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lines on the record: 104
first: 2010-11-22
most recent: 2019-11-04
sittings or episodes: 16
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“While the verdict brought justice to survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in other countries affected by conflict, including Syria and Myanmar, perpetrators of sexual violence continue to enjoy impunity and victims and survivors are left alone. We call upon the Security Council to refer these situations to the ICC and we will continue our strong support for the accountability mechanisms created by the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, respectively. We remain committed to strengthening criminal justice and accountability for sexual and gender-based violence in conflict, including by supporting the important work done by UN-Women and Justice Rapid Response.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“In addition to implementing resolution 2467 (2019) and the resolutions it builds upon, we call for the inclusion of conflict-related sexual violence as a designation criterion in sanction regimes. Accountability is an essential part ofthe fight against conflict-related sexual violence. The international criminal justice system has done groundbreaking work in that regard. Earlier this year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found the warlord Bosco Ntaganda, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is a milestone verdict, as sexual violence crimes committed against men were held to the same standards as those committed against women. It clearly affirms that such crimes constitute acts of rape and were not classified under labels of lesser severity.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Among the most recent achievements of the women and peace and security agenda is resolution 2467 (2019) and its survivor-centred approach. It focuses on groups that are particularly vulnerable or may be specifically targeted in conflict-related sexual violence. It requests that the monitoring, analysis and reporting focus more consistently on the gender-specific nature of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations against all affected populations in all situations of concern, including men and boys. That is of utmost relevance, as sexual violence against men and boys continues to be underreported owing to a lack of legal frameworks, cultural taboos and fear of stigmatization.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“While women and girls are disproportionately affected, there are also men and boys among the victims. The annual report of the Special Representative of Sexual Violence in Conflict (S/2019/280) and reports by the Liechtenstein-based non-governmental organization All Survivors Project document rape, gang rape, forced nudity and other forms of inhumane and degrading treatment of men in Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and the Syrian Arab Republic, primarily in detention settings. The most recent report by the Secretary-General on children in armed conflict in Afghanistan (S/2019/727) documents that the majority of reported cases of sexual violence affected boys.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“We call upon the Security Council to invite more female briefers, including from civil society. We welcome efforts to integrate gender perspectives and promote women's meaningful participation and representation in the United Nations work on conflict prevention, conflict resolution and sustaining peace, including the Secretary-General's Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy 2018-2028. As part of our pledges for the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the women and peace and security agenda, Liechtenstein will sustain the strong focus on the participation, prevention and protection pillars in the context of its international humanitarian and development cooperation. Gender inequality, including harmful gender stereotypes and abusive power dynamics, is at the root of sexual and gender-based violence.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), remarkable progress has been made in the women and peace and security agenda. However, gender inequality and discrimination against women remain major challenges of our time. To allow women to be agents of change and to contribute to a more peaceful, sustainable and prosperous world, we need to ensure that they can fully enjoy their rights and realize their potentials. We need to create an environment that is enabling, inclusive and free of discrimination and unfair social norms and attitudes. Only then can we hear the voices of women human rights defenders, women political leaders, women justice and security sector actors, women peacekeepers and mediators, women journalists, activists and civil society leaders, and these voices are indispensable to sustaining peace and security.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Protecting the independence and integrity of her mandate is crucial to its effectiveness and credibility. An essential feature of the mandate has been its impartiality and reliance on evidence, which have led to concrete improvements by State and non-State actors in their protection of children. The strong support of States for the Special Representative is also a call for the Security Council to do more to preserve the key tenets of her mandate. In addition, more effective monitoring, documenting, investigating and reporting of violations against children by all relevant United Nations entities would help broaden the mandate's reach and depth, which we would greatly welcome.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Indicted for war crimes, Ongwen began on his path as a child soldier himself, kidnapped and forced into military service at a young age. The judgment in the case of Bosco Ntaganda, released in July, represents another milestone in international criminal justice. The Court held the crimes against male child soldiers to the same standards as female child soldiers. And it was explicit in determining that the acts committed against male child soldiers amounted to rape and needed to be addressed accordingly. That provides a new basis to address sexual and gender-based violence in conflict, for the Council and other stakeholders. Liechtenstein reiterates its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict and thanks her for her briefing today.