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1. “Colombia became the country that defeated kidnappers and cocaine kingpins and stepped back from the brink of becoming a failed State. Colombia now faces the immense task of securing the peace and consolidating these gains. In the past year, significant progress has been achieved in one key aspect of the peace accord: disarmament. Nearly 7,000 members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were relocated to United Nations- monitored disarmament zones and the FARC has transitioned into a political party. Rebels have turned in their weapons and the homicide rate is at its lowest level in four decades. These are visible and concrete signs of progress that benefit all Colombians. But as the past year has shown, ending the war was just the beginning.”

   2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

2. “Like my colleagues, I would like to offer a very special welcome to Vice-President Naranjo. His work on the peace process in Colombia really is part of history and we are very honoured to have him in the Chamber with us today. I also thank Special Representative Arnault for his and his team's outstanding work to support a lasting peace in Colombia. As we enter the second year of the historic Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a stable and Long Lasting Peace, we look back at the progress both sides have made in bringing peace to the Colombian people. Before 2016, a majority of Colombians had never lived in a country at peace. All of that changed with the signing of the peace agreement, which brought Latin America's longest war to a close. The Peace Agreement was hailed as a huge success and indeed it was.”

   2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

3. “Again, we congratulate the Iraqis on this milestone and wish them continued success as a valued member of the international community. The meeting rose at 9.50 am.”

   2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8126 (2017) · source

4. “The United States joins the rest of the Security Council in applauding Iraq's complete implementation of the measures imposed by the Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in the oil-for-food resolutions. That programme started more than 20 years ago, when Iraq was facing grave humanitarian challenges. Iraq continues to confront many challenges, but we are encouraged that it has nonetheless been able to close out this chapter in its history. We look forward to continuing our close multilateral cooperation with Iraq through the United Nations and other organizations, as well as bilaterally, in support of the Iraqi Government, its citizens and its democracy. We want nothing more than a unified, federal, democratic and prosperous Iraq that embraces all of its people and their values.”

   2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8126 (2017) · source

5. “Once again, we look forward to the day when Bosnia and Herzegovina meets the objectives and conditions established by the Peace Implementation Council for the closure of the Office of the High Representative. We look forward to a time when we can say with absolute confidence that Bosnia and Herzegovina has fully implemented the Peace Agreement and is now a "peaceful, viable State, irreversibly on course for European integration". But that day has not yet arrived. 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 commitments to the Office of the High Representative to help ensure that it fulfils its mandate.”

   2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

6. “We share many of the concerns raised by the High Representative about the actions of anyone who seeks to erode State-level institutions, whether by ignoring the decisions of the Constitutional Court or by acting outside the established decision-making process. United States sanctions against Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik should serve as a warning to those who seek to undermine the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council should remain united behind the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its two entities and three constituent peoples. Likewise, it should support those who seek to protect the State Constitution and the tenets of the Dayton Peace Accords.”

   2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

7. “The Government must work to enhance the rule of law, tackle corruption and improve the overall political climate in the country for the benefit of all citizens ofBosnia and Herzegovina. Tackling such reforms now, before the 2018 election cycle, is critical. Bosnia and Herzegovina's leaders must do everything possible to ensure that the electoral code complies with the relevant rulings of both the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court. In advance of next year's election, we also urge all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to avoid divisive rhetoric that hardens political differences and exacerbates ethnic divisions.”

   2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

8. “We commend the continued work of the European Union-led peacekeeping force Althea and NATO in promoting security and capacity-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We fully support the renewal of Althea's mandate and the important mentorship role that NATO headquarters in Sarajevo plays in helping to implement the defence review and modernization plans. The United States urges for continued progress towards integration with both NATO and the European Union (EU). It will require vision and political will. It will also require real follow-through on commitments, such as defence property registrations and full and timely completion of the EU questionnaire. We urge all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to stay focused on the much-needed reforms, including on the political, socioeconomic and electoral fronts.”

