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  1. “There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, with the concurrence of the members of the Security Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1 p.m.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  2. “Ensuring the protection of civilians will also lead to a more sustainable peace after conflict. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I call on the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana.”

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  3. “Seventh, we must ensure the safety and security of humanitarian and health workers, be they from United Nations agencies, the ICRC or other regional or local organizations. We urge parties to conflict to fulfil their obligations to ensure safe, rapid and unimpeded access to civilians in need. That is the purpose of bringing this critical theme to the Council’s agenda. We must do more at every stage of the conflict cycle. The Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda (A/75/982) sets out a good path forward. The best way to protect civilians is to bring conflicts to an end — that is obvious. As conflicts continue, they inflict cumulative harm on the civilian population and, in particular, on those who are most vulnerable, namely, children. That undermines the prospects for peace and security.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  4. “So-called precision weapons may target buildings, but they cannot distinguish between civilians and the military. Fourth, parties to conflict and the international community at large must ensure that civilians continue to have access to essential services like health care, food systems, education, water and electricity during and not least after military conflict. Fifth, every effort must be made to prevent displacement, account for the missing and reunite families. Sixth, we need to support humanitarian and development actors in adapting to the needs and vulnerabilities of the population in urban areas. We need inclusive engagement with affected communities. The full, equal and meaningful participation of women is key.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  5. “In my country, Norway, we have developed an extended-reality tool that will allow military officers to experience armed conflict from a civilian’s point of view, as part of preparations. Second, all parties to armed conflict, as the President of the ICRC said earlier, should fully comply with international humanitarian law. There must be accountability for violations. Breaches must be reported and punished. The principles of precaution, distinction and proportionality should be properly applied to the risks to civilians in urban contexts. Third, the choice of weapons and methods of warfare must be adapted to the urban context. The use of weapons designed for the open battlefield, including heavy explosive weapons, should be minimized in urban areas.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  6. “Civilians must be protected, whether or not the individual military attack is considered legal. That is not just a question of complying with International Humanitarian Law. On behalf of Norway, having given priority to this during our term in the Security Council, I would like to make seven proposals — seven actions that we believe that we could and should take. First, the effective protection of civilians and civilian objects must be made a strategic priority in the planning and conduct of military operations in urban areas. We must prevent severe, cumulative and protracted harm to civilians wherever possible. Military personnel must be made aware of the rights and obligations under international humanitarian law. Member States must develop, implement and maintain policy and operational procedures that take that into account.”

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  7. “Any significant investment in reconstruction remains elusive as conflicts rage on. Humanitarian actors trying to fill the gap are denied access. All too often, this amounts to an impossible task. The places where children live, learn and play are destroyed. They live in fear, often separated from their families, many without hope for the future, creating a huge mental and physical toll. That affects generations. It damages prospects for conflict resolution, peace, reconciliation and sustainable development. I therefore say to the members of the Security Council — the supreme custodian of world peace and security and the meaning and reading of the Charter of the United Nations — that warfare in urban areas, particularly in protracted conflicts, causes civilian deaths and human suffering beyond what is acceptable.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  8. “Indeed, that was the backdrop for the establishment of the Security Council itself. Tragically, such images are still all too common. From Aleppo to Mosul, from Mogadishu to Donetsk and from Sana’a to Gaza, the list is long. This was the reality in the past and is even more so in the present. Armed conflicts in urban areas have devastating consequences for civilians, who account for the vast majority of casualties. Many civilians, especially children and vulnerable people, have nowhere to go, but they cannot stay where they are either. Essential civilian infrastructure is destroyed. Development gains are reversed and, as a consequence, poverty, social division and gender inequality are fuelled. Basic services like health care, education, food systems, water and electricity are disrupted, and often not restored for years, if ever.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  9. “I thank Ms. Al-Mutawakel for her briefing and for delivering it by telephone. I am now pleased to address the Council in my national capacity as Prime Minister of Norway. Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Chairperson of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights for making the effort to attend this meeting and for sharing their comprehensive and compelling statements with us. What do we hear and what do we see from those statements and our observations? We see cities reduced to rubble, people displaced from their homes, mass violations of human rights and lives being destroyed. Generations have grown up with the harrowing images of the Second World War.”

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  10. “I thank Mr. Maurer for his briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Al-Mutawakel, who will be joining us from Sana’a with audio only.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  11. “Before we begin with our speakers list today — recalling the Security Council’s latest note by the President (S/2017/507) on its working methods — I wish to encourage all speakers, both members and non-members of the Council, to deliver their statements in five minutes or less. Note 507 also encourages briefers to be succinct and focus on key issues. In that spirit, briefers are further encouraged to limit their initial remarks to seven to 10 minutes. Everyone is also encouraged to wear a mask at all times, including while delivering remarks. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, to whom I now give the floor.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  12. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in that regard. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2022/23, which contains the text of a letter dated 10 January 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source

  13. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Ms. Radhya Al-Mutawakel, Chairperson and co-founder of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights.”

    2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953 (2022) · source