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1. “The International Criminal Court (ICC) has examined and charged a horrific list of crimes in the Sudan: genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm, genocide by deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of targeted groups, the crimes against humanity of torture, murder and rape, and war crimes, including pillaging and deliberate attacks on peacekeepers. For years, the conflict continued even expanding into other parts of the Sudan. During that time, we have consistently supported efforts to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed in Darfur and to finally break the cycle of impunity.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

2. “I thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her briefing this afternoon. The need to bring justice to the victims of atrocities in Darfur is overwhelming. For over a decade, Darfur has been synonymous with suffering and unchecked impunity. In responding to a rebellion, the Government launched what became a brutal campaign against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa populations. As time went on, the conflict in Darfur grew into a staggering crisis, with thousands murdered, hundreds of thousands deliberately deprived of the basic means of survival, and millions displaced from their homes. Many of us will never forget the first shocking reports of J anj aweed militia on horses and camels storming into villages to kill, rape, torture and burn.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source

3. “In closing, the United States, working in concert with our partners, will take aggressive action to defeat ISIS and adapt to changing threats. We call on the United Nations to do the same, helping Member States to strengthen their ability to counter ISIS, to adapt and to prevent the next terrorist threat from emerging.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

4. “We commend the work of the Global Coalition Communications Working Group, which is led by the United States, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The Working Group regularly brings together over 30 countries with media and tech companies to share information and strategies to counter violent extremist messages online and present positive alternative narratives. We also applaud private-sector efforts to police ISIS-related content. Twitter has suspended more than 635,000 ISIS-related or ISIS-affiliated accounts since 2015. Facebook and YouTube are similarly removing ISIS-related content from their platforms that violate their terms of service. Meanwhile, Google is putting in place new and innovative ideas to redirect those who search for ISIS content to other content.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

5. “We are concerned as highlighted by the Secretary- General in his report (S/2017/467), about the increasing number of foreign terrorist fighters returning to their countries oforiginorgoingtothirdcountries.Addressing this issue requires a truly global approach, and that should begin with improving information-sharing and cooperation at the international, regional and subregional levels. We all must get better at identifying foreign fighter returnees. Also, all countries must enact legislation, as required by resolution 2178 (2014), to strengthen their ability to prosecute related crimes. We also must respond to ISIS's stepped up efforts to radicalize and recruit others to violence. To do so, we are working closely with our partners to combat ISIS's messaging and poisonous narrative.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

6. “This has been and must continue to be a major part of our effort to defeat ISIS. Through diplomatic engagement and the global implementation of important Security Council resolutions, such as resolution 2178 (2014), we have seen significant progress, and that must continue. INTERPOL has been essential to this effort. In the past four years, there has been a thousand-fold increase in the amount of information on foreign fighters shared with INTERPOL. INTERPOL now hold the details of more than 15,000 individuals provided by more than 60 countries, and that number continues to grow. Strengthening this shared resource empowers global law enforcement authorities, helping them to identify and disrupt foreign terrorist fighter transit networks.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

7. “We have also proposed that the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida,and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities designate senior ISIS leaders, financiers, facilitators and affiliates for sanctions. The Committee's list must continually adapt to the evolving threat, such as by designating money-service businesses, as well as ISIS affiliates and their leaders. When the Security Council starts its regular review this month of the ISIS and Al-Qaida sanctions, we will support any necessary modifications to make sure that the sanctions are adapted to this evolving terrorist threat. Adapting our approach has been key to preventing the flow of foreign terrorist fighters.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

8. “That is real progress. While ISIS is losing territory and the ability to fund itself, we must stay vigilant to counter the evolving threat that it poses across the globe. We need to maintain pressure on regional and local safehavens. To advance that work, I should like to emphasize today three lines of effort: first, cracking down on 1818's finances; secondly, addressing the threat posed by its foreign terrorist fighters; and thirdly, countering ISIS's terrorist messaging. Isolating ISIS from the international financial system remains essential. The United States, since 2014, has sanctioned eight ISIS branches, along with more than 70 senior ISIS leaders, operatives, financial facilitators, recruiters and affiliated money- service businesses.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

9. “I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) is an urgent priority. As noted in the report (S/2017/467) of the Secretary-General, the international community has made notable progress in degrading ISIS, but we have a long road ahead to ultimately defeat it. Thanks to the efforts of the United States-led global coalition, ISIS has not retaken any territory in Iraq and Syria from coalition forces since May 2015. Overall, with the support of the coalition, local ground forces have liberated more than 4 million people - 2.7 million in Iraq and 1.4 million in Syria. They have retaken more than 55,000 square kilometres of territory from ISIS, about 66 per cent of the populated territory ISIS once held in Iraq, and 47 per cent of the populated territory it once held in Syria.”