   2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

9. “His role continues to be pivotal, especially as Bosnia and Herzegovina looks towards general elections in 2018 and contends with political divisiveness that threatens to undermine the gains made under the Agreement. The continuing challenges highlighted in the most recent report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S/2017/922, annex) underscore that the Council must remain vigilant in the face of those who seek to weaken the constitutional order of the single State of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States remains dedicated to upholding the Dayton Peace Accords, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and promoting its continued European and Euro-Atlantic integration.”

   2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

10. “I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his update on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Office of the High Representative has played a critical role for more than 22 years in helping Bosnia and Herzegovina move towards peace and prosperity and promoting the security and stability of the region. I would like to thank the High Representative sincerely for his great service and excellent and impartial reporting, and to convey our continuing support for his Office's mandate, as the final authority for interpreting the civilian implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We welcome the language in resolution 2384 (2017), adopted today, reaffirming his mandate.”

    2017-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8089 (2017) · source

11. “We see the partnerships called for in today's resolution as crucial to continuing to build capacity to deploy well- qualified, well-trained police to peacekeeping. Ultimately, we recognize the essential role of the United Nations police in building the capacity of host nations to ensure the safety of all their citizens and creating the conditions for successful mission conclusions. Today's resolution is an important step towards ensuring that United Nations police are able to help secure lasting and sustainable peace in United Nations peace operations around the world.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

12. “Police expertise must be consistently integrated into the mandates and decision-making structures of United Nations peace operations - both peacekeeping and special political missions. We welcome this resolution's emphasis on strengthening United Nations police doctrine and its implementation, as well as the call to define clearer standards for personnel, equipment, operations, performance and assistance to host State police services. We also welcome efforts to collect, manage and analyse data on peacekeeping operational requirements and unit field performance to support performance-based decision-making. Over the past 14 years, the United States has demonstrated its strong commitment to improving the performance of United Nations police by investing more than $40 million to directly train or support 16,000 from 15 countries.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

13. “United Nations police in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali assist Malian authorities in addressing the transnational crime and drug trafficking that fuel terrorist movements in the region, as we saw during our recent Security Council visit to the Sahel. Such assistance and capacity-building is a crucial element, as part of a larger package of assistance, to creating an environment conducive to a solution to the overall conflict. Police cannot be second-class citizens in United Nations peacekeeping. The United Nations bureaucracy must model the same level of integration among military, police and justice components that we seek to develop in host nations through peacekeeping operations.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

14. “In the recent transition from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti to the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, we have seen the essential role that United Nations police play in working with national forces to maintain security and stability while seeking to build the capability of the Haitian National Police. We are hopeful that the new Mission will find a willing and engaged partner in the Haitian Government, as the Mission begins to implement its rule-of-law programme. Likewise, as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur continues its planned reconfiguration, the role of the mission's police forces will take on even greater importance in building local capacity. The challenges in Mali are different and great.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

15. “Alas, as we have seen in many countries with peacekeeping missions, host Governments often not only lack capacity in their security sector institutions, but basic legitimacy with the citizens they are meant to protect and to serve. In those contexts, we must not only build the capacity of security sector institutions, but redefine the very notion of what a country's military, political and justice institutions are meant to achieve. That requires building an integrated security architecture that seeks to ensure the safety of citizens rather than the longevity of the Governments that lack legitimacy with their own citizens. Police have a crucial role to play in making that vision a reality.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

16. “I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Po1ice Commissioners for their briefings. It is quite inspiring to hear about the work that they do and the challenges that they face every day in completing their mission. It is clear to us that police work is a crucial part of United Nations peacekeeping. I also want to thank Italy for putting forth the resolution that we adopted today, resolution 2382 (2017). It is truly an important step towards improving the performance of United Nations police. One of the key elements of our efforts to make United Nations peacekeeping more effective is a clear exit strategy. The ability of a peacekeeping mission to complete its work and depart depends on our collective ability to strengthen the capacity of the State to provide for the safety of its citizens.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

17. “We are committed to helping peacekeepers improve training and capability, but ifa mission's forces are not able to fulfil their mandate, we need to know and we must be flexible enough to change our approach. We owe that much to both our peacekeepers and the critical missions they are sent to accomplish.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

