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2009-01-23

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2021-09-23

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1. “The pathway to $100 billion in climate financing is critical for meeting targets under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. To conclude, we call for a more comprehensive and collective approach, through stronger partnerships and strengthened global efforts, so that we can address the challenge of climate change together.”

   2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

2. “India and Sweden launched the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, with the support of the World Economic Forum in 2019, providing a platform for energy-intensive industry to progress on low-carbon pathways. India is also one of the 10 global champions for energy transition. What we need now is to enhance action on all important policies that address climate change, including fulfilling the commitments on climate financing and technology transfer. For a vast number of developing countries — especially during the pandemic, when financing is drying up — robust financing for climate action cannot be overemphasized. While we may call for innovative financing, we need to be careful not to indulge in innovative accounting.”

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3. “Apart from domestic actions, India has also taken a lead in bringing together international coalitions to generate long-term impact through partnerships. The International Solar Alliance is a leading example of how collective action translates into a positive global climate impact. It is among the fastest growing international organizations today, with 80 members and 24 more joining. India has set aside $1.6 billion under soft loans to supplement such efforts. The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is another successful initiative for enhancing cooperation and building resilience against natural disasters. India has allocated $70 million to support the work of the Coalition.”

   2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

4. “An over-simplification of the causes of conflict will not help resolve them, or will it justify extreme policy measures. We need to bring back our focus to where it should be — combating climate change. India is a leader in climate action and is on track to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement. We currently have the world’s fastest-growing solar energy programme and have expanded access to clean cooking fuel to cover more than 80 million households, making it one of the largest clean-energy drives globally. In addition, 370 million LED light bulbs have been distributed, resulting in a reduction of more than 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. We are committed to installing 450 gigawatts of new and renewable energy by 2030.”

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5. “While we appreciate that climate change has impacted the lives of people and exacerbated conflict, to view conflicts in poorer parts of the world through the prism of climate change will serve only to present a lopsided narrative, when the reasons for the conflict are to be found elsewhere. The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change clearly states that the effect of climate variability on violence is contested. Climate change may enhance conflict but cannot be determined as a reason for it. A study of nationally determined contributions also indicates that, while parties acknowledge the adverse effects of climate change on their economies, we need to be conscious about looking at it as a risk to their social stability or as an issue of peace and security.”

   2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

6. “Given that background, picking one aspect of climate change — namely climate security — and dealing with it in this forum, which is not designed to address a multifaceted problem of that nature, would not be desirable. Bringing climate security into the Security Council discourse while disregarding basic principles and practices relating to climate change has the potential to disrupt our overall discussion on this extremely important topic. When we deliberate the securitization of climate, we should be careful not to build a parallel climate track. We need to continue on the path of inclusive decision-making, to which Member States have already agreed.”

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7. “The measures to tackle climate change have been built on an integrated structure so that it is equitable to all parties, especially developing countries. Therefore, addressing one aspect of climate change while ignoring others will be counter-productive. Climate action needs to be based on fundamental and agreed principles, the most important of which is the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Furthermore, the issue of climate change is being discussed in a focused manner by the United Nations in the relevant mechanisms. Whether it be on climate change, biodiversity, desertification or other issues, mechanisms have been put in place to take further action. Countries across the globe have taken on several commitments under those mechanisms, including the nationally determined contributions.”

   2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

8. “We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s discussion on climate and security. We also appreciate the briefings by Secretary- General António Guterres and Ms. Ilwad Elman, underlining the different risks of climate change. There can be no doubt that climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Over the past several decades, Member States have engaged purposefully and in a focused manner to put in place commitments relating to mitigation, adaptation, financing, technology transfer and so on, so that climate change can be addressed holistically. Indeed, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change clearly brings out the interconnectedness of those issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.”

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9. “We hope that through our collective efforts we can evolve greater coherence and integration in the process of identifying solutions to the challenges facing international peacekeeping.”

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10. “India has a proud history of contributing to United Nations peacekeeping that dates back to the inception of that activity in the 19505. Over the decades, India has contributed nearly 100,000 troops and participated in over 40 missions, including in some of the most challenging operations. We salute the 118 personnel of the Indian forces, as well as peacekeepers from other countries, who have made the supreme sacrifice in the interests of world peace while serving in various United Nations missions. India looks forward to constructive and meaningful engagement with the Security Council to carry the debate forward and to ensure fruition of our joint efforts in this very visible activity of the United Nations.”

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11. “It is also desirable to develop professional training programmes for peacekeepers in consultation with Member States. Here, too, the experience of troop contributors with a long history of assisting in peace operations should be fully drawn upon by an integrated training service. We support greater cooperation by the United Nations in peacekeeping efforts. However, such programmes must be in accordance with Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. The United Nations cannot absolve itself of its responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security. The real challenge before the Organization is to strengthen peacekeeping without regionalizing it. India stands committed to continuing to assist the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security.”