   2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7962 (2017) · source

10. “We continue to emphasize the need for this matter to be resolved fairly and expeditiously. The mandate of the Tribunal may be nearing an end, but its work to end impunity and promote justice will be enduring. Even more, the work of the Mechanism and Tribunal reminds us daily of the critical need to seek accountability where atrocities against civilians have so far been met with impunity in places like Syria and South Sudan.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

11. “We also note the ICTY's concerns about staff attrition and we thank it for its considerable efforts to retain core staff, including by providing training and making other accommodations, and urge it to continue these initiatives. We are grateful for the personal and professional sacrifices the staff of both Tribunals have made. In addition, we are glad to hear that the four audit reports of the Mechanism, issued by the Office of Internal Oversight Services during the reporting period, found satisfactory management and controls and that the Mechanism is striving to take necessary actions where recommendations for improvement were made. The United States remains deeply concerned that the mechanisms case work is being severely impaired due to the situation of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

12. “We call on all States, especially those in the Great Lakes region, to cooperate with efforts to apprehend these fugitives. To that end, the United States continues to offer a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or transfer of these eight men. With regard to management and the transition, the United States appreciates the careful planning and ongoing work of both the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Mechanism Registrars to navigate a complicated issues during this period of transition for both institutions. We are happy to hear of the significant progress made to downsize offices and reduce costs, as the Tribunal looks to close at the end of the year.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

13. “The United States commends the ongoing work of the Office of the Prosecutor to reshape the fugitive-tracking programme, so that the eight remaining fugitives from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda may be swiftly located, arrested and brought to justice. We are happy to see these changes. This effort is not window dressing. The restructuring that has been done appears capable of having a significant impact on tracking efforts, both by improving information-sharing and placing a renewed emphasis on timely and effective intelligence and analysis. We remain committed to the apprehension of the remaining fugitives and look forward to engaging with the two new Task Forces focused on Africa and Europe in this effort.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

14. “The United States also remains concerned that three arrest warrants for individuals charged with contempt of court in relation to witness intimidation in the case of Prosecutor v. Vojislav Seselj' have remained unexecuted in Serbia for nearly two and a half years. Cooperation with the Tribunal is an ongoing, binding obligation. The United States calls on Serbia to execute these arrests without further delay, and we look to the newly- appointed Serbian war-crimes prosecutor to play a constructive role in that process. The Security Council should be unified in the message to Serbia that failure to fully cooperate with the Tribunal in accordance with its statutes and the resolutions of the Council compromises the core functions of the international justice system and must be addressed with appropriate urgency.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

15. “The United States continues to be greatly concerned about the detrimental impact of increasingly divisive political speech in the region on the pursuit of justice for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. Such inflammatory rhetoric harms regional cooperation among the States of the former Yugoslavia, which is essential to promoting accountability for war crimes. In this regard, the United States would like to express our sincere appreciation for the contribution of these Tribunals, including the Office of the Prosecutor, to developing a historical record of the facts to counter those who seek to deny the nature of the widespread crimes, including genocide, that took place. The kinds of hateful ideologies that led to these horrific acts persist to this day, and together we must continue our efforts to relegate them to the past.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

16. “Ratko Mladic' and look forward to the delivery of a judgement later this year. While we can never undo the horrors of war, bringing cases to their conclusions, as was done last year when former Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadzie was found guilty and sentenced to 40 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war, goes a long way towards closing a dark chapter of history and creating a legacy of showing would-be perpetrators of atrocities elsewhere in the world that they cannot act with impunity. The United States has consistently emphasized that the Tribunal and the Mechanism establish facts through judicial process. This process is critical to countering those who seek to distort facts, revise history, engage in genocide denialism or rewrite reality.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

17. “The United States extends its sincere appreciation to President Meron, President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings today on the ongoing work to achieve justice for victims of the vicious atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda that stained the history of humankind. As we look towards December and the anticipated closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the merging of essential functions with the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal, the United States wishes to underscore that it remains as committed to the work of the Tribunal as it was when it was established nearly a quarter-century ago. The completion of the Tribunal's mandate is essential. We applaud the completion of trial proceedings in the case of Prosecutor v.”