18. “It will assist troop-contributing countries (TCCs) to understand where improvement is needed and help donors match training and equipment contributions to existing needs. As a donor, the United States has provided over a quarter of a billion dollars-worth of capacity-building support bilaterally to TCCs, and those systems can help us target future assistance. To that end, we strongly support the United Nations in working to strengthen how it collects, manages and analyses data on peacekeeping operational requirements and unit field performance. Increasing the availability of objective information to support performance-based decision-making will make missions more effective on the ground and promote the overall legitimacy of United Nations peacekeeping.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

19. “To address the shortcomings that led to UNMISS troops' failure on several occasions to intervene to protect civilians under attack in and around United Nations bases, the Secretary-General directed the Mission to undertake a number of steps to improve performance. UNMISS has subsequently better defended its bases against attacks and effectively projected peacekeepers to respond to emerging humanitarian crises, such as protecting 50,000 new displaced civilians in May. Transparent, objective analysis of field performance through the performance-improvement policy and other existing mechanisms will support the identification of capability gaps and help bilateral supporters of peacekeeping better target contributions to meet the requirements of troop- and police-contributors.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

20. “In addition to the Cell and PCRS, we support the further development of the DPKO operational readiness assurance and performance-improvement policy as a Vital tool for collecting data on troop and leader performance. Peacekeepers are truly the international community's front lines. Because mission success can be a matter of life or death for civilians who rely on peacekeepers for protection, as well as for the peacekeepers themselves, we urge the United Nations to make force protection and deployment decisions based on objective performance data. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is an example of how performance-based decisions can lead to marked improvements in how peacekeeping missions deliver on their mandate.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

21. “It is critical to the success of United Nations peacekeeping that the Organization identify the most appropriate forces for peacekeeping missions and expand the available base of troop- and police-contributing countries. We need to continue to improve the speed and methods it uses to do that. To match the progress we have seen on force generation, the United Nations needs to better forecast future requirements, including ground units, but also leadership, sustainment, information and mobility systems. Institutionalizing that kind of strategic planning, improved early warning capacity and structural changes at United Nations Headquarters in New York would enable United Nations leaders to respond quickly and decisively to new crises.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

22. “As mission mandates and operating environments grow increasingly complex, we need units that are fully trained and equipped to deliver the desired effects on the ground. That means peacekeeping units that are trained in both core military or police skills, as well as in mission-specific needs. The work of the Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell has been instrumental in the registration and assessment of potential peacekeepers for deployment. Since the establishment of the Cell and the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS), we have seen improvement in how the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) manages force generation and deployments.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

23. “For our part, in 2015 the United States pledged to develop and deliver curriculum to address policing in extremist environments and add specialized training to increase police peacekeepers' survivability in mission. To date, we have delivered that training to four Cameroonian formed police units deploying to the Central African Republic and two Senegalese formed police units deploying to Mali. We look ahead to the Vancouver Defence Ministerial Meeting as an opportunity to both analyse new pledges and solidify existing pledges. Pledges alone, however, will not address growing peacekeeping demands. The United States encourages the registration of all pledges to ensure that commitments can ultimately be converted by the United Nations into actual deployments, increased capacity and better peacekeeping.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

24. “We are pleased with what those conferences have achieved, as over 40 delegations have made pledges aimed at fundamentally improving peacekeeping. Those pledges have since materialized into concrete assets that address mission-critical needs on the ground, such as the Nepalese engineering unit deployed to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, the Senegalese tactical helicopters sent to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, and the Croatian special forces unit deployed to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. Through our bilateral peace-operations capacity- building programmes, the United States is further assisting partner countries to fully develop pledge capabilities, particularly those that address chronic capability gaps.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

25. “I thank the briefers, Under Secretary-General Lacroix and the Ambassadors of Canada and Bangladesh, for their contributions and updates. The United States is pleased to have played a central role in refocusing the United Nations and Member States on the importance of force generation at the leaders' summit in 2015. In recognition of the critical importance of multinational peace operations and the challenges they face, the international community has rallied behind the series of ministerial conferences to raise awareness about capacity shortfalls in peacekeeping and expand the pool of available resources to address them. From the first summit here in New York, those meetings have focused on deliverables.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8064 (2017) · source

