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“We therefore encourage it to continue to improve the drafting of mandates and to articulate clear goals for new operations, taking into account the needs on the ground as expressed by the relevant stakeholders, including non-State actors. The Council should strengthen its cooperation with troop- and police- contributing countries. And the Council should review progress on the basis of clear criteria and, at the end of each mandate, draw the lessons learned from the experience. Desiring to make its contribution, Switzerland commissioned from the Center on International Cooperation a study of working methods of the Council in the case of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad. Advance copies are available outside the Chamber. A discussion of the findings will be organized soon.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“This text, on which we have consulted with the membership as a whole, has met with considerable support. Let me highlight some of the proposals. First, as chair of a country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, I appreciate that the chairs are invited to the relevant Council debates. I support statements by France and the United Kingdom, among others, favouring stronger interaction between the Council and the Commission. I encourage the Council to take a step further and invite chairs to informal consultations as well, as my colleague the representative of Brazil proposed earlier. And more generally, peacebuilding considerations should be integrated at all levels of the Council's work. Secondly, with its composition in 2012, the Council will have unique expertise in peacekeeping.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“The 8-5 also considers that complementary measures are needed to enable the Council to enhance its authority and effectiveness and to be more responsive to the United Nations membership as a whole. There is considerable agreement among Member States that the Security Council must improve its working methods. That agreement transcends the various interest groups with regard to the enlargement of the Council and forms a large common denominator. This is why a few months ago the 8-5 group presented a new draft resolution with concrete, pragmatic and easily implementable proposals. In this resolution, we suggest measures to enhance the implementation of note 507, and we propose further measures. The draft resolution is attached to my written intervention.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“We commend Japan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and all the other members of the Council involved for their invaluable contribution to improving the working methods in recent years. However, the implementation of the recommendations in note 507 has been inconsistent. While commending the Council for the progress achieved so far, the 8-5 group continues to argue for improvement in their implementation. We therefore call for the adoption of an action plan to implement the recommendations in note 507. The Council's Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions could be mandated with this task and could regularly report to the Council and the wider membership of the United Nations on progress in its work, including in the analytical part of the Council's annual report.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“In 2005, the World Summit - in line with Article 10 of the United Nations Charter, which clearly mandates the General Assembly to make recommendations, including to the Security Council - reflected in its Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1) the need for far-reaching measures to achieve the goals of legitimacy, transparency and accountability. The 8-5 group was formed for the sole purpose of contributing to the improvement of the working methods of the Security Council. In 2006, we presented to the General Assembly a draft resolution with a set of recommendations (A/60/L.49). The Council reacted with presidential note S/2006/507, which was an important step in Council working methods. The S-5 also welcomed the update of note 507 in 2010 (S/2010/507).”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“Therefore, while the main tasks of the Security Council as set forth in the United Nations Charter under Articles 1 and 24 have remained the same, the ways of performing those tasks and the consequences of a given decision have dramatically changed. The Council is still working either under the provisional rules of procedure prepared in 1946 for the first meeting after its creation - which were last updated in 1982 - or is following informal traditions. The Council will agree when I say that these rules of procedure are neither adequate nor adapted to the needs of today.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“The new proximity, interconnectivity and extremely fast flow of information in and out of this Chamber have, on the one hand, increased pressure on the Council, pushing it to take rapid, legitimate and effective actions, and, on the other, increased the stakes in handling information responsibly. In addition, the Council has become increasingly more active over the decades. There have never been so many sanction regimes, United Nations operations in the field or other Council mechanisms as there are today. Our predecessors had fewer items on their agenda to monitor or Council decisions to implement. It was therefore easier to track the Council's work, whether as a member or as a non-member of the Council.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“At that time, as was noted by the representative of the United Kingdom, there were no computers, no mobile telephones, no rapid reporting by our embassies during a given crisis. Nor did we receive media alerts or images from a remote part of the world after a massacre had been committed. Our predecessors had to make strenuous efforts to find reliable information and await instructions from capitals by cable before they could use their room for negotiations. I assume no one in this room would deny that technological progress has had a huge impact on our working methods.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“The S 5 appreciates this opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the Council, as we believe that decisions on behalf of the membership of the United Nations are more effective when they are taken in a transparent, inclusive and accountable manner. Let us imagine for a moment that we were sitting here some decades ago, for example in 1950, discussing action during the war on the Korean peninsula, or in 1960, sending the first peacekeepers to the Congo, or in 1966, taking decisions on the first set of binding sanctions against Rhodesia. Let us try to imagine not only how differently the world was shaped at that time and how differently Council members may have been interacting, but in particular how radically different the way of working must have been back in the 19505 and 1960s.