    2017-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7960 (2017) · source

18. “We can let another year go by and then sit here again to lament still more attacks against hospitals and medical workers, or we can come together now and take steps to reverse the rising tide of violence on the ground by using the tools at the Council's disposal to push warring parties to live up to their obligations to protect civilians. That choice should be obvious, and we need to make the choice that saves lives.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

19. “One recent report issued by a coalition of NGOs documented attacks against medical personnel and facilities in no fewer than 23 different countries around the world. One year after the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016), this track record is simply unacceptable. The Council must therefore strengthen its resolve to stop attacks directed against medical personnel and facilities, end impunity for perpetrators of violations, and focus on preventing harm to the tens of millions of civilians trapped in armed conflicts. This has to be a collective and continuous effort in the year to come. We have a choice here today.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

20. “Since December 2013, not only have 100 medical facilities closed, but 29 have reportedly been ransacked or destroyed. South Sudan remains one of the world's most dangerous places to be an aid worker, and the violence is getting worse. Just two months ago, six staff members from a UNICEF partner were killed in a vehicle marked with the logo of their non-governmental organization (NGO), in the worst attack on humanitarians since the war began. Humanitarian convoys carrying life-saving aid have come under attack attack repeatedly. Even with famine declared and cholera on the rise in South Sudan, the Government still imposes a never-ending series of bureaucratic obstacles that keep the United Nations and its partners from delivering food and medicine to the people who need it most. We could go on and on.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

21. “With Yemen's resources so overstretched, all sides of the conflict in Yemen must take all feasible precautions with a view to avoiding or, in any event, minimizing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, especially medical facilities. Attacks on health facilities and health workers only exacerbate Yemen's humanitarian crisis. The parties must do everything possible to facilitate access to humanitarian aid - both getting aid into the country and distributing it throughout the country. Finally, in South Sudan the challenge is not about attacks from the air but about the calculated efforts of the Government forces and armed groups to deny humanitarian access, intimidate aid workers and prevent health facilities from functioning.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

22. “The attacks on medical workers and facilities in Aleppo last year will not be forgotten. They are a stain on the Council and on the members that refused to stop it. Turning to Yemen, the fighting has led to the rapid deterioration of the country's health-care infrastructure. Just 45 per cent of medical facilities are still open, even as nearly 70 per cent of the population needs humanitarian aid. The results are devastating. Over the past three weeks, Yemen has witnessed a quickly spreading cholera outbreak. The World Health Organization has reported a 50-per cent increase in cases since 27 April, and hundreds have already died from this treatable illness.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

23. “Since the start of Syria's civil war, the Al-Assad regime and its allies have reportedly been responsible for 90 per cent of the 454 attacks on medical facilities. The world witnessed this cruelty during the offensive last year against eastern Aleppo. Between July and November 2016, the Al-Assad regime reportedly bombed every single hospital in eastern Aleppo, leaving as many as 250,000 civilians with virtually no access to medical care. Some hospitals were attacked by the regime more than once, and Al-Assad's forces would not even spare maternity wards or children's hospitals. The Council has heard first-hand from doctors about the horror of treating patients in makeshift basement emergency rooms, where doctors had to retreat to avoid the regime's indiscriminate attacks.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

24. “One year ago, the Council adopted resolution 2286 (2016), which emphasized that attacks directed against medical personnel and facilities must cease and that the perpetrators of violations must be held accountable. However, in far too many places these attacks have not only continued but have gotten worse, and many of these attacks are not incidental. In some cases, warring parties are attacking hospitals precisely because medical staff are doing their jobs of treating the sick and the wounded. In Syria, the Al-Assad regime, with help from Russia, Iran and Hizbullah, has attacked and destroyed medical facilities in a relentless campaign of destruction. Physicians for Human Rights recorded 108 attacks against medical facilities in 2016 alone.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

25. “We as a Council need to be honest with ourselves when Member States are not living up to their commitments, and we need to be willing to apply meaningful pressure when parties to a conflict do not change course. We should be calling on the United Nations to be more active and more explicit in naming perpetrators, and then follow up on the United Nations efforts with specific actions on the part of the Council, whether that means naming those responsible in our products or considering sanctions and other mechanisms for accountability. That is the way to start addressing the prevailing climate of impunity in so many of the conflicts on our agenda. The protection of health-care facilities and medical workers in armed conflicts remains of particularly grave concern to the United States.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

