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Schmid

lines on the record: 26
first: 2012-02-21
most recent: 2022-06-15
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“As ever, more needs to be done to achieve full cooperation at the international and regional levels. To keep our promises to advance gender equality, we need to go even further, working together to ensure that the needs of women in conflict are adequately addressed, and that women are part of the decision-making processes at all levels, which also includes the very important legislative dimension. The OSCE is committed to gender equality. We are committed to our close cooperation with the United Nations. And we are committed to working together across our region and with our partners around the world to advance peace and security, and gender equality is critical to that.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064 (2022) · source
“We strengthen women’s participation and leadership in the security sector, in particular in the areas of conflict prevention, arms control and disarmament. To date, over 320 young women from across the OSCE region have participated in our Scholarship for Peace and Security Programme’s training programme, which is a joint initiative with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, to deepen their knowledge on conflict prevention, arms control and disarmament. In the OSCE, we also strive to lead by example. Over two thirds of the participating States have adopted action plans to implement resolution 1325 (2000), and over 40 per cent of leadership positions in the organization are held by women. These are just a few examples of contributions that regional organizations, such as the OSCE, are making.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064 (2022) · source
“We discussed the impact of war on their daily lives, learned about their concrete needs and heard their recommendations for possible actions for the OSCE and its participating States. The recommendations will not only inform our future work in Ukraine, but also support dialogue at the local level. We support survivors of gender-based violence. We do so by strengthening the capacity of service providers, networking women’s resource centres and developing police- and justice-sector training curricula to deal with domestic-violence cases. We provide assistance to prevent trafficking of human beings, including by issuing specific recommendations to States to address the risks of online exploitation.”
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“In 2021, I launched the OSCE Networking Platform for Women Leaders including Peacebuilders and Mediators. This platform includes women from Ukraine and Afghanistan, and let me just say — and previous speakers have also referred to this — the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan is particularly appalling, and I could not agree more with the Secretary-General on his appeal in this respect. What we try to do with our network is support women who are involved in peacebuilding activities and allow them to share experience and practices in a safe space. We amplify women’s voices. Recently, I convened a special meeting with women from Ukraine, including women peacebuilders and front- line humanitarian workers.”
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“In these challenging times, it is critical to ensure the role of women not just in peacebuilding and conflict resolution but also in decision-making in general. The OSCE is playing a vital role in this regard. Our approach is a holistic one. We support women’s leadership and their direct participation in peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. Together with UN-Women Moldova, we provided targeted capacity-building support to women negotiators from the Republic of Moldova on both sides of the Dniester River. The OSCE Mission to Moldova continues to liaise closely with United Nations on the ground to establish a women’s advisory board to the Transnistrian settlement process. I am a huge believer in networking. We support women networking.”
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“The prices of food and basic goods are increasing with disastrous economic and humanitarian consequences on the poorest households, many of which are actually headed by women. Communities in Ukraine are not only exposed to violence and destruction, but also to air and water pollution, and to hazardous-waste contamination, including radioactive pollution that does not stop at the border. Women are often the primary managers of their households, and they rely on natural resources. However, they face persistent barriers to meaningful participation in natural-resource governance mechanisms and decision-making processes. In addition, we continue to bear the consequences of the coronavirus disease pandemic that has increased gender inequalities as well as the impact of climate change, to which the previous speaker rightly referred.”
2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064 (2022) · source
“Ms. Schmid: I thank the Security Council for this opportunity to address today’s open debate on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, which is a top priority for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and for me personally. We are living through extremely challenging times. Russia’s war on Ukraine is having a devastating impact on innocent civilians and infrastructure and is in direct contradiction to the core principles that underpin the European and global security order. Women and girls have been the victims of rape and are at high risk of trafficking and violence. The consequences of the war against Ukraine are also threatening food and energy security.”
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“To conclude, let me reiterate that the European Union will continue to be a first supporter of the multilateral approach and a strong United Nations, and will remain a very reliable and predictable partner in striving for common ground and win-win solutions in crises that are otherwise difficult to solve.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“On the unresolved Nagorno Karabakh conflict, our Special Representative supports and complements the OSCE Minsk Group and its co-Chairs, while, at the same time, the EU also supports civil society and promotes peacebuilding activities across the conflict divide. Finally, we are witnessing history in the making in Cyprus as the United Nations-facilitated talks between the two Cypriot leaders reach their end game. Never has a settlement been so close. The EU has a special role to play, because a future united Cyprus will be a member of the European Union. We are represented at the highest level in the Conference on Cyprus in Geneva, with both President Juncker and High Representative Mogherini personally engaged and committed.”