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“Mr. Seger (Switzerland) (spoke in French): Mr. President, in my personal capacity, I would like to express my pleasure in seeing you preside over the Security Council and also in seeing someone wearing a bowtie as President of the Council. I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the group of five small nations (S-5), comprising Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Switzerland, and I would like to thank Portugal, not only for the timely organization of the fourth debate on this important matter, but also for Portugal's overall commitment to this relevant topic, namely, the working methods of the Security Council.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“We take note of the different procedures in different sanction regimes. The like-minded countries reaffirm their strong view that the question of fair and clear procedures is relevant to all Sanctions Committees, and that any improvement in the fairness of procedures will contribute not only to the observance of human rights but also to the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Security Council's action.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“On the basis of the aforementioned, the group of like-minded States encourages the Security Council to proactively continue its efforts to improve fair and clear procedures. We recall our recommendations in our letter of April this year, including the idea of introducing a sunset clause for all listings. In that context, the group takes note of the decision of the Security Council to establish a separate, country-specific sanctions regime for those constituting a threat to peace, security and stability in Afghanistan, in particular the Taliban and associates. We note further that some of the institutional features designed to increase the fairness of procedures in the Al-Qaida sanctions regime, including the authority of the Ombudsperson, do not apply to the new regime pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011).”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“The perception of fairer and clearer procedures, as obtained through resolution 1989 (2011), could be compromised if appeals were to become a common and successful routine. Despite all of the improvements, the 1267 sanctions regime continues to be perceived as failing to conform to due process standards. National parliaments, as well as national and regional courts, tend to scrutinize the regime critically. Examples of recent challenges to the implementation of United Nations sanctions decisions in Europe include the Kadi decision of the General Court of the European Union of September 2010, which is still under appeal, and the case of Nada v. Switzerland, which is pending before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“Adequate resources are essential if the Ombudsperson is to be able to fulfil her reinforced mandate in full accordance with fundamental requirements of the rule of law, such as the translation of relevant documents into a language familiar to the petitioner. Finally, we note that the effectiveness of the Al-Qaida sanctions regime will also be judged by the number of appeals to the Security Council. The Council retains the authority to oppose a de-listing recommendation under its ordinary decision-making rules. We appeal to the members of the Sanctions Committee that such appeals, if any, will not be made unless there are exceptionally compelling and comprehensible reasons.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“Among the like-minded countries, Switzerland, Belgium and Costa Rica already have arrangements in place with the Office of the Ombudsperson. They stand ready to answer - on a bilateral basis - any question the wider membership might have in that respect. Of equal importance is the provision of adequate resources to the Ombudsperson. We therefore call upon all Member States to look favourably upon the budgetary requests of the Office of the Ombudsperson for additional staff and additional resources so as to enable her to continue to process the increasing number of petitions fully, effectively and in a timely manner.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“The result is an Ombudsperson who is more likely to gain access to case-relevant information, and a designating State that is more likely to be able to implement what its own national or regional courts require it to do. Now that these reforms have been put into place, there is a strong need for all actors involved to cooperate and ensure that they deliver the envisaged results. The Ombudsperson cannot be successful without the support of Member States. Cooperation with the Office of the Ombudsperson, including the provision of confidential information in individual cases, will therefore be key. Legal and practical ways of allowing the Ombudsperson's access to all relevant information regarding a particular listing should be actively explored, such as through the conclusion of confidentiality agreements or arrangements.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“Read against the background of past improvements to the 1267 regime - notably the establishment of the focal point, the introduction of narrative summaries, the comprehensive review undertaken and, of course, the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsperson itself - the new amendments have contributed considerably to the overall fairness and effectiveness of the Al-Qaida sanctions system. Likewise, the like-minded group takes this opportunity to commend the Ombudsperson, Judge Kimberly Prost, for the excellent quality of her work since she took office in the summer of 2010. There is now a strong built-in presumption, which is widely shared, that the Ombudsperson's presentations are based on in-depth analysis, well founded and well received by the Committee when deciding de-listing requests presented by her Office.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“In this regard, I should underline that our group supports and fully recognizes that targeted sanctions are a useful and necessary tool for effectively combating international terrorism. Our position on the issue of sanctions reform is guided by the aim of strengthening the Al-Qaida sanctions regime. Let me begin by welcoming the adoption of resolution 1989 (2011) in June. The resolution enhances due process for listing and de-listing procedures alike. The like-minded group can only stress the significance of these latest reforms towards granting an independent and effective remedy to anyone who believes himself or herself to be wrongly labelled as being associated with Al-Qaida.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“I have the honour of addressing the Security Council on behalf of the informal group of like-minded countries, which have taken a specific interest in strengthening fair and clear procedures for targeted sanctions and in making United Nations sanctions regimes more effective. This group is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Switzerland. Let me join others in thanking the Chairs of the three Committees for their informative briefings. As the focus of our group lies in targeted sanctions and fair and clear procedures, my remarks will concentrate on the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities.”
