Reactor proposal, efforts that reflect their leaders' good intentions to address the Iranian people's humanitarian needs while building more international confidence about the nature of Iran's nuclear programme. My Government will continue to discuss the Iranian revised proposal and our concerns about it, as appropriate. But the Tehran Research Reactor proposal, then and now, does not respond to the fundamental, well- founded and unanswered concerns about Iran's nuclear programme. Today's resolution does. Until the world's concerns with Iran's nuclear defiance are fully resolved, we must work together to ensure that the sanctions in the resolution are fully and firmly implemented.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“In May, the IAEA affirmed yet again that Iran is continuing its banned uranium enrichment, and warned that Iran has amassed more than 2,400 kilograms of low-enriched uranium. The resolution we adopted today offers Iran a clear path towards the immediate suspension of these sanctions. The best way is also the easiest one. Iran must fulfil its international obligations, suspend its enrichment-related reprocessing and heavy-water- related activities, and cooperate fully with the IAEA. The United States reaffirms our commitment to engage in robust, principled and creative diplomacy. We will remain ready to continue diplomacy with Iran and its leaders in order to make clear how much they have to gain from acting responsibly and how much more they stand to lose from continued recklessness.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“The United States strongly supports the peaceful use of the atom for energy and innovation. Like every nation, Iran has rights; but it also has responsibilities, and the two are inextricably linked. Iran has shunned opportunity after opportunity to allow verification of the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme. In recent months, Iran has given us all more reason, not less, to suspect that its goal is to develop the ability to assemble a nuclear weapon. Last September, the world learned that Iran had secretly built another uranium enrichment facility at Qom, in clear violation of Security Council resolutions and Iran's IAEA obligations. Last November, Iran announced that it would build 10 more such facilities. In February, Iran said that it would begin to enrich uranium to nearly 20 per cent, moving closer to weapons-grade material.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“And it imposes targeted new sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on 40 entities and an individual linked to Iranian nuclear proliferation. Since 2002, the International Atomic Energy Agency has sought to investigate serious concerns that Iran's nuclear programme might have military dimensions. In 2003, the IAEA Board of Governors expressed "grave concern" that Iran had still not enabled the IAEA to assure Member States that Iran had declared all of its nuclear material and activities. For our part, the United States launched a sustained and serious effort, starting early last year, to engage with Iran on a range of issues of mutual concern, including these nuclear issues. The United States has made detailed and specific openings to the Iranians, including personal and direct outreach by President Obama.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“It bans all Iranian activities related to ballistic missiles that could deliver a nuclear weapon. It imposes a comprehensive framework of cargo inspections to detect and stop Iran's smuggling and acquisition of illicit materials or nuclear items. It creates important new tools to block Iran's use of the international financial system, particularly Iranian banks, to fund and facilitate nuclear proliferation. It highlights the potential links between Iran's energy sector and its nuclear ambitions. It targets the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran's proliferation efforts. It establishes a United Nations panel of experts to help monitor and enforce the implementation of sanctions.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“Despite consistent and long-standing demands by the international community, Iran has not suspended its uranium enrichment and other proliferation-related activities. The Security Council has passed a resolution today aimed at reinforcing the need for Iran to take these steps and comply with its obligations. These sanctions are not directed at the Iranian people, nor do they seek to stop Iran from the legitimate exercise of its rights under the NPT, in conformity with its obligations. Rather, the sanctions aim squarely at the nuclear ambitions of a Government that has chosen a path that will lead to increased isolation. These sanctions are as tough as they are smart and precise. The resolution prohibits Iran from investing in sensitive nuclear activities abroad. It imposes binding new restrictions on Iran's import of conventional arms.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“Today, the Security Council has responded decisively to the grave threat to international peace and security posed by Iran's failure to live up to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Treaty is the principal international legal instrument for holding Member States accountable, discouraging the spread of nuclear weapons, and bringing the benefits of nuclear energy to all corners of the world. As President Obama has said, rules must be binding; violations must be punished; words must mean something. The issue is straightforward. We are at this point because the Government of Iran has chosen clearly and wilfully to violate its commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the resolutions of this Council.”
