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first: 1993-08-27
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“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome Mr. Al Hussein, who is joining today's meeting via video teleconference from Geneva. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to warmly welcome the Deputy Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“I thank Mr. Chambas for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.20 pm.”
2015-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7480 (2015) · source
“Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, to participate in this meeting. 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/2015/472, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa. I now give the floor to Mr. Chambas.”
2015-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7480 (2015) · source
“As this is the first formal meeting of the Council for the month of July, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, Permanent Representative of Malaysia, for his service as President of the Council for the month of June. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Ibrahim and his delegation for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Peace consolidation in West Africa Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa (S/2015/472) The President: In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”
2015-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7480 (2015) · source
“I believe that we need to do that, to reach out and suggest that we bring a given matter to the room and talk about it as a group. Those are sneak previews of what I would like to explore next month when I am President. I do not know how I will get on, but I do hope that you will help me.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“One option might be the co-penholder proposal, but I would at least ask the permanent members to imagine the impression given to the non-permanent members when a draft resolution is submitted by one of the permanent members to the other permanent members first, and only then to the non-permanent members, when it is to be put to a vote in a day or two. That is not exactly the most useful form of engagement. I also think that we as Ambassadors have a responsibility to engage more in the products that are negotiated and adopted by this Council. While we of course recognize the great work done by experts and political coordinators, we are ultimately responsible for such products. Yet how often do we really talk about them? How often to we actually have a conversation as ambassadors about what we are doing?”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“Because of such divisions, we cannot really talk to each other and instead seek to score points, which is not helpful. Some comments have already been made on the way in which we go about our business, and I want to fully endorse what the Ambassador of the United Kingdom said about the need to engage more informally with each other. After all, our consultations are intended to be informal, and yet we have managed to build up a cadre of practice that is so self-denying that it is hard to believe at times what one can and cannot talk about, and the way in which one can talk about it. I also agree with the delegation of Spain that we need to think about penholding and the ways in which resolutions are negotiated.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“Those situations reflect very badly on all of us, not only the members of the Council but the international community as a whole. There are some problems for which, I think, the Council can properly take responsibility, but we must also admit that there are limits to what it can do. Its members have few arrows in their quiver, particularly if other countries are not prepared to put their troops on the line or authorize more aggressive use of force. Even if they were prepared to do so, we know how difficult such outcomes are to achieve. I do not, therefore, mean to say that the problems are all the Council's; they are not. Particularly in the case of Syria, however, we have a real problem, because the Council is divided, and similar divisions are in evidence in relation to Yemen.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“I hope, as I said yesterday, that the new mandate of UNAMID will, in particular, provide an opportunity for a better relationship between the Government of the Sudan and the Council. If we look beyond the formal outcomes that we achieved this month, however, to consider the problems of the world, we must acknowledge that we have not done all that well. In Syria, Yemen and Libya, we have real problems. There are peace talks fitfully under way in Libya and perhaps under way in Yemen, and nothing at all in Syria. We have real problems in Burundi, where the difficulty of genuinely engaging in prevention is being demonstrated. If the other party does not want to talk, it is very difficult to be an engaged participant. That is a real difficulty, and we have just heard some graphically horrible statistics about what is happening in South Sudan.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“I thought that the discussion on peacebuilding was also very interesting and, once again, exposed some of the areas into which we must be prepared to go if we are to make best use of the peacebuilding machinery beyond the Council. We also had good results in relation to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (see S/PV.7468) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) (see S/PV.7478), even though there were some rather deep-seated differences among delegations regarding whether those mandates needed to be adjusted. I welcome the fact that we managed to overcome those differences and adopt the mandates as a united Council.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“Let me too begin by congratulating the representative of Malaysia on his presidency and his hard-working team on their effectiveness this month. My team was so keen that I should offer my personal reflections that they declined to give me formal remarks for this debate, so I am going to see how I go. I want to offer some reflections on the substance of what we have achieved this month and also on the way in which we achieved it, or failed to achieve it. We have had some very good debates and a very good outcome in relation to children and armed conflict (see S/PV.7466), and I want to commend Malaysia for making a very substantial contribution to international lawmaking in that area.”
