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  1. “But we should not overlook the fact that the process of nation- building is not complete. The United Nations and the international community must remain committed to Timor-Leste over the longer term. Australia, for its part, will continue its long tradition of support for Timor-Leste to ensure its transition to secure and self- reliant statehood. As a neighbour and a friend, we can be relied upon to continue with that effort.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

  2. “Australia therefore welcomes Security Council resolution 1599 (2005) authorizing a special political mission, the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL), as a successor mission to UNMISET. UNOTIL will play an important role in continuing the transfer of necessary skills to Timor-Leste's institutions, but at the same time, the international community must remain engaged in Timor-Leste. In particular, further support must be provided to develop Timor-Leste's police and security forces and the legal and justice systems. Only through improvements in those critical areas can Timor-Leste achieve its long- term development goals. As we mark the end of UNMISET's mandate, it is appropriate to reflect on the significant contribution the United Nations has made in Timor-Leste and on the progress that Timor-Leste has achieved.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

  3. “We also wish to commend the efforts of the Governments of Timor- Leste and Indonesia in developing productive relations and a cooperative approach to border management issues. Australia has been at the forefront of international efforts to support Timor-Leste's transition to an independent and secure State. We coordinated and led the original multi-country International Force in East Timor to restore law and order in 1999. We have supported and contributed to all subsequent missions, from the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor to UNMISET, and we remain one of the largest bilateral donors to Timor- Leste, having provided $400 million in assistance since 1999. But it is clear that much more needs to be done to assist Timor-Leste to achieve self-sufficiency.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

  4. “There is no doubt that the United Nations, in partnership with the donor community, has played a key role in restoring security and stability in Timor-Leste. The engagement of the United Nations in Timor-Leste will be a case study of how the Organization can work and how it can make a difference. The United Nations should be proud of its efforts in Timor-Leste and we, like others, readily and gratefully acknowledge all of those who have contributed to that success. However, a great deal of the credit must also go to the people of Timor-Leste and to their leaders for their determination and hard work to consolidate the gains that they have made over the past five years. The help and good will of the Indonesian people and their Government has also contributed greatly to that end.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

  5. “Thank you very much, Madam President, for convening this meeting. Let me also join others in thanking Mr. Annabi for the comprehensive briefing he has given the Council on the Secretary-General's end of mandate report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2005/310). As underlined in that report, Timor-Leste has come a long way from a very low base since achieving independence three years ago. Much has been done to build the necessary institutions and skills to allow Timor-Leste to move towards self-sufficiency. The successful conclusion of UNMISET's peacekeeping mandate in a few days' time, on 20 May, is testament to the progress that has been made and signals a new phase in Timor-Leste's development as a democratic and peaceful nation. Australia congratulates Timor-Leste on its remarkable progress.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