2010-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6335 (2010) · source
“On 8 April 2009, the new criminal charges were brought against Posada in that case, accusing him of lying about his involvement in certain terrorist bombings in Havana. Trial in the case is currently pending. In the meantime, Posada remains subject to the order of removal issued by the immigration judge and is without legal status in the United States. He is also subject to an order of supervision from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which imposes certain restrictions on Posada, including reporting and monitoring requirements. In sum, with respect to Posada, the United States continues to be engaged in an ongoing series of actions consistent with our legal requirements and due process.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Posada was detained by United States immigration authorities on 17 May 2005 and placed in removal proceedings in accordance with United States law. The immigration judge who handled the removal proceedings ordered that Posada be removed from the United States on 27 September 2005. This order remains in effect. The United States has been seeking ways to carry out the terms of the order, consistent with United States regulations that implement our obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Moreover, the United States sought and obtained a criminal indictment charging Posada with violations of our immigration laws.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Once again for the record, let me just say that United States actions in this particular case are consistent with international law as well as with our domestic legal framework, which provides for due process and various constitutional safeguards. As in democracies around the world that follow the rule of law, these safeguards provide that an individual cannot be brought to trial or extradited unless sufficient evidence has established that he committed the offence charged. In the United States, this standard is described as probable cause. I should like to give the Council a brief overview of the steps the United States has taken with respect to Posada within this legal framework. Posada entered the United States illegally in early 2005.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“I do not wish to detract from the reports we have heard from the three counter-terrorism-related Committees this morning and now this afternoon, but I want to respond for the record to the comments made by two delegations with respect to the case of Luis Posada Carriles. Contrary to the statements the Council has heard, the United States has taken a number of law enforcement actions with respect to Luis Posada Carriles, which we have described in detail on several occasions. The measures taken include the imposition of reporting and monitoring requirements on Posada and an indictment of him on several criminal charges. His trial on these charges is pending. These actions are consistent with international law, as well as with our domestic legal framework that provides for due process and various constitutional safeguards.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We stress the importance of additional national reporting to the Committee, and we urge the sharpening of national implementation plans. Again I want to underscore our gratitude to Ambassador Heller for his excellent leadership. In conclusion, we are pleased with the direction that these three Committees are following. We believe that under the capable leadership of the Committees' current Chairs, United Nations counter-terrorism efforts will guide and reinforce actions of Member States to deter terrorism, including the threats posed by Al-Qaida and the Taliban, as well as proliferation efforts by terrorist non-State actors.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We must continue to find ways to strengthen the cooperation of the Council's three counter-terrorism Committees, despite their differing mandates. We fully embrace the 1540 Committee's current work plan, including its emphasis on working groups. Going forward, the Committee must focus on garnering support for a more robust and sustainable funding mechanism, such as that suggested by President Obama: a voluntary fund to help States achieve full implementation of the resolution's mandate. We also look forward to careful consideration of renewal of the Committee's mandate, with a timeline looking out as far as a decade or more. In the near term, we encourage integration of the Committee's 2009 comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004) outcomes. We underline the need for multilateral cooperation.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“I want to acknowledge and thank Ambassador Mayr-Harting for the tremendous efforts devoted by him and his team and all of the experts on the 1267 Committee. They have worked steadfastly to implement these reforms. We all know how time- consuming and resource-intensive this work has been, and we greatly appreciate their oversight of this process. As the Council noted in resolution 1887 (2009), the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, DC, in April underscored that the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) is critical to preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors. Let me again thank its Chairman, Ambassador Heller, for his tremendous work.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We are pleased by the Committee's progress in carrying out its work to implement the package of reforms in resolution 1822 (2008), including the Committee's comprehensive review of nearly 500 individuals and entities on its consolidated list to ensure that each entry is as up-to-date as possible and to determine the ongoing aptness of the listings. We also acknowledge the Committee's efforts to develop and post online narrative summaries of reasons for listing each entry on the consolidated list. These reforms will make Committee efforts more accessible and understandable to the wider United Nations membership, and they will bolster the ability of Member States to implement the measures required.