2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source
“I note, for example, the training activities undertaken by Swisspeace in West Africa, with the cooperation of the United Nations Office for West Africa and UN-Women, and in Kyrgyzstan with UN-Women. However, our experience shows that it is not enough to train women as mediators. The Security Council and Member States need to put strategies in place to facilitate the active involvement of women and women's rights in peace processes, including by including women mediators and by ensuring that women's rights are integrated into peace agreements.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“We would like to draw the attention of the members of the Security Council to the monthly action points of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, and the Women, Peace and Security Handbook published by Peacewomen, both supported by Switzerland and Liechtenstein. These two instruments are now also available as an iPhone application. They are, in our view, excellent tools for supporting the gender-mainstreaming policy in the context of the Security Council, and we encourage members to make use of them. This year's report of the Secretary-General again shows that the increased participation of women in peace promotion remains a challenge. Capacity- building exercises for women mediators are ongoing in different parts of the world to provide a cadre of well- prepared women to be involved in future peace talks.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“The Human Security Network encourages the Security Council to continue its efforts to meet its women, peace and security obligations, in particular by means of issuing concrete instructions in resolutions mandating or renewing United Nations peacekeeping missions - a practice that the Secretary-General mentions approvingly and encourages in his report (S/2011/598*); regular encounters with women stakeholders during missions; and frequent exchanges with UN-Women and the Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflicts. I now return to speaking in my national capacity.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“UN-Women was created and has now issued its first strategic plan, with an initial set of indicators on resolution 1325 (2000) having been put in place. We believe that these are useful tools and we are hopeful that the established targets can be achieved with concerted action. However, we conclude in a rather sober assessment that those achievements are still not matched by the necessary political will.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“I am honoured to make the following comments on behalf of the Human Security Network, namely, Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland and Thailand, as well South Africa as an observer. The Human Security Network is an informal group of States that advocates a holistic approach to security based on the individual, which complements the more traditional understanding of national and international security. The tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) brought significant progress in the normative and institutional areas. As a result, the Security Council now has an adequate set of instruments for time-bound and measurable actions in order to move forward with the agenda set forth in resolution 1325 (2000).”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“That is why we would like to thank the Nigerian presidency for choosing women's participation as the theme of this debate. This key aspect of resolution 1325 (2000) remains a core objective of Swiss foreign policy, in particular of our national action plan, which contains specific measures to mainstream the gender dimension into its mediation programme. For example, we strive to ensure the balanced participation of women and men in our Government's annual peace mediation training courses, in which United Nations staff regularly participate. Furthermore, our mediators take gender-specific aspects into account in their work. Finally, although still a challenge, we actively promote the role of women as mediators.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“Mr. Seger (Switzerland) (spoke in French): Last year, when we were assembled here in the Chamber to commemorate the tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), I mentioned that I had travelled to Burundi to meet with women's peace organizations whose peaceful demonstrations had a significant impact in limiting violence during the elections (see S/PV.6411). I am very happy that those women's actions for peace were honoured with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Like my colleague from Luxembourg, who spoke before me, I would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the three Nobel Prize recipients and all the women for peace whom they represent. The events of the Arab Spring have highlighted the leading role of women and emphasized the urgency of including them in efforts to form their Governments and shape policies.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source