26. “We commend the Mission for drawing on its existing staff, logistics and resources to take on this temporary additional task while carrying out its mandate to verify the political, economic and social reintegration of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. As the parties work to consolidate the security gains from the ceasefire, we recognize the work has just begun and that there will undoubtedly be challenges ahead, but we look forward to hearing the Secretary- General's update on the progress and implementation of the ceasefire in the coming weeks. With our vote today, the United States is proud to stand with Colombia as it continues on the path to a more comprehensive peace.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8063 (2017) · source

27. “After 52 years of armed struggle, the United States welcomes the historic ceasefire between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army. We congratulate the parties on their commitment to pursuing the sustained and lasting peace that the people of Colombia deserve. We want to recognize the role of the Catholic church and Ecuador, in particular, for the special role that they have played and continue to play in brokering a longer- term peace. Through resolution 2381 (2017), we join other members of the Council in supporting the work of the United Nations Verification Mission in monitoring the ceasefire, which will help build confidence between the parties and prevent a return to armed conflict.”

    2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8063 (2017) · source

28. “Last year's report and resolution 2325 (2016) also recommended that the 1540 Committee give greater consideration to the evolving nature of the risk of proliferation and the rapid advances in science and technology. Such developments could lower the barriers to the development of weapons of mass destruction, thereby making the mitigation of those risks even more complex and challenging. The United States is eager to work with others to ensure that we strengthen key obligations under resolution 1540 (2004). The 1540 Committee and resolution 2325 (2016) are key tools in stemming the spread of weapons of mass destruction and helping to maintain international peace and security.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

29. “We must help States build their capacity to secure nuclear and other radioactive materials, convert research reactors from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium and address critical gaps to counter the smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive materials. The comprehensive review and resolution 2325 (2016) also highlighted the need for States to establish effective control over materials that could be used for weapons of mass destruction, including through the development of national control lists to monitor production and the movement of such materials. To prevent the illicit trade in weapons of mass destruction-related materials, the United States is providing training and technical assistance and detection, inspection and interdiction equipment to border and customs authorities all over the world.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

30. “While resolution 1540 (2004) is aimed at deterring non-State actors, its obligations are binding on Member States. It is therefore troubling that the Syrian regime has continued to use chemical weapons. We call on all Member States that oppose the use of chemical weapons to urge President Al-Assad to cooperate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and cease using chemicals as weapons. President Trump made that clear this week. Moreover, Syria's continued use of chemical weapons will only increase the risk that elements of its chemical weapons programme could fall into the wrong hands. The 1540 Committee must also continue to work towards strengthening the global nuclear security architecture and increase cooperation among international organizations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency and INTERPOL.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

31. “Those trends are unsettling and alarming, which is why the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) must work to hold States more accountable for preventing the use and spread of chemical weapons and ensuring effective control over such materials. As part of our commitment to stopping the use of chemical weapons, we need to work together to help States in promoting best practices on chemical security to detect and prevent the misuse of chemicals. Moreover, the comprehensive review and resolution 2325 (2016) called for increased assistance through matchmaking and dialogue. The exchange of expertise and assistance is extremely valuable to States, to the Committee and to the global non-proliferation regime.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

32. “We must work more smartly as we move forward. The 2016 report (see S/2016/1038) on the comprehensive review of the status of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) along with resolution 2325 (2016), adopted in December 2016, provide guidance on how to achieve future progress. Today I am going to touch on a few of those challenges and discuss ways whereby we might overcome them. Recently, we have seen the horror of chemical-weapon attacks by States and non-State actors in the Middle East, particularly in Syria. The confirmed use of the deadly nerve agent VX in Malaysia is even more shocking.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

33. “I thank our briefers for their presentations today. In the context of the evolving threats posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, today's debate reminds us of the importance of the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The is committed to assisting States and international organizations in their efforts to prevent non-State actors from developing and acquiring nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems. We also align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Spain on behalf of the Group of Friends of resolution 1540 (2004). Despite the progress made over the past 13 years, significant gaps remain in the implementation of the resolution's obligations, particularly in the areas of chemical and biological security and controlling means of delivery.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source