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“The EU supports a peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict that is based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova with a special status for Transnistria. In that regard, we remain committed to active involvement in the settlement process within the 5+2 agenda in order to support the efforts of the Chair in Office of the OSCE in Europe. In Georgia the EU's Monitoring Mission ensures respect for the ceasefire at the line of control with the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia is tasked with engaging with all stakeholders on measures aimed at peaceful conflict resolution. Our cooperation with the United Nations and the OSCE is particularly advanced in that area.”
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“The EU and its member States are the biggest contributors to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, which is doing a very important job. The continued fighting and loss of life in eastern Ukraine demands redoubled efforts to fully implement the Minsk agreements. Let me also say, as was already stated by Lamberto Zannier, that measures, including those recently taken, that increase tensions and are not in the spirit ofthe agreements must be avoided. As High Representative Mogherini has stated, the EU stands ready to increase its support for the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Fourthly, unresolved conflicts pose an obstacle to peace, stability and regional development and require a consolidated effort to manage and resolve.”
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“Our support for Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence is unwavering, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/262 of March 2014 and our fundamental principles. We continue to condemn and will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. European Union leaders have repeatedly made this very clear. In accordance with resolution 2202 (2015), the EU remains firm in its call on all sides to swiftly and fully implement the Minsk agreements to pursue a sustainable political solution. We call in particular on Russia to use its influence with the separatists. The EU fully supports the efforts undertaken through the Normandy format, the Trilateral Contact Group and the presence of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).”
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“Through the Eastern Partnership dimension of this policy, we are contributing to conflict resolution by focusing on the enhancement of our partners' resilience. This means taking new approaches, such as strengthening institutions and good governance, taking advantage of market opportunities, and enhancing mobility, people-to-people links and interconnectivity. Thirdly, the European security order is firmly based on the principles of sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity of States; the inviolability of borders; the peaceful settlement of disputes and the free choice of countries in deciding their own future. Unfortunately, these long-standing key principles of European security have not been respected. The crisis in and around Ukraine has demonstrated this.”
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“It has encouraged transformation and modernization among countries to whom we have given a firm commitment that their future lies within the European Union. At the same time, the region's fragilities deserve our continued attention. The Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, as facilitated by High Representative Mogherini, between the leaders of both sides has already led to substantial progress in the normalization of their relations. Secondly, stabilization has been placed at the heart of the recently reviewed European neighbourhood policy in which the European Union offers further cooperation on civilian security sector reform, tackling terrorism and extremism, disrupting organized crime, strengthening cybersecurity and, last but not least, conflict prevention.”
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“This goes hand in hand with the key objective of the European Union's global strategy, which is to address conflicts at an early stage while building the resilience of societies around us. I very much associate myself with Lamberto Zannier when he speaks about the need to include women in all stages of the conflict cycle. Allow me to highlight the implementation of this approach by the European Union on the European continent. First of all, promoting stability in the countries closest to the European Union in the western Balkans is a natural strategic priority. The accession perspective to the European Union has carved out a path to heal the wounds ofthe past and foster stability in the region.”
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“We are left with deep sorrow and our thoughts are with our Russian colleagues and in particular with his family. For many ofits citizens, the European Union remains a unique path to lasting peace, stability and prosperity. The continent has, however, not been immune to conflicts. I very much agree with the Secretary-General that we cannot take peace for granted. As conflicts grow more complex, our efforts to address them need to evolve. These efforts now involve action at multiple levels - local, regional and global - with a wide variety of stakeholders and across the conflict cycle, from early warning to conflict prevention, mediation, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction. This is why we so much welcome what the Secretary-General has said right from the beginning about his focus on conflict prevention and mediation.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“Ms. Schmid: It is an honour to be here on behalf of the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. I would like to thank the Ukrainian presidency for convening this meeting. Please allow me to start by expressing High Representative Mogherini's heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. He not only played a leading role on the Security Council for so many years, but he was also a very respected and important interlocutor for the European Union (EU) on the many issues that are of key interest to the Union at the United Nations. I was actually supposed to meet with him yesterday, and I was deeply shocked and saddened to learn the news upon arrival.”