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We support the work of Justice Rapid Response and its child rights experts, who have investigated grave violations against children in Myanmar, the Central African Republic and Syria, among other places. The Liechtenstein-based non-governmental organization All Survivors Project conducts research and advocacy to improve global responses for every victim and survivor of sexual violence, including men and boys, in situations of armed conflict and forced displacement. International criminal justice mechanisms, in particular the International Criminal Court (ICC), have done groundbreaking work to address grave violations against children. The ICC case against Dominic Ongwen illustrates the possible complexity of such violations.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“In addition, Liechtenstein sees great value in political commitments by States, such as the Safe Schools Declaration, to improve children's lives during armed conflict. Liechtenstein remains deeply concerned about the high occurrence of rape and other forms of sexual violence against children, including trafficking for sexual enslavement. Such violence is often underreported owing to the fear and stigmatization associated with it, in particular if perpetrated against boys. A culture of silence continues to impede accountability and justice and contributes to further cycles of violence and persistent harmful gender stereotypes. Liechtenstein welcomes the important work of non-governmental organizations in that regard.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“The progress achieved in the collection of evidence and the building of case files constitutes an essential step towards justice for all victims of the conflict, particularly the children. In Yemen, almost 12,000 United Nations-verified grave violations were committed against children between 2013 and 2018, pointing to much higher actual figures. Killing and maiming as a result of air strikes remains the most prevalent violation, but child recruitment and attacks on humanitarian facilities, schools and hospitals also prevail. The Council has the responsibility to stop those violations and enforce compliance with its own resolutions and respect for international humanitarian law.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“One fifth of all children today live in conflict zones, and a record number of children were killed or maimed in conflict last year. United Nations reports and today's briefings are alarming. Thousands of children have been killed or maimed in Syria, many as a result of indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks in populated areas. Others became victims ofunlawful siege tactics or of chemical weapons, which have been internationally prohibited for a long time. There is an urgent need for accountability for the atrocity crimes committed in the Syrian conflict. Liechtenstein applauds the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria for its important work in that respect.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“The activation of the jurisdiction of the ICC over the crime of aggression on 17 July 2018 was therefore an important step forward. We encourage all States to ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression and we remind Council members that the possibility of referring aggression situations to the ICC is a powerful new deterrent at its disposal.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“It foresees a very important role for the Secretary-General in submitting relevant information to the Security Council and is thus complementary to and reinforces the Secretary- General's prevention agenda. The most effective way to protect civilians is to avoid armed conflict in the first place, and indeed the goal to prevent armed conflict was the driving idea behind the creation of the United Nations. Preventive diplomacy, mediation and other tools can play a key role in this respect, but the Charter of the United Nations also makes it clear that armed conflict is, in fact, illegal except in narrowly defined, exceptional cases. We view the criminalization of illegal war-making as an essential part of the conflict prevention agenda.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The Council's work in this area must be forward- looking, as well as comprehensive and consistent in its implementation of initiatives that can help to protect civilians trapped in conflict situations. One such initiative is the code of conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes put forward by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group and currently supported by 119 States, including two-thirds of the current Security Council members. The code of conduct is a political commitment to taking timely and decisive action aimed at preventing or ending atrocity crimes and not to vote against credible draft resolutions put forward to this end.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“This failure to act prompted the General Assembly to play a more active role in the area of accountability by creating the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011. This decision was a major step forward in ensuring that Violations of international humanitarian law in Syria would not go unpunished and also a landmark decision for the accountability work of the United Nations. We look forward to the financing of the Mechanism from the regular budget of the United Nations later this year.