  6. “The bottom line is that we have achieved much since the Brahimi report was issued, though the challenges before us have multiplied. We need, therefore, to look beyond the Brahimi report. We must continue to find smarter ways to address threats to our security. Debates such as this can help. So too can an open-minded attitude to new ideas and solutions, such as, for example, any that may emerge from the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  7. “The Security Council itself also bears a heavy burden and must ensure that new missions have clear, well-designed mandates, adequate resources and credible success and exit strategies. Genuine consultation with interested countries and with troop- contributing countries will help the Council get its strategies right, and governance issues need to be given careful thought. We have regularly advocated that justice and rule-of-law considerations be treated as core components of United Nations missions. Australia has done more than just advocate that. To help build effective rule-of-law institutions, we are developing an International Deployment Group of 500 Australian police, available to participate in peacekeeping and law-enforcement missions. We urge other Member States to consider similar mechanisms.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  8. “In all these areas we need to ask if we are doing enough. It goes without saying that efficient and cost- effective management of peacekeeping operations is crucial. Solid gains have been made under Mr. Guehenno's leadership since the Brahimi report was released, but we cannot rest on our laurels. We must create a culture of continuous improvement. We must also hold peacekeepers to the highest standards of accountability, and we need to spare no effort to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers and United Nations personnel. Real cooperation, including in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, is needed if we are to make progress in these areas.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  9. “In this situation, different models of burden sharing have become more important - coalitions of the willing, for example, which do what Blue Helmet peacekeepers may not be able to do. In this respect, it could be instructive, as many delegations have noted today, to look closely at the efforts of regional countries in maintaining peace and security in their neighbourhoods. The Australian-led mission in the Solomon Islands, to which most Pacific Islands Forum countries have contributed, is an example of what can be achieved on a regional basis. The demand for more peacekeepers underlines the urgency of resolving long-standing disputes. Much more needs to be done on conflict prevention. And, as the Brahimi report (S/2000/809) suggested, early intervention remains crucial if we are to avoid conflicts and to prevent them from escalating.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  10. “Australia joins with others in thanking you, Mr. President, for this welcome opportunity to discuss the future of peacekeeping, particularly in the light of the recent increases in the number of peacekeeping operations and of further anticipated deployments of peacekeepers in the year ahead. Time constraints prevent me from commenting on more than a few fundamental principles that should underpin peacekeeping operations. Australia has been a core contributor to these operations since they were first undertaken. Our contribution in East Timor has been highly regarded and serves to demonstrate that we remain committed to carrying our share of the international peacekeeping burden. We are conscious, though, of the growing difficulties we all face as demands for new peacekeeping resources increase.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  11. “The policy provides a framework for improving the ability of our development cooperation programme to address conflict and instability. This means there will be a greater emphasis on conflict prevention and peace- building, alongside the aid programme's more traditional missions of humanitarian relief and reconstruction. Given the importance of ensuring the active engagement of women in peace-building processes, the development cooperation programme will improve the integration of gender principles into all aid responses. In future, we will also support those elements of society which work for the peaceful resolution of disputes and grievances. The role that women can play as peace-builders will be a particular focus, and we look forward to continuing to contribute to this very important issue.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  12. “I shall not go into the details of those regional experiences here, as they are set out in the written text of my statement. They are also discussed in the statement by the representative of Fiji, who spoke on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum group of countries. I should say, however, that Australia's development cooperation programme recognizes the social and gender dimensions of conflict, and therefore supports the goal of increasing women's participation in decision-making and their access to and control over resources. It is working to ensure that women play an equal role in political structures and in community decision-making. In June this year Australia launched its peace, conflict and development policy.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  13. “A clear focus on empowering women before conflicts break out, therefore, should be a key element of a strategy of conflict prevention - which, after all, should be our primary objective. Secondly, we need to see women as important contributors to peace and not simply as victims of conflict. We must be diligent and creative in giving women a role in peace processes. Here, the Council can play an important leadership role, particularly in designing its mandates and ensuring that the necessary resources are made available to ensure the fulfilment of those mandates. The experience of our region - the Solomon Islands, Bougainville and East Timor - gives ample testimony to the vital difference that women can make to the course of a conflict.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  14. “Together with the complementary study produced under the auspices of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), they provide us with a valuable and sensible guide to how we can further implement resolution 1325 (2000) and how we can ensure that women's and girls' perspectives are systematically incorporated into all of our efforts to preserve and restore peace. I would like to highlight two of the many important observations of the studies. The first is that pre-conflict inequities and disregard for women's rights become worse during conflict. Indeed, such inequities, and in particular the lack of empowerment and participation on the part of women, reduce the capacity of communities to avoid conflict.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  15. “The detailed information contained in those two documents should leave us in no doubt that, if we are serious about conflict resolution, we must be serious about gender perspectives on conflict. Gender perspectives are neither marginal nor optional; they cannot and should not be an afterthought. Rather, new patterns of conflict, and the fact that women and girls are too often the chief victims of conflict, mean that gender is central to much that this Council and United Nations peacekeeping operations do. The recommendations and the presentation of facts in the study and the Secretary-General's report speak for themselves.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  16. “I would like to thank you, Sir, for allowing me the opportunity again to address the Council under your presidency and, in particular, to speak on behalf of the Australian delegation on this very important topic. We also greatly appreciate the personal introduction by the Secretary-General of his report. Two years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), no one can seriously question how central gender issues are to preventing and resolving conflict and to rebuilding communities after conflict. At a time when too many resolutions and statements languish on shelves, that is no small achievement. The study on women, peace and security - a large measure of the funding for which Australia was pleased to provide - and the Secretary-General's report on the study maintain the momentum of resolution 1325 (2000) and are both to be welcomed.”

    2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source

  17. “In the lead-up to the biennial meeting on small arms in mid-2003, Australia urges Member States to renew their efforts to implement the United Nations Programme of Action. We must maintain a strong collective resolve to address effectively the humanitarian and security dimensions of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, as identified in the Secretary-General's report.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source

  18. “Good progress has been made in promoting regional-level cooperation in particular, as indeed we have heard from a number of speakers today. The provision of capacity-building assistance to States with development needs is an important means of enhancing regional cooperation. Australia is strongly committed to continuing to assist countries in the South Pacific region to combat the problems posed by small arms, through the institution of better governance and accountability. We have been actively involved in small arms disposal processes in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, as an element of broader peace- building efforts there. Australia is also working closely with Japan to organize a second small arms workshop for Pacific Island countries, following a successful inaugural workshop we hosted in 2001.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source

  19. “Australia also commends the report's recognition of the important role of strengthened national export control measures in ensuring effective regulation of small arms exports. Effective national export controls, including end-use certification, are the first line of defence against illicit transfers and help to prevent exports that may start out as licit ending up in the wrong hands. While the role of the Council is important, the prime responsibility for combating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons lies with Member States. The 2001 United Nations Programme of Action provides a comprehensive and dynamic framework for Member States to follow in combating the illicit small arms trade at the national, regional and international levels.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source

  20. “Reflecting our extensive experience in dealing with post-conflict situations in the South and South West Pacific, Australia strongly endorses recommendations 7 and 8, encouraging the inclusion of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) activities in Council mandates and budgets for peacekeeping operations. We also strongly endorse recommendations 5 and 11, calling for the strict enforcement of all Council resolutions on sanctions, including those imposing arms embargoes, and for effective monitoring mechanisms to oversee the rigorous and effective application of embargoes. It is in these two areas in particular - inclusion of DDR activities in peacekeeping mandates and rigid enforcement of arms embargoes - that the Council can make a practical and positive impact on international efforts to combat the illicit small arms trade.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source

  21. “Mr. President, the Australian delegation is pleased to see you in the chair and is very grateful for the opportunity to speak briefly on this very important matter. We also thank Under- Secretary-General Dhanapala for his introduction of the Secretary-General's report on small arms, which we consider very important and timely contribution to international efforts to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. The report usefully identifies ways in which the Security Council, in fulfilling its role in maintaining international peace and security, can help to control and eradicate the illicit small arms trade, building on the 2001 United Nations Programme of Action. All of the report's recommendations are important, but some stand out for Australia as being of particular merit.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source