“These contacts will in no way prejudge the political and legal status of non-State actors. Finally, children are increasingly being detained for association with armed groups. Their detention often includes the use of violence, abuse, threats of violence or abuse and other brutality, with the sole purpose of obtaining information from them. Switzerland counts on the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to address this issue in a working document and propose appropriate measures for strengthening the protection of children.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“Oversight of the implementation of the Working Group's recommendations in implementation of resolution 1882 (2009) is of capital importance. That is why we would invite the Working Group to request a response from countries or the concerned party, if necessary, on the report on the conditions for the implementation of the Working Group's recommendations. We expect a strengthening of existing tools, starting with field missions and making extensive use of options already available, as well as emergency meetings in order grapple with the resurgence of violations on the ground. Like my colleague from New Zealand, who just spoke, Switzerland once again calls on Member States to facilitate contacts between the United Nations and local and international actors, with a view to guaranteeing comprehensive and effective protection of children.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“First of all, we urge all sanctions committees to ensure that the gravest violations against children be made subject to sanctions at the time that mandates are established or renewed. Secondly, we call on the Secretary-General to include in his annual reports all the steps taken in sanctions committees with regard to the actions called for in those reports, as well as with regard to proposals made to move towards greater responsibility for the perpetrators of such violations. Thirdly we remain very concerned about the lack of responsibility owing to the lack of sanctions committees charged with dealing with repeat perpetrators of violations set out in the annexes to the Secretary-General's reports. We commit to urgently taking resolute measures against these offenders, thus filling the gaps in a proactive manner.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“With regard to General Assembly resolution 64/290, on the right to education in emergency situations, Switzerland welcomes the fact that, through resolution 1998 (2011), the Security Council has today filled an important gap in the framework for the protection of children by including in the list of triggers recurrent attacks against school and hospital facilities. The inclusion of those new elements should make it possible to expand the roll of shame maintained by the Secretary-General not only to combatants who carry out such attacks in Violation of international law and international humanitarian law, but also to those who repeatedly threaten or attack all those afforded protection in this context. We also call for new and decisive steps be taken against perpetrators.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“Last but not least, the Human Security Network invites the Council to enhance its efforts in order to approach the protection of civilians in a more systematic and coordinated manner, taking into account the situation of children and women. We therefore appreciate the fact that consultations on how to foster such synergies were held under Brazilian presidency of the Council in February. We encourage further discussions on this issue and call on members of the Council to be as inclusive as possible. (spoke in French) With the President's permission, I should now like to make a few comments in my national capacity.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“The appointment of more child protection advisers and the inclusion of child protection modules in the pre-deployment training of police and troop-contributing countries could also contribute to that end. From a human security perspective, it is important to complement existing action plans with a strong programmatic response to support Governments in the implementation of comprehensive national strategies that include prevention and provide a multisectoral approach to the assistance and social protection of children who have been associated with armed forces and groups. Assistance measures must focus on avoiding their marginalization and stigmatization, as well as facilitating their social reintegration. Furthermore, a more stable and long- term funding structure to fulfil all the elements of the action plans is crucial.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“We call on the Security Council for further decisive action, including through targeted and graduated measures against such perpetrators, and to consider how to address the accountability gap through proactive and effective means. We also call for more efforts to address impunity and to investigate, prosecute and punish all those who commit grave violations against children. We acknowledge the positive trend towards mainstreaming the protection, rights and well-being of children affected by armed conflict within some United Nations missions on the ground. We encourage the relevant departments of the Secretariat responsible for providing support to the field to continue to work closely together to ensure a more systematic and consistent approach in all missions.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“It is my honour to speak on behalf of the Human Security Network, namely, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Slovenia, Thailand, South Africa as an observer, and my own country, Switzerland. We welcome the efforts and the important progress in different parts of the world in addressing the six grave violations against children in armed conflicts. The adoption of resolution 1998 (2011) today fills an important gap in the comprehensive child- protection framework by including attacks against schools and hospitals as the latest trigger in the monitoring and reporting mechanism. This step will also complement ongoing efforts by other bodies of the United Nations system. However, challenges remain. Accountability for persistent perpetrators of grave violations against children should further be strengthened.”