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“A key responsibility for ensuring such compliance rests with the Security Council. It has several tools at its disposal, ranging from support for national efforts to ensuring accountability through to referrals to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Council's overall record, however, is unfortunately mixed at best. The people of Syria, for example, have been at the receiving end ofthe failure ofthe Council to act, several times due to a veto cast by one or more permanent members of the Council.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Liechtenstein associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians. The year 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Security Council's protection of civilians in armed conflict agenda. This year also marks the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, which are the cornerstone of contemporary international humanitarian law. This crucial body of law is the primary framework to regulate situations of armed conflict, designed first and foremost to protect civilians. In his report (S/2019/373), the Secretary-General underscores the importance of enhancing and ensuring compliance with the law and accountability for violations with respect to the protection of civilians.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Secondly, why do police- and troop-contributing countries often deploy women to the United Nations at levels lower than their proportion in their domestic security forces?”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Improving conditions of service and targeted recruitment strategies towards women, in particular through the media, can contribute to those efforts. Moreover, female peacekeepers can be effective agents of change only in environments that are free from discrimination and unfair social norms and attitudes, and where they are not deprived of their rights and opportunities. Finally, Liechtenstein welcomes and supports your call, Mr. President, for questions for the briefers, as a way of making our debates more interactive. We are aware that the briefers have already left, but we would be interested in their views on the following two questions. First, how can peacekeeping operations better follow up with women who leave missions, in order to learn lessons from their experiences?”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“We support the measures aimed at implementing its provisions as part of the Secretary-General's system-wide strategy on gender parity. At the same time, more consistent mission mandates are needed on issues pertaining to women and peace and security. In 2017, only 16 per cent of the 25 gender advisers deployed to field missions or the offices of special envoys were at senior level. Missions should better incorporate gender advisers into their work as part of the mission leadership structure and provide them with all the resources necessary to be able to carry out their functions. Member States should increase their efforts to encourage female police and military personnel to participate in peacekeeping operations and eliminate barriers to women's full inclusion.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“A visible presence of female peacekeepers empowers women and girls in host communities and can raise women's participation rates in local police and military forces, improving the capacity of national forces to take over security responsibilities. Women's participation in peacekeeping also contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, on gender equality, and SDG 16, on peace, justice and strong institutions, both of which are catalysts for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We note the importance of resolution 2242 (2015) in encouraging the deployment of women and the precedent it sets, particularly in its endorsement of incentives to bolster numbers of female peacekeepers.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“According to studies, women peacekeepers help strengthen relationships with communities, including by being able to access information from populations and venues that are closed off to men. Strong relationships with communities lead to more successful dispute resolution and strengthen the ability of missions to fulfil their mandates, including the protection of civilians. Women's participation in the security sector is associated with fewer misconduct complaints and improved citizens' perceptions of force integrity. Women help to mainstream a gender perspective across all components and operations of a mission and facilitate a cultural change that disrupts harmful gender stereotypes.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“We thank you, Mr. President, and Minister Von der Leyen for convening this open debate on an important and timely topic. Stronger political will and leadership are needed to empower women to participate fully in all stages of building peace, particularly in times of political transition. It is therefore important that women's representation in peacekeeping contingents increase rapidly. The inclusion of women at all stages of the conflict cycle must be one element of a broader change towards a system based on full equality and free from gender stereotypes that have historically kept women away from police and military roles. Women peacekeepers improve the operational effectiveness, accessibility and credibility of peacekeeping missions by providing contingents with diverse perspectives and a broad range of skills.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“The Council also has a responsibility to ensure that its sanctions do not unduly restrict humanitarian action. The Council's policy in that regard remains sketchy and inconsistent. We share the concerns that certain provisions of Security Council resolutions may lead to the de facto or dejure obstruction of humanitarian action. Liechtenstein encourages the Council to issue consistent guidance to States to avoid unintended consequences in the implementation of its resolutions and to adopt a more coherent approach to ensure that humanitarian actors are given the necessary space to operate.