26. “Parties to conflicts are using despicable tactics, starving entire cities until they surrender, deliberately bombing hospitals - sometimes the same hospital over and over- and raping and torturing civilians who are trying to flee. And yet as the Secretary-General has observed, "among the international community there is a growing sense of fatigue, even resignation, in addressing the suffering of civilians" (S/2017/414, para. 2). The protection of civilians remains the primary responsibility of United Nations Member States, so changing this attitude of resignation means that we on the Council need to change our approach to responding to protection crises on the ground.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

27. “I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for laying out his vision of how to respond to what he has rightly called a global protection crisis. I also want to thank Mr. Ugarte and Ms. Beerli. Their organizations do critical work to promote accountability and respect for and protection of medical personnel and facilities in armed conflict. The United States especially values the participation of civil society organizations like theirs at these briefings, as well as the data and reporting provided by so many civil society groups on this issue. There is little doubt that trends are getting worse when it comes to the protection of civilians.”

    2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source

28. “Since then, more people have suffered, more women and children have been raped and tens of thousands more have been displaced because of the fighting. Today, we voted to extend the existing sanctions measures on South Sudan with our adoption of resolution 2353 (2017). Now we must back up our words with concrete action We will continue to conduct dialogue with Council members and regional and international partners in order to build support for additional measures to halt the violence, including sexual violence, in South Sudan, and to get the parties to return to the negotiating table. The terrible cost of our failure to act will continue to be born by the South Sudanese people and will only increase over time. I urge Council members to use the tools at our disposal as soon as possible and take action to stop the suffering.”

    2017-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7950 (2017) · source

29. “We commend UNMISS's tenacity in carrying out its mandate to protect civilians, enable the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance and deploy the initial elements of the Regional Protection Force. The only way to achieve a lasting solution to the conflict in South Sudan and put an end to the suffering it has caused is through an inclusive political process led by the South Sudanese themselves. We call on the United Nations, the African Union and their regional partners to closely coordinate their efforts to reinvigorate the process and chart a clear plan for the way forward. Last month (see S/PV.7930), we urged the Council to move forward with the tools at our disposal, such as further sanctions and an arms embargo.”

    2017-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7950 (2017) · source

30. “We can only conclude from this that the parties still have no intention of taking seriously the steps outlined in the Security Council's 23 March presidential statement (S/PRST/2017/4). We condemn the recent military campaigns by South Sudanese Government forces, designed to disproportionately retaliate along ethnic lines and seize territory to gain a strategic advantage. We also deplore the violence instigated by those in opposition, which only exacerbates the situation and perpetuates this vicious cycle. Once again, we call on all parties to stop the violence, return to the negotiating table and give UNMISS and humanitarian aid organizations unhindered access.”

    2017-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7950 (2017) · source

31. “The Government announced a unilateral ceasefire on 22 May, two months after it had promised the Intergovernmental Authority on Development that it would do so, and only after pursuing offensives in multiple locations in South Sudan before the onset of the rainy season. Nor have we seen an end to the obstacles and threats the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has to face when carrying out its mandate. Most recently, they included violence on the west bank of the Nile River as UNMISS was trying to access vulnerable populations and, as Mr. Shearer just informed us, an attack on the UNMISS base in Leer this month. As he underscored, UNMISS needs access when civilians are in need of protection, not just once the fighting has stopped and all the civilians have fled.”

    2017-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7950 (2017) · source

32. “I would like to thank Special Representative Shearer for his briefing today. It is always good to hear from him, although his report is indeed sobering. Two thousand eight hundred - that is the average number of South Sudanese fleeing to neighbouring countries each day; 90 - that is the number of incidents and restrictions related to the delivery of humanitarian assistance reported for the month of April, and it is the highest for any month this year so far; 100 - that is the number of aid workers forced to relocate in April as a result of active hostilities; 84 - that is the total number of aid workers killed in South Sudan since the beginning of the conflict, including 17 this year alone, making South Sudan the most dangerous place in the world to be a humanitarian worker; unknown - that is the number of women and girls who have been raped this year as part of this senseless war or as a so-called tax, as they say, for leaving the country to seek refuge.”