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“Significant improvements in good governance and human rights will also be essential in order to address the root causes of insecurity. The EU remains deeply committed to helping West Africa, in partnership with its countries and its regional organizations.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source
“Again, West African leadership will be essential at both the national and regional levels to confront this important challenge successfully. Under the same principle of regional leadership and ownership, we fully support and welcome the increasing involvement of the Economic Community of West African States in confronting security and development challenges. To conclude, let me underline our common objective to have a stabilized, more peaceful, democratic and prosperous West African region, an area safe for people and trade, where local governance is improved, wealth is better distributed and benefits from the natural resources reach local communities. Continued and deepened regional integration should result in effective institutions and common policies in support of peace, stability and governance, thereby increasing prosperity.”
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“But the main burden is on the region's shoulders; it must lead the fight, with the unfailing support of the European Union and the rest of the international community. Piracy off the coast of West Africa is a growing problem. Escalation in both the frequency and the intensity of attacks on citizens and trade is causing a significant decline in customs and port revenues, as well as damaging the prospects of the subregion. The EU is already taking action to help the region to confront that scourge. For example, we are funding INTERPOL's development of a police information system for Ghana and Benin. Under that system, a single data base on organized crime will be created and will be made available to all 15 West African States. Other possibilities for supporting the subregion are currently being explored.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source
“It is a strategy building on the principle of ownership and promoting regional cooperation among the most concerned countries. The EU is also considering possible civilian action in the region within the realm of our Common Security and Defence Policy. But the main responsibility and leadership lies with the Sahel countries concerned. The fight against drug trafficking is a critical challenge for West Africa. The region has given itself a promising action plan, based on the Praia Declaration against drugs. It is essential that it now be translated into concrete action. The EU has made clear its firm determination to support the region's efforts to implement the plan, and we are liaising with the United States as G8 Chair and with other partners to coordinate and maximize the impact of our support.”
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“Ours is a comprehensive approach, in partnership with the region, covering all the main challenges related to organized crime. That includes the Sahel and support in the fight against drugs and piracy, to recall some important examples. For the Sahel, the European Union has recently adopted a comprehensive Strategy for Security and Development to support the countries most concerned by the problems of insecurity. The Permanent Representative of Pakistan has already referred to it in his remarks. It is an ambitious strategy, in partnership with all the European Union member States as well as with the countries of the region. It is endowed with substantial political and financial resources covering political, security, development and diplomatic action.”
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“Against that backdrop, we would like to congratulate Togo for its proactive approach and for having put the issue of organized crime so high on the agenda of its presidency. This is an important and urgent subject for the United Nations. But it is also a very important matter for the international community. These problems also seriously affect us all. Our duty is to raise awareness of these threats to peace and stability. It is also in our common interest to maintain and step up action in West Africa in the years to come. The European Union is already acting on these challenges, and it stands ready to play its role and stay the course. The European Union has well-established and highly substantial cooperation with the region, and it is firmly committed to continuing to support West Africa in facing its challenges.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source
“Indeed, across the Sahel region of western Africa, a combination of drought, poverty, high grain prices, environmental degradation and chronic underdevelopment threatens to plunge millions of people into a new food and nutrition crisis this year. Twelve million people are at risk of hunger. The European Union has already taken rapid and determined action to prevent famine in the Sahel. We are scaling up humanitarian assistance to â‚¬125.5 million for the Sahel region. Combined with at least â‚¬150 million of development assistance, that brings European Union funding for the Sahel so far this year to almost â‚¬275 million. However, it is estimated that â‚¬700 million will be required to cover the next six months. Overall, and despite many decades of effort and international aid, the situation remains very worrying.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source
“Importantly, West African States are currently involved in a solid regional integration process. The European Union views those regional integration mechanisms as key pillars for bringing peace, security, stability and prosperity to the region. But despite those important strides, the countries of the region still face daunting challenges, ranging from challenges to democracy, including human rights violations, weak governance and corruption, to security, economic, environmental and humanitarian challenges. Those threats, especially in combination, could send the region's security and humanitarian situation into a deteriorating spiral.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source
“I would like to thank you personally, Mr. President, and the Togolese presidency for having invited me to take the floor on behalf of the European Union (EU) during this timely and relevant debate. It is an honour to be here today. (spoke in English) I would also like to thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for their insightful remarks. We can only agree with all the important issues they have brought to the fore. The United Nations can count on unwavering support from the European Union to move our common, ambitious agenda forward. Following the end of the cold war in the 1990s, West Africa has undergone a process of democratization, which has been consolidating over the years.”
2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717 (2012) · source