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Liechtenstein is currently introducing a regulatory framework in this area, including ensuring that existing and future due diligence standards are applied to new technologies with a view to avoiding legal and regulatory gaps. Liechtenstein also continues to strongly advocate for upholding rule-of-law standards, human rights law and international humanitarian law when countering terrorism. We appreciate the work of the Ombudsperson for the sanctions regime ofthe Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh) Al-Qaida and associated individuals groups undertakings and entities. We support the institutional strengthening and expansion of the office to other sanctions regimes.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“That was partly in response to the Council's appeal for collaboration between States and the financial sector in the fight against these crimes. In the commission, actors from retail banks, hedge funds, global regulators, institutional investors and survivors, as well as the United Nations and the anti-slavery movement, are brought together to elaborate actionable measures for the global financial sector. The outcome of the work of the Liechtenstein initiative will be presented during high-level week in September. We are keenly aware that the increased use of new technologies, in particular blockchain, provides both risks and opportunities in the fight against terrorism financing.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Liechtenstein is particularly alarmed by the growing link between terrorism, human trafficking and modern slavery. Human trafficking and slavery-related crimes are increasingly employed as a terrorist tactic and as a fundraising instrument for terrorist groups. The Security Council has recognized that link by listing human traffickers under the sanctions regime of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. Liechtenstein supports a more consistent practice in that regard and encourages further discussion, including on a possible thematic sanctions regime. In order to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking, Liechtenstein - together with its partners, Australia and the United Nations University - has launched a financial sector commission, also known as the Liechtenstein initiative.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Well-funded and operationally independent financial intelligence units are instrumental in the effective implementation of such legislation. The Liechtenstein financial intelligence unit has been the backbone of our domestic efforts to counter terrorism financing over the past 16 years. As part of its activities, the Liechtenstein unit, through the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, assists other countries in increasing the capacities of their units, appreciating that capacity-building is a vital component in the joint global effort to curb terrorism financing. Liechtenstein, as a member of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money-Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism, also underlines the importance of properly resourced FATF- style regional bodies.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to address this important topic in an open debate. We welcome the fact that a new Security Council resolution (resolution 2462 (2019)) provides an updated basis for the prevention and countering of the financing of terrorism. At the same time, we would like to put our view on record that open debates should inform the drafting process, and therefore be conducted before the adoption of a resolution as a way of increasing accountability and inclusion of the wider membership. Liechtenstein is steadfast in its commitment to ensure that its financial centre is not involved in any form of criminal activity. The prevention and countering of terrorist financing remains a top priority. Strong domestic legislation must be promoted.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“As the peace process moves forward, it is key that the Council work to address atrocity crimes committed during the conflict. We note that two-thirds of current Council members are signatories to the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group code of conduct on mass atrocity crimes, which includes the commitments to not voting against a resolution in cases of mass atrocity crimes and to taking action to prevent and put an end to those crimes. Guided by the latter of those commitments, the Council should also take steps to ensure that accountability for atrocity crimes is included in any final peace settlement in order to prevent a return to conflict and to bring real, tangible justice to the people of Yemen.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“In addition, we reiterate our call on the Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court with a view to providing a comprehensive justice perspective to the Syrian people, echoing the clear call of the Secretary-General at the previous Brussels conference. We share the Council's cautious optimism regarding recent developments in the efforts to end the war in Yemen and hope that the new support mission will ensure that the agreements reached in Stockholm are fully implemented and can be further built upon. Liechtenstein supports the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen and his team, and hopes that the parties will be able to maintain the recent positive momentum.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Sustainable peace and the effective rebuilding of the country will be possible only if those who have perpetrated crimes against humanity and large-scale war crimes are held to account and excluded from the political leadership. We are encouraged by the effective work being carried out by the Independent Mechanism, whose mandate encompasses crimes committed by all perpetrators, irrespective of affiliation. The work of the Mechanism is having a concrete impact, as we are seeing criminal proceedings move forward on the basis ofuniversaljurisdiction in several Europeanjudiciaries.