    2017-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7950 (2017) · source

33. “Are there particular technologies that could be useful in the unique environment in which the mission operates? With regard to the briefing by Major General Uba, we have seen how difficult it can be to draw down peacekeeping missions. The force of the United Nations Mission in Liberia has undergone a significant reduction since resolution 2333 (2016) was adopted last December. The 2017 presidential and legislative elections are now six months away. How is the remainder of the force being prepared to provide a back up role for security during the elections? Finally, as we continue our review of peacekeeping operations, we expect to see drawdowns in other missions. What other lessons learned from UNMIL's drawdown can be applied usefully to other missions?”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

34. “We know that the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has faced a number of serious challenges since its creation in 1974. In recent years, those challenges have arisen from the fact that its area of operations has changed so dramatically. The mission has patiently worked with the parties and garnered the support of the Council for major upgrades to its equipment and force protection, as well as to plan for a successful return to the Syrian side of the area of separation. We commend the General's work to execute that difficult strategy and to plan so diligently for UNDOF's future. Could we have additional details on how force protection concerns are being addressed, while ensuring that the mission fulfils its mandate?”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

35. “In the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo (MONUSCO), as with all peacekeeping missions, we must look at ways to improve the performance of the Mission, including by unlocking the Force Intervention Brigade so that it can be more mobile, and by building the capacity of the troop- and police-contributing countries serving in them. Ensuring accountability for poor performance, conduct and discipline remains a priority for the United States. With regard to MONUSCO, Lieutenant General Mgwebi mentioned the difficulty of moving troops quickly, given national caveats. What can we do to ensure that action can be taken quickly when the situation demands it? This comment is for Major General Menon.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

36. “We commend him for the demonstrated willingness of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to take risks and act decisively against armed groups; its support to the Government; its proactive protection of civilians and for the provision of security in the Central African Republic. MINUSCA's robust and proactive response in Bombari serves as an example for all peacekeeping missions. However, the threats to MINUSCA in the Central African Republic are quickly evolving and require an immediate response. I would therefore like to ask: Can it be said that there is enough flexibility to determine operational requirements within the mandate? This comment is for Lieutenant General Mgwebi.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

37. “It is much better for the Security Council to learn of issues early from our own peacekeeping mission leaders, than to have to deal with the consequences later. Standardized, objective performance reporting will help us greatly and we encourage mission leaders to make effective use of the existing systems to track and document performance and to embrace those now in development. I would now like to touch on individual briefings. First, I thank Lieutenant General Keita for his briefing on robust peacekeeping.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

38. “It is therefore very important for us to hear today their ground-level insights to the challenges, which they face. One challenge of particular concern to us is that of performance and accountability. As Force Commanders, they have the most direct influence over our peacekeepers in the field, and we count on their leadership as the first line of accountability for the conduct of the troops and police under their command. That is particularly true with regard to sexual exploitation and abuse. All of us condemn such abuse and call for zero tolerance, but they are the ones who can most directly ensure that those crimes do not happen on their watch. They also have the clearest view of peacekeeper performance. If they encounter performance issues, we need to know. If they help us identify problems, we can help them address them.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

39. “Some of those troops, as has been noted by many colleagues, have made the ultimate sacrifice, and I would like to extend our deepest condolences with respect to the deaths of peacekeepers this month in both the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, as well as those of the nine other peacekeepers this past year. We recognize that leading a United Nations peacekeeping force is extremely challenging. The Force Commanders are working in increasingly dangerous environments and, at times, with the half-hearted commitment of political leaders to the agreements that led to their deployment. Security Council mandates have also become more complex and, admittedly in some places, confusing.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

40. “I thank Lieutenant General Mgwebi, Major General Menon, Lieutenant General Keita and Major General Uba for their briefings this afternoon and for the commitment that they have shown to the ideals of the Organization. We too are very grateful for what they do every day in their service to the United Nations to protect the world's most vulnerable people, and we know that they and the troops under their command are on the front lines.”

