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  1. “We shall continue to work actively to assist policy formulation in cooperation with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and other interested Member States in the support group for the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “Thirdly, as part of this dialogue, we need a more thorough analysis and discussion of how humanitarian agencies and military or peacekeeping forces can best interact to increase security and access to vulnerable groups without compromising the humanitarian agencies. Our inability to assist civilian victims of conflict represents a challenge to the legitimacy of all efforts to promote international peace and security. We are therefore encouraged by the Council's continued focus on these matters. We also appreciate the strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and other agencies. Norway has taken an interest in the issue of protection of civilians in armed conflict for quite some time.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “Several questions need to be addressed: first, international agencies should take a closer look at how they operate on the ground, in order to ensure legitimacy and local support. We must avoid a situation in which security arrangements for humanitarian personnel create a greater distance between aid workers and the local population. Secondly, the international humanitarian dialogue must be revitalized and broadened. As donor Governments, we must be open to consultation and coordination that cut across traditional divisions. Major host countries of refugees, other countries in conflict- ridden regions and traditional and new donor countries alike should be more closely involved in cooperation on how to prevent humanitarian suffering and ensure access and opportunity to alleviate humanitarian suffering.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “Access to internally displaced and other vulnerable populations continues to be a major problem. Humanitarian organizations are too often left alone to negotiate access with the authorities or armed groups that see humanitarian aid not as impartial emergency relief but as a strategic means to an end. The international community needs to use its influence to secure access for humanitarian aid behind the lines of fire. In extreme cases, United Nations-mandated troops may be required to create a secure environment. Humanitarian actors must be allowed to carry out their work. My Government is outraged by the instances in which humanitarian actors have been deliberately targeted. We need to engage in a broad political dialogue in order to strengthen the legitimacy, integrity and security of humanitarian action.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “International humanitarian law also applies in present-day conflicts. We all know how media coverage affects our perception of humanitarian crises. Once international focus is turned away from a humanitarian crisis, the sense of urgency lessens and funding is less readily available. We must counteract this effect through responsible donorship. Humanitarian assistance should be based on needs, not on media coverage or other political priorities alone. Unfortunately, humanitarian aid has in many instances turned out to be a long-term challenge. In appreciation of this fact, the Norwegian Government continues to provide assistance to several areas that are no longer in the headlines. The notion of forgotten conflicts is an insult to those who are exposed to our neglect.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  6. “The Security Council must systematically apply the resolutions that have already been adopted on the protection of civilians when adopting new mandates and reviewing existing ones. The newly updated aide-memoire of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the road map are, indeed, very useful tools to this end. By building on these adopted texts, the Council can continue to spearhead the formulation of United Nations policy and inspire the comprehensive response from the United Nations system needed to provide efficient protection for civilians in armed conflict. Respect for international humanitarian law must be reinforced as it is part of the bedrock of the international legal order. Governments cannot interpret these binding rules as relative norms that can be set aside as new patterns of conflict develop.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source

  7. “I thank Under- Secretary-General Egeland for a very useful briefing this morning. Civilians have become the principal victims of war, especially in internal armed conflicts. While armed conflicts have always put civilians at risk, now they are at the very centre of conflicts, as targets and as objects of abuse and exploitation. Our response to this development must be comprehensive and needs to involve many different actors. In order to respond effectively, there are a number of things that must be in place. Protection of civilians must be made an overriding principle for international involvement in conflict areas. For the Security Council, this means that United Nations peacekeeping operations must be given strong mandates and adequate resources to protect civilians.”

    2003-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4877Resumption1 (2003) · source