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Liechtenstein welcomes the decision of the special session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction to task the OPCW with identifying the perpetrators of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, as an important contribution to the efforts of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria to advance justice and individual criminal responsibility for those acts. Accountability must be part and parcel of any political agreement to end the conflict in Syria. That has long been a demand of the Syrian people and countless Syrian civil society groups.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We continue to value and support the important work of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic in investigating grave human rights violations, and we thank the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Fact- finding Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic for its continued efforts to bring to light details of chemical weapons use in Syria.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for giving us this opportunity to discuss the situation in the Middle East. Developments in different parts ofthe region have made this an important and meaningful topic for discussion among the entire membership, which should also be afforded the same opportunity to express itself on other crises of which the Council is seized. We continue to be disappointed by the failure of the Security Council to exert its leverage over the parties to the conflict in Syria as the conflict appears to move inexorably towards a negative conclusion for the Syrian people. The conflict continues to be characterized by systematic and egregious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law, including the use of chemical weapons, mass displacement, torture and forced disappearances.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We will continue our work in partnership with others to develop tools and strategies for mediators to identify and properly address intra-State conflicts that are driven by grievances related to self-governance. We look forward to sharing the results of this work with all interested delegations.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“As a member of the Group of Friends on Mediation, Liechtenstein also welcomes the Secretary- General's commitment to inclusive mediation and to increasing the capacity of the United Nations in terms of prevention and early action. Liechtenstein is a long-standing supporter of the right to self-determination as a means of preventing and resolving internal conflicts when applied in conformity with international law, including the principle of territorial integrity. Many of today's intra-State conflicts are rooted in a community's desire for a greater measure of self-governance and resistance to their claim by the State. States should be encouraged to engage peacefully with communities with a view to finding an appropriate measure of self-governance in order to prevent and mitigate conflict.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“The concept note for this meeting (see S/2018/1064, annex) rightfully points to the fact that many contemporary conflicts are internal crises, which are perpetuated or repeated in the absence of political processes to end them. That is the new reality of conflict that the United Nations needs to fully embrace if it is to play its role as the primary guardian of international peace and security, with the help of regional organizations. In addressing such crises, it appears that we often fall short of penetrating their root causes. Upgrading our toolbox in dealing with internal crises to strengthen the ability of the United Nations to prevent conflict is a key aspect of the prevention agenda outlined by the Secretary-General, which we fully support.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“The recent dangerous increase of tensions in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait is of high concern to us. It has once again demonstrated that the conflict in and around Ukraine is driven by continued serious violations of international law. Against the backdrop of increasing militarization in the area, Liechtenstein joins the calls for the utmost restraint and an immediate de-escalation, as well as a return to a rules-based order in accordance with applicable international law. Liechtenstein reiterates its full support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Liechtenstein supports the painstaking efforts in the framework of the OSCE to resolve European conflicts, including those in and around Ukraine and in Georgia, as well as the Transnistrian and the Nagorno Karabakh conflicts. Its important work continues to take place, while we seem to continue drifting further away from a consensus on the fundamental principles of our common European security. That is both a reflection of the practical value of the OSCE and an urgent task for Europe to underpin the OSCE's work with a renewed consensus on a set of strong and values-based principles on security and cooperation, as reflected in the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of the United Nations. Liechtenstein is strongly convinced that the OSCE continues to have an important role to play as a platform for dialogue in that regard.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“After the Second World War, which originated in Europe, our region has undergone successful political and economic integration. The European Union (EU) in particular has been an important element of stability and an actor for peace to the benefit of all European partners, including those that are not EU members, such as ourselves. Unfortunately, since the 19905, we have also witnessed a proliferation of conflicts, and today we face growing tensions and an overall deterioration of the security situation in Europe. With the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Europe risks losing a vital element of its security architecture.