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Torstila

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2006-07-24
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2006-07-24
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  1. “Further, all disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and security sector reform, programmes should pay special attention to the specific needs of girls. We must ensure close collaboration between the United Nations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and Governments in order to achieve a shared ownership. Moreover, the participation of non- governmental organizations is central also in providing support to protection mechanisms and programmatic responses. The European Union continues to actively support and work closely with the Special Representative and other actors with the goal of relieving the suffering of children in situations of armed conflict and ensuring that those responsible for atrocities against children are held accountable. We look forward to further consideration of these issues later this year.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  2. “At the same time, urgent situations in other conflict areas have been closely monitored. The European Union adopted an implementation strategy for the Guidelines in order to pay special attention to the issue of children in countries affected by armed conflict. In doing so, it is important to work closely with the United Nations agencies and other actors in the countries concerned. In European Union crisis-management operations, the protection of children is a priority. The EU has recently adopted a checklist for the integration of the issue into its operations from the early planning through to the implementation stages. A gender-sensitive approach also has to be applied when it comes to children. The European Union has devoted particular efforts to protecting girls from sexual violence, abuse and exploitation.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  3. “The European Union urges that its recommendations be taken up effectively. Further, the European Union considers it important to continue the practice of reporting on specific situations, as well as to make full use of the briefing by the Special Representative. The Security Council has noted that the information compiled by the mechanism may be considered by other international, regional and national bodies, within their mandates. The European Union will seek to find ways to best support the mechanism and its implementation. For its part, the European Union is determined to continue to mainstream issues related to children and armed conflict. The European Union has continued to implement its Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict. Action- be it political or financial - has been focused on selected priority countries.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  4. “We welcome the reporting and monitoring efforts by United Nations field teams, including UNICEF, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) child protection advisers and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in coordination with civil society partners and concerned Member States. We look forward to the upcoming review on the mechanism, with a view to further strengthening it. The European Union welcomes the recent report by the Security Council Working Group on children and armed conflict. We appreciate the important work undertaken by the Group as well as its transparency. We look forward to receiving the Group's reports in future as well. The presentation of the first country report on children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was an important development.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  5. “To give one serious example, we continue to have deep concerns as to the negative impact, including the health and psychological consequences, of violence on the present and future well-being of children in the Middle East region as a whole. The Secretary-General identified the six grave violations that should receive priority attention in the reporting and monitoring mechanism. It remains critical that urgent action be taken in those areas. Grave and persistent violations must lead to targeted and concrete measures in response. The European Union is encouraged by the work already carried out by the mechanism. Dialogue with parties and time-bound action plans are central.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  6. “I also wish to express my appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Coomaraswamy, for her valuable contribution to today's meeting. The European Union truly appreciates her recent appointment. Further, I wish to express my appreciation to the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Veneman, for her statement and for the commendable work done by UNICEF. Ten years ago, the Graca Machel report laid the foundation for the agenda on children and armed conflict, and today's discussion is therefore more than timely. While resolution 1612 (2005) was an important step in taking forward the "era of application", we must now ensure that we take renewed joint action in order to improve the situation on the ground. The situation of children affected by armed conflict continues to be grave.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source

  7. “Mr. Torstila (Finland) (spoke in French): I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) on this important subject today. (spoke in English) The acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, the candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this statement. I will abide by the schedule envisaged for today's debate; the full statement of the European Union is available in writing.”

    2006-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5494 (2006) · source