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lines on the record: 10
first: 2014-09-24
most recent: 2018-09-26
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-security-council

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“Indecisiveness by countries that claim to support the principles of disarmament and non-proliferation could ultimately have disastrous consequences. And with regard to the Salisbury attack, we reaffirm our confidence in the United Kingdom's investigations. We welcome it bringing criminal charges as an important step towards justice, which bolsters our earlier conclusion that it is essential to hold those responsible to account. In conclusion, the devastating consequences of the use of weapons of mass destruction serve to underline the urgent need to take action. The use of those weapons must never become the new normal. We must prevent impunity at all costs. A legal norm can be effective only if we collectively uphold it together as part of a multilateral effort.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“The repeated use of chemical weapons is deeply alarming. It causes terrible human suffering and erodes the established international norm. There should be no impunity for any use of chemical weapons - not for the large-scale attacks in Syria or for the individual attacks in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. The same goes for the possible use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime in Idlib. All of us, both within and outside the Council, bear a responsibility, because of the stalemate in this organ, we have tasked the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate and identify those responsible for the use of those weapons. We cannot sit back, we have to speak up, take action and firmly support the OPCW so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice, and we need to do it together.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, endorsed by Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), remains a good example of how the Council and the international community can work hand in hand for non-proliferation. The International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded, in 12 consecutive reports, that Iran is abiding by its commitments under the deal. As long as that continues, we will also uphold our commitment to the deal. At the same time, we are concerned about Iran's role in the region - its ballistic missile programme and human rights record. In particular, Iran's support for Hizbullah, the role Iran plays in Syria and Iraq and in the development of missiles by the Houthis in Yemen remain serious concerns for the Netherlands that need to be addressed.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“The ultimate goal of our joint efforts is to ensure that North Korea abandons its nuclear ballistic missile capabilities and its programmes on weapons of mass destruction. It should do that in a comprehensive, verifiable and irreversible manner. We welcome the efforts you, Mr. President, are personally making to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free Korean peninsula. For we know that the problem can only be resolved peacefully. As Chair of the sanctions committee, the Netherlands is doing everything it can to ensure that all nations fully implement the sanctions so as to keep up the pressure on North Korea to comply with its international obligations.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“Multilateral cooperation requires active support from all of us, including and even especially on the issue of weapons of mass destruction. We should acknowledge the significant achievements that have been made in controlling those weapons. For 50 years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has kept the number of nuclear weapon possessors under 10. We can only imagine how much conflict, instability and violence that has prevented. I am encouraged that United States, Russian and British Foreign Ministers have underlined their continuing support for, and commitment to, the NPT on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Wehaveseensomepositivestepsonnon-proliferation this year in relation to North Korea.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“There have been several occasions this year when weapons of mass destruction have endangered our security, undermined international stability and caused terrible suffering. The year 2018 has made the importance of non-proliferation abundantly clear. I agree with you, Mr. President, that, as politicians, we are first and foremost responsible for keeping our own citizens safe, and I believe that multilateral institutions play a major role where the issue is concerned. As I will say in my address to the General Assembly later today, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has always championed and will continue to champion the rules- based international order and multilateral cooperation, especially homeland security matters and other issues of shared concern.”
2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source
“It is vital that the international community act jointly on this issue. Resolution 2178 (2014), co-sponsored by the Netherlands and adopted today, sends a strong signal that we stand shoulder to shoulder to confront the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“As co-leader of the Forum's working group on foreign terrorist fighters, the Netherlands will promote the adoption of those good practices, and we are open to working actively with all United Nations Member States and United Nations partners on this important issue. The United Nations sanctions regime is essential to addressing the problem of foreign terrorist fighters. Sanctions are an important instrument for depriving terrorist organisations and fighters of their sources of finance, and sanctions could be tightened further. These sanctions, however, must be implemented and monitored properly, or they will not be effective in practice. I believe that at the United Nations level we should examine whether the monitoring and technical assistance provided to Member States can be enhanced.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“We will provide F-l6s to join the fight against ISIL, and furthermore, we will provide military training and advice. In total, we will deploy 380 men and women. Last year, in the framework of the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the Netherlands and Morocco launched a joint initiative to formulate good practices in tackling the problem of foreign terrorist fighters. Yesterday, at the Forum ministerial meeting, we presented the outcome a a comprehensive set of guidelines focused on every aspect of the foreign fighter threat. Those recommendations cover not only counter-terrorism responses, but also preventive efforts.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“The direct threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters concerns us all. Both our international and our national security are at risk. As a country of origin for such fighters, the Netherlands raised its terrorism level to the second highest level 18 months ago. Our national security is directly affected by this issue. But most alarming of all is the situation in the conflict zones themselves. Ms. Power took the Chair. Innocent civilians are victims ofmerciless violence. The threat is serious, and it calls for a serious response. This is a duty that rests on us, the international community. That is also the reason why today the Dutch Government decided to increase its support to the international effort to stop the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by providing military means.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source