2011-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6581 (2011) · source
“We are here to support them and will continue to do so with the political and other resources at our disposal. I hope that we will see these efforts bear fruit in the near future.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“We will closely monitor the operational phase, which has now begun, fully aware of the fact that the Peacebuilding Commission is not an operational body and that the work on the ground is being done primarily by the United Nations Office in Burundi and other United Nations entities. But we thought it would be valuable to establish a body that could monitor developments in Burundi more closely and continuously. All of this was done in light of our common goal - and here again I come back to what Ms. Landgren said - to ensure that, as the Commission's work comes to an end, Burundi will be able to live without the Commission in the near future. Again, Burundi's integration into regional bodies is of great importance in my View. I would like to reaffirm our full support to the Security Council, to Ms. Langren and to the Government of Burundi.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“Landgren noted, the recent visit of the independent expert on the human rights situation in Burundi. That having been said, we must continue to pay close attention to the situation regarding investigations into torture and extrajudicial killings. Here, we must encourage the country to redouble its efforts to investigate such cases. In conclusion, what are the next steps? We have established a steering group within the Peacebuilding Commission composed of a limited number of countries and open to all members of the Commission. I would like to thank several members of the Council present today, and the permanent members in particular, for their participation in the steering group. That is very encouraging.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“I believe the processes are in place. My suggestion would be to approach these topics with a clear vision of the coherence needed to achieve peacebuilding and unity. I believe that the way we address the past is also a way to move into the present and the future. I believe it would be useful and important to do this with a clear vision that will strengthen unity in the country and not create new divisions. Things are undoubtedly on the right track, and we stand ready to support the country in these efforts. With regard to human rights, I believe Ms. Landgren also covered the main points. I fully confirm what she has just said. I believe that the establishment of an independent national human rights commission is important and hope that it will soon be fully operational. We also welcome, as Ms.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“I will be very brief in my remarks on the other matters, as Karin Landgren has already covered the most important aspects. With regard to the question of dialogue, our aim should be, as I said, to establish a framework that will allow all parties to express themselves openly and freely, and to create conditions for political actors currently abroad to return to the country. There has been some progress in this area, with, for example, the draft law on political parties and a communique from the opposition reflecting some forward movement, but unfortunately I believe that the current draft does not yet adequately satisfy the views and needs of the extra-parliamentary opposition. With regard to transitional justice, the Government recently held meetings in Geneva with the High Commissioner for Human Rights.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“In the area of poverty reduction, the Commission is seeking to organize a donors conference in autumn 2011. Perhaps here I can make an appeal to all members of the Security Council and to the international community as a whole to continue to support Burundi. I believe the country needs and has a right to what I would call a peace dividend. Without socio-economic support for political efforts, we will not succeed. I believe that this aspect cannot be overemphasized. Financial and economic support for Burundi is very important. The Commission itself, as members know, does not have resources. We do not have our own funds. The only thing we can do is to support and assist the country in its efforts to attain funds from bilateral and multilateral donors.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“With regard to the poverty reduction strategy paper, as I just said, progress is being made, and we encourage the Government and its partners not only to focus on integrating these issues in their documents but also to stress their importance by giving them a formal place in the Partners Coordination Group, which is itself very important. The Burundi configuration will continue to actively support the Government in its efforts to integrate peacebuilding aspects in its poverty reduction strategy paper towards the shared goal of concluding a single framework that will enjoy the committed support of the international community to Burundi and reflect peacebuilding considerations. In the document adopted in April, which I mentioned earlier, we defined the various commitments of actors.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“ll-34l43 The second aspect of that track is regional integration, especially within the East African Community. When I visited the region and the country in February, I also visited Arusha and met with the Secretary-General of the Community. I personally believe that investing in regional integration, and especially in the East African Community, is to invest in the future of Burundi. Personally, I was very impressed by the work and momentum being developed by the East African Community. I will make a few detailed remarks on the various aspects I have just mentioned.