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“The 1267 sanctions regime remains one of the most effective counter-terrorism tools of the United Nations and a symbol of international consensus against the threats of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. The regime has evolved significantly over the past 11 years, and the Council has devoted great effort to ensuring that it is fair, effective and relevant to the ever-changing terrorist threats. The United States welcomes the significant enhancements to the regime's listing and de-listing process outlined in resolutions 1822 (2008) and 1904 (2009). In particular, we are confident that the establishment in resolution 1904 (2009) of an Ombudsperson to facilitate the Committee's review of de-listing petitions will help ensure that the de-listing procedures are as fair and transparent as possible.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Ambassador Apakan has made the Committee more efficient and has worked extremely well with CTED Executive Director Mike Smith to keep the general membership up to date on the work of the Committee through open meetings on topics such as international legal cooperation and maritime security. It is imperative that the CTC and CTED continue to focus on areas of strategic priority. We are therefore pleased that CTED recently visited Yemen and has provided us with its preliminary conclusions from that visit. We also hope that partners will work with the Yemeni authorities to build up the necessary counter- terrorism capacities, which will also help them to deal with other security threats within their own country. Let me turn to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We recognize that many countries require assistance to do so, and we are committed to making capacity-building more innovative and far-reaching. But both the Committees and the Council itself further emphasize the importance of full implementation of this framework by Member States. The third is relevance. We must ensure that our counter-terrorism work in the Council and the wider United Nations system is connected to ongoing national and regional efforts on the ground to deal with the threat. I should like to thank Ambassador Apakan for the exceptional job he has done guiding the Counter- Terrorism Committee during his first five months as its Chair and helping to reinforce these core principles.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Before turning to the work of the three Council Committees, I should like to highlight three core principles that underpin our approach to United Nations counter-terrorism work. The first is inclusiveness and transparency. All of the Council's counter-terrorism- related Committees should remain mindful of the need to make their work as transparent and as accessible as possible to the wider United Nations community, national actors, regional organizations and civil society. We encourage further engagement by the three Committees with the wider United Nations membership on a broad range of issues to ensure that the Committees' work is well understood. The second is implementation. Let us not forget that the Council's counter-terrorism framework obligates all of us to implement it.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“The United States is committed to more sustained and strategic counter-terrorism engagement with the wider United Nations membership to further our common objectives. To this end, the State Department hosted a meeting on 9 April to strengthen cooperation among United States and United Nations experts involved in counter-terrorism capacity-building in the Sahel. The meeting involved some 25 experts from United States Government departments and United Nations offices and agencies, including representatives from the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Monitoring Team of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). We look forward to continuing such dialogue with the United Nations experts.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Citizens of dozens of countries around the world, the vast majority of whom are not from the United States, have been victims of terrorism and violent extremism. The United States recognizes that no single country can address this threat alone. Therefore, the United States will continue to reach out, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect, to forge international coalitions. The United States has set a clear and focused goal to work with all members of this body to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al-Qaida and its extremist allies. One critical element of this effort is strengthening our counter-terrorism partnerships with the United Nations, including the relevant Security Council subsidiary bodies, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and its newly established Support Office.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“At the outset, I should like to thank the Chairmen for their briefings and for their dedicated leadership of the Council's three counter-terrorism-related Committees. The importance of this work and of the broader international efforts to combat terrorism has been underscored tragically and repeatedly in recent weeks by the attempted bombing of a flight bound for Detroit last Christmas Day, by the March bombings in the Moscow subway, by the very troubling events in Times Square just days ago, less than a mile from where we meet, and by the deadly bombings in Iraq just yesterday. These are stark reminders that terrorism remains one of the most complicated threats to address. Transnational terrorism is a truly global challenge.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source