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12. “Secondly, troops are contributed by countries contributing to a larger cause: that of peace in far-off lands. The safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers must be of paramount concern to the Organization, in whose name they serve. The tally of sacrifice by peacekeepers in years past underscores this concerns. Furthermore, India fully supports implementation of a policy of zero tolerance with regard to the conduct and discipline of troops, including with regard to sexual exploitation and abuse. There is a need to raise the awareness of those entrusted with managerial and command responsibilities and to establish standards of conduct, training and investigation. Careful preparatory training, in terms of a multicultural, pluralistic and tolerant outlook, is as important as swift punitive action once culpability is established.”

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13. “The 2008 report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations acknowledged this and called for substantive consultations with troop- contributing countries during all stages of peacekeeping operations. It is time that these recommendations are implemented in letter and spirit in order to achieve meaningful outcomes. Those should include moving towards an integrated approach and establishing effective strategic oversight by those Members both inside and outside the Council with stakes in a particular peacekeeping operation. There are a few more specific points that I should like to underscore. First, it must be reiterated that there can be no peacekeeping operation when there is no peace to keep. That is to say, peacekeeping must be built upon a peace agreement that is credible, not the other way around.”

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14. “It must be borne in mind that, today, many of those who have the final say in Council resolutions often do not participate in their implementation and are therefore not called upon to bear the brunt of criticism when missions face difficulties if their mandate is unrealistic or the means authorized are inadequate. In this context, the draft concept paper circulated in the context of today's debate - the start of a collaborative process - does not appear to envision substantive collaboration in the context of the involvement of troop-contributing countries. I must reiterate that the experience of participating in an operation gives troop-contributing countries a unique ability to contribute to the planning process. Troop- contributing countries can assist the Council in making appropriate, effective and timely decisions on operations.”

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15. “However, such briefings continue to be held, quite literally, on the eve of the renewal of mission mandates, making them pro forma exercises, as there is little real scope for serious or meaningful discussion. We reiterate the imperative of involving troop- contributing countries both early and fully in all aspects and stages of mission planning. This should include the stage of preparation and planning of the operation, the monitoring and conduct of an operation and, finally, the evaluation of an operation, including the identification of lessons learned. Their views, if found reasonable, must be reflected in mission mandates.”

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16. “The corollary of this is, of course, the fact that the Council bears major responsibility for the situation as it exists. It is therefore timely for the Council to seriously undertake an in-depth review of the situation as it obtains today, including the question of whether it should continue to have an exclusive monopoly in establishing and running peacekeeping operations. India has been a leading proponent of the view that the mechanism of triangular consultation between troop-contributing countries, the Council and the Secretariat must be energized. In this context, we note the holding of private meetings under the format established by resolution 1353 (2001) and the increase in the frequency of briefings by the Secretariat for troop-contributing countries.”

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17. “It is in this context that the powers of the Council, in the context of its operational efforts in the maintenance of peace and security, need to be read in consonance with Article 44 of the Charter. In the current international context, that Article should be read as implying that the Council should invite non- Council members to participate in the decisions of the Council concerning the employment of contingents of the member's armed forces. Clearly, therefore, the Charter visualized peacekeeping as a tool jointly invented and honed by the Council and the General Assembly. It was not intended to be an attribute of the power accorded to the Council by the Charter. Regrettably, in reality, the Security Council has completely monopolized its hold on United Nations peacekeeping operations.”

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18. “From this standpoint, it is a very welcome step that this Council has scheduled today's discussion on peacekeeping at this juncture, and India congratulates France for doing so under its presidency of the Council this month. Article 24 of the Charter defines the functions and powers of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security. That Article begins by underscoring that these powers were being conferred on the Council in order to ensure prompt and effective actions by the United Nations. However, when the Council is neither prompt nor effective in its consideration of such challenges, it ceases to discharge its primary responsibility. There are a number of examples of this, which are perhaps best not elaborated upon at this juncture, although some of them have been mentioned by previous speakers.”

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19. “The thoughtful briefings provided separately by the Under-Secretaries- General for Peacekeeping and for Field Support illustrate several of the challenges in this regard. The suggestions made by them merit greater consideration by all stakeholders, within and outside this Council. We associate ourselves with the statement to be made on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement by the representative of Morocco. While the number of peacekeeping operations may not have increased greatly in the past decade, there has been an unprecedented surge in the number of peacekeepers deployed. This surge has generated enormous challenges, not merely because of the numbers involved, but also because of the manner in which some of the missions have been established, the mandate provided to them and, not least, the tools they have been provided with.”

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20. “Before I begin, I should inform the Council that Ambassador Sen is indisposed and has asked me to represent him at this debate today. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for arranging this debate on a critical and very visible aspect of the work of the United Nations. Peacekeeping is a subject that involves the larger membership of this world body, and it is entirely appropriate to consider how this crucial activity can be improved, especially at the current juncture. Today, over 140,000 personnel have been authorized to serve as peacekeepers in 18 operations, which are deployed across five continents, at a total budgeted cost of $7.2 billion. These statistics illustrate the size and scale of the task that peacekeeping involves.”

    2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source