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“With regard to good governance, human rights and the rule of law, there are three issues we want to address, that is, corruption, human rights themselves and transitional justice. On the socio-economic front, as Ms. Landgren also has mentioned, the greatest challenges facing us when it comes to combating poverty is how to integrate the most vulnerable and those most affected by the conflict into economic life so that they can have the means to live dignified and productive lives. We must also try to ensure that there is no temptation to return to violence by providing a logical viable alternative. We are currently awaiting the finalization of the strategic framework being drawn up by the Government of Burundi in order to know exactly how the Peacebuilding Commission can assist the country.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“With regard to those priorities, we focus on two elements when it comes to the political-institutional track, namely, consolidating a culture of democracy and dialogue - as my colleague Karin Landgren has mentioned - and, secondly, good governance, human rights and the rule of law. Dialogue and democracy, as we have heard on numerous occasions, are indeed major challenges that we must address jointly with the Government of Burundi, whom the Commission would like to help to establish an environment and space wherein all the parties, whether represented in the Parliament or not, can find a way to discuss their problems and issues in a peaceful, non-violent and civilized manner. I think we are on the right track, but there is still work to be done.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“Those two tracks, which include the four priorities we in the Peacebuilding Commission have identified in close coordination with the Government of Burundi, will henceforth serve to inform the methodology and priorities of the Commission. We have deliberately limited ourselves to certain important strategic elements; the Peacebuilding Commission cannot do everything. As the Council is aware, our role is to support the United Nations and its Integrated Office in Burundi, which is very ably led by Karin Landgren. We are a supporting political body, not an operational one.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“As the Security Council is aware, that document was adopted on 21 April. This is essentially the last document of its kind. Henceforth, we will try to combine the peacebuilding strategy with the strategy to combat poverty, illustrating what I said during the last 11-34143 meeting, namely, that there can be no peace without development or development without peace. I will shortly return to the new strategic framework for combating poverty that is being developed. Allow me very briefly now to refer to the document we adopted in April. It focuses on two tracks, namely, the political-institutional and the socio- economic.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“Please pardon, Mr. President, the slight delay in my arrival. The Swiss desire for punctuality stands in contrast to the slowness for which we are sometimes known. This reminds me of what Albert Einstein once said about dying. He said that, on that day, he would like to return to Switzerland, as everything there happened 10 years after everywhere else. But we are not here to talk about Switzerland or Albert Einstein, but instead of Burundi. As Karin Landgren has just mentioned, the most important development on Burundi since the Council's last meeting (see S/PV.6439) on this issue at which I participated was, without a doubt, the development of the final document containing the conclusions of the fourth biannual review of the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in Burundi.”
2011-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6538 (2011) · source
“The Network observes, however, that concerns still remain as to the rights of listed individuals and entities. Accordingly, we have taken note with interest of the suggestions of the group of like-minded States on targeted sanctions - as presented earlier by my colleague from Costa Rica - on how the procedures of the 1267 Sanctions Committee could be improved, in particular in the field of listing, de-listing and strengthening the mandate of the Ombudsperson. We therefore encourage the Security Council to consider the recommendations of the group of like-minded States, also in view of the adoption of a follow up to resolution 1904 (2009) in June 2011.”
2011-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6536 (2011) · source
“The Human Security Network also emphasizes that further international cooperation among States, international and regional organizations and the United 32 Nations is essential in the fight against international terrorism in order not just to combat and eliminate terrorism but also to prevent it. The Human Security Network applauds the considerable efforts of the Security Council to make the procedures of its Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee clearer and fairer, in particular through the adoption of resolutions 1822 (2008) and 1904 (2009), which introduced periodic reviews of the Consolidated List and an enhanced system of notifications and established the Office of the Ombudsperson. We are convinced that clearer and fairer procedures render the work of the 1267 Committee more legitimate and thus more effective.”
2011-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6536 (2011) · source
“Against that background, the Human Security Network welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (General Assembly resolution 60/288) five years ago - recently reaffirmed, in 2010 (General Assembly resolution 64/297) - which offers a comprehensive framework for a coherent international response to terrorism. We affirm the important role of the United Nations system in strengthening the international legal architecture by promoting the rule of law, respect for human rights and effective criminal justice systems, which constitute the fundamental basis of our common fight against terrorism.”
2011-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6536 (2011) · source