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Liechtenstein is grateful for this open debate and appreciates the presence of the Secretary- General among the briefers for today's discussion, which underlines the importance of the role regional organizations can play in the maintenance of peace and security. It also serves as a reminder that effective conflict prevention and resolution can substantially benefit from the mechanisms enshrined in Chapters VI and VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. A recommitment to those tools and their better operationalization is therefore in the interests of us all. In our region - Europe - the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has played an invaluable role to ensure stability. It is therefore with great concern that we have been witnessing the constant violation of its fundamental principles.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“We believe that finding peaceful means to address such self-governance situations should be a focus area of the conflict prevention and resolution architecture of the Organization. United Nations field missions may be able to effectively support early local mediation in those situations by offering to facilitate a good- faith dialogue on self-governance between the State and affected communities where both parties have consented. Overall, we believe that sustainable peace is most achievable when all communities have a stake in how they are governed and can contribute to arrangements that consider different identities within the State. We will continue to work on this issue in partnership with the Liechtenstein Institute on Self- Determination in Princeton.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Therefore, we support the position of the United Nations that the peace agreements it endorses can never promise amnesties for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity or gross violations of human rights.Mediation efforts must give the necessary space to accountability work in situations where the most serious crimes under international law have been committed. In order to continue to facilitate the mediation of sustainable peace settlements, we must examine the changing nature of conflict itself. We have witnessed a significant growth in intra-State conflicts, in particular the proliferation of those that originate in claims by communities within a State to a greater measure of governance over their own affairs.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Making sure that those responsible for atrocity crimes face justice removes the most likely spoilers of a peace agreement from post-conflict society. The promise ofjustice will also deter them and others from committing similar crimes in the future. On the other hand, when mediation processes do not address serious crimes and ignore victims' calls for justice, they deny those victims the opportunity to heal and to collectively rebuild the fabric of society. When agreements do not seek out and remove the root causes of atrocities, there can be no deterrence for such crimes. Instead, they allow the seeds of conflict to grow again.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“A 2015 study of 156 peace agreements showed that when women are included in peace processes there is a 20 per cent increase in the probability of an agreement lasting at least two years, and a 35 per cent increase in the probability of an agreement lasting at least 15 years. In addition, in ensuring the participation of often-marginalized groups such as youth, refugees and indigenous peoples, the designers and facilitators of mediation processes can give an agreement the best opportunity to build a broad constituency for peace and prevent a situation in which only the powerful are its beneficiaries. Sustainable peace cannot allow for de facto or de jure impunity for the most serious crimes under international law.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“I wish to focus my comments today on the need to build sustainable peace through inclusion, preventing impunity for grave abuses of international law and addressing the proliferation of intra-State conflicts over issues of self-governance. Successful mediation is not only about preventing or ending conflict, but about building the foundations for a sustainable and durable peace. Peace requires the inclusion of participants and perspectives beyond the parties to armed conflicts themselves. In particular, both participation and outcomes in mediation processes must be gender-sensitive. Women must have a meaningful role in negotiations, and there must be adequate gender expertise around the table.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“We welcome this timely debate on mediation and the settlement of disputes. Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations defines mediation as a central function of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and security. In 2009, the Security Council recognized the importance of mediation, to be launched at the earliest possible phases of conflicts, reflecting a widespread understanding of the core functions of the United Nations. We are grateful that the Secretary-General has chosen to prioritize conflict prevention, including through his High-level Advisory Board on Mediation. We thank Archbishop Welby, one of its members, for joining us today. We also extend our support for the activities of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department for Political Affairs, as well as the Standby Team of Mediation Experts.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“We recall that those crimes fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC, and we welcome the announcement of the Court on conducting investigations. The Security Council should support such efforts, both politically and financially, as a tangible contribution to addressing the complexity of the challenge and to improving the situation on the ground.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source