    2017-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7947 (2017) · source

41. “We must hold these perpetrators accountable. Comprehensive efforts towards accountability and reconciliation will prove critical to Iraq's achieving its full potential, which we all recognized as great, with long-term peace, stability and prosperity for all Iraqis.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

42. “Iraqi-led, United Nations-supported stabilization efforts are as critical as ever to promoting local reconciliation and preventing the resurgence of ISIS in liberated areas. We welcome UNAMI's continued work towards these goals and we commend Mr. Kubis' efforts on behalf of the Iraqi people. Good governance is also central to enduring reconciliation. As such, we urge the Government of Iraq to continue its progress in implementing political, economic and social reforms. These reforms are key to bringing an end to corruption and protecting the civil rights and religious freedom of all Iraqis. Finally, we support the United Kingdom's proposal for the creation of an international investigative body that will assist the Government of Iraq to investigate, document and gather evidence of atrocities perpetrated by ISIS and other extremist groups.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

43. “The United States encourages the United Nations to work closely with both the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to continue efforts towards the voluntary return and reintegration of those displaced. We likewise appreciate the efforts undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) aimed at supporting the Government of Iraq's dialogue with minority populations across the country. Turning to the future, the United States remains committed to a united, federal and democratic Iraq, as defined in the Iraqi Constitution. The stakes for achieving lasting stability in Iraq will remain high, and success will depend not just on the outcome of the military campaign, but also on the steps Iraq and the international community take in the coming days, months and years.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

44. “Daily displacement rates are increasing, and more Iraqis are vulnerable now than at any time before in the recent conflict. The humanitarian situation is expected to deteriorate until families are able to re-establish their livelihoods. We urge donors to contribute to the 2017 United Nations humanitarian response plan, which is currently just 28 per cent funded. Funding the Plan is critical to assisting those in need. We applaud the efforts of the Iraq Government, United Nations agencies and other humanitarian agencies aimed at assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) by increasing humanitarian-relief capacity. We urge Government authorities, including those in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, to ensure ready access to IDP camps as the international community continues to build capacity.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

45. “I thank Special Representative Kubis for his briefing. First, we must express our support for the Government of Iraq in its ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). To that end, as the fight to rid Iraqi territory of ISIS fighters continues, we commend the Iraqi Security Forces for taking measures to protect civilians while fighting ISIS in Mosul. The United States is fully committed to the protection of civilians in its counter-ISIS efforts and looks to all parties fighting ISIS to make the same commitment. Today, I would like to touch on three main subjects: the humanitarian crisis, building stability for the future, and accountability for ISIS. The United States remains deeply concerned at the grave humanitarian conditions in Iraq.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

46. “We anticipate the day when we can say with absolute confidence that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a peaceful, viable State irreversibly on course for European integration. We are not there yet, but look forward to Bosnia and Herzegovina meeting the objectives and conditions established by the Peace Implementation Council for the closure of the Office of the High Representative. We encourage Bosnia and Herzegovina's leaders and all members of the international community to support the actions and reforms needed to reach that milestone. Until that time, the international community must deliver on its commitment to provide all necessary support and funding to the Office of the High Representative to fulfil its mandate and goals for Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2017-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7943 (2017) · source

47. “It is particularly important to address reforms now before campaigning for the 2018 elections begins. We share the concerns voiced by High Representative Inzko about the actions of anyone who seeks to erode state-level institutions whether by ignoring the decisions of the Constitutional Court and acting outside the established decision-making process or advocating for further divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. United States sanctions against Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik should be a warning to those who seek to undermine the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States reiterates its strong support for ongoing efforts to make sure that Bosnia and Herzegovina fully implement the Dayton Peace Agreement.”

    2017-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7943 (2017) · source

48. “We commend Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress towards those goals and integration with Euro-Atlantic institutions. The completion of the defence review in November, continued progress towards NATO standards, the registration of defence properties and the work with European Union are all positive steps. Continued progress towards integration with both NATO and the European Union, however, will require vision, political will and real follow-through on commitments, but, for Bosnia and Herzegovina to achieve its full potential, it will have to resolve long- standing political issues. Bosnia and Herzegovina must continue diligently to enhance the rule of law, address corruption and improve the overall political climate in the country for the benefit of all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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49. “I thank High Representative Inzko for his update on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Office of the High Representative has played an essential role over 22 years to help Bosnia and Herzegovina move towards peace and prosperity and to secure the stability of the region as a whole. I want to express our sincere thanks to High Representative Inzko for his tireless efforts and convey our strong support for his mandate as the final authority under the Dayton Agreement with regard to the interpretation of the civilian implementation of the peace agreement. The United States remains dedicated to upholding the Dayton Peace Accords, maintaining the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and promoting its continued development and integration.”

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50. “The United States looks forward to remaining a partner to Somalia as Somalia makes its journey to security and Independence.”

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