2015-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7479 (2015) · source
“The backdrop to all of those challenges is an extremely serious humanitarian crisis, including, as we have heard, record numbers of internally displaced persons and widespread human rights violations. After 10 years of the Council failing to make in-roads with the Government of the Sudan or de-escalating the crisis in Darfur, it is the relationship with Khartoum that we should focus on. The Council needs to think hard about how it can change the paradigm with Khartoum, and Khartoum needs equally to think deeply about the relationship it wants with the international community, starting with the Council.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“In relation to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), that was highlighted in the peace operations review, which refers to UNAMID as a Mission that is a mere shadow of its original purpose because parties undermine its presence through restrictions on its ability to operate. While we hope that this morning's renewal of the UNAMID mandate will allow the establishment of a new and more cooperative relationship between UNAMID and the Government of the Sudan, the past 10 years have been a sad history of studied non-cooperation by the Government. The same story can be seen even more patently in relation to sanctions, which have since the outset been heavily frustrated by the Sudan.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“The Prosecutorjust made a similar point. The status quo presents challenges for the effectiveness and credibility of both the Council and the Court. The existence of these challenges does not diminish the gravity of the crimes or the need for accountability, nor does it justify inaction. We need to work in a careful and considered way to overcome those challenges, including in the context of referrals. That will not be an easy or a short process, but we believe that it needs to be done. In the case of the Darfur referral, the Sudan's non-compliance with the Council's referral to the ICC is, as we know, not an isolated incident. There is a range of Council interventions in Darfur, and, in fact across the Sudan, and Khartoum's non-compliance or, at best, sporadic acquiescence, is a systemic challenge to them all.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“That is also a crucial issue for the Assembly of States Parties, which should look, beyond Darfur, at the state of these relationships. For the Council, we need to reflect on the fact that the Darfur referral has led to a chain of events, with some aspects predictable and some not, resulting in the Court's authority being reduced both within Africa and also more broadly. As a country that is a party to the Court's Statute and committed to upholding the rule of law, New Zealand finds that situation very troubling. We consider that the Council needs to reflect carefully before using its referral power. While referring a situation to the Court may satisfy an immediate objective, if there is no genuine commitment on the part of the Council to support the implementation of that referral, the longer-term consequences could be very negative.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“Today, we have the highest number of internally displaced persons from Darfur that we have seen in the past decade - 2.55 million. Today's discussion brings the Council face to face with the fact that one of its key decisions - the Darfur referral to the Court - is being flouted not only by the indictees, but also by States that have Rome Statute commitments. There has also been criticism of the referral by some other African Members of the Organization. This outcome - whatever its causes - is very bad for the Council, for the Court and for peace and justice. The Council, the Court and the African Union, along with their members, need to reflect very deeply about the longer-term implications of the divide between the Court and key African States that were once among the Court's strongest and earliest supporters.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“I thank the Prosecutor for her report and briefing. We are deeply concerned about the situation in Darfur. As the report clearly illustrates, the past six months have seen an increase in violence against civilians, including a significant increase in aerial bombardments and rape on a scale never previously seen in Darfur. Oftentimes, that violence is committed by the Sudanese armed forces and associated militia, and the most vulnerable - women, children and internally displaced persons - are targeted. Today, we not only mark 10 years since the Council heard the findings of the Commission of Inquiry and its International Criminal Court (ICC) referral, but we also mark another sobering illustration of that crisis.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“New Zealand's commitment to and investment in Afghanistan - especially to Bamyan province - has lasted longer than our commitment to either the First or the Second World War. And our contribution was, we know, mirrored and exceeded by many others. In that context, we note, in particular, the willingness of the United States to extend its military and economic contribution under the New Development Partnership. That is why we continue to pay close attention to Afghanistan and why we continue to support the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. It is the means by which we, the international community, manifest our willingness to walk with and work with the Government of Afghanistan as it navigates the difficult road ahead.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Most worrisome of all is the deterioration in the security situation brought about, principally, by the Taliban, who simultaneously hold themselves out as willing to engage with the Afghan Government while increasing their fight against the Afghanistan National Security Forces. Such internally inconsistent efforts are muddle-headed and betray a self-interestedness that negates any claim to be acting for a higher purpose, whether religious, national or local. But there is also progress, both in the establishment of the institutions of Government and in the maintenance of peace in many parts of the country, despite the efforts of those who seek to tear things down rather build their country up. Maintaining peace in such an environment is no small achievement, and we need to recognize that. We want Afghanistan to succeed.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“We hope that the Afghan people recognize that that was no small or narrow self-interested undertaking. We should not lose that perspective when we consider the Secretary-General's most recent report (S/2015/422). Clearly, there are things to be concerned about, including the slow pace in the establishment of the apparatus of Government at both the national and the provincial levels; the postponement of parliamentary elections; and the continued undermining of Afghanistan's economy and social cohesion by organized crime, especially in connection with the opium trade.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Afghanistan was the locus of the forces that brought down the Twin Towers in New York City, damaged the Pentagon in Washington and, for all we know, might also have taken out the Congress of the United States of America or the White House. Those attacks, while centred on the United States, were an attack on universal human values and therefore an attack on the basic principles that underlie this Organization. The response of the international community to those events was itself incredible * a marshalling of effort both to defeat Al-Qaida and the Taliban and to restore Afghanistan and bring it back into the community of nations. That effort bears comparison to the Marshall Plan and the restoration of democracy in Europe and the economic revival after the Second World War.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“It is going to be difficult. We firmly believe that Afghanistan can have a great future, both as a self-reliant and independent country, and as a key player in the developing political and economic architecture of Central Asia. But for that to happen, Afghans - both those in power and those who empower their leaders - have to decide whether they want to forge a national future or whether they will revert to the pursuit of narrow self-advantage and, in so doing, consign their country and themselves to another bout of fratricidal introspection. We earnestly hope that the Afghan people will choose the former course. The trials through which Afghanistan has been passing over the past 15 years are incredible, in the true sense of that word.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“I would like to thank Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings. We want to begin by commending the Prime Minister and Chief Executive of the Government of Afghanistan for the progress they have made in establishing a new representative Government for Afghanistan. That progress is not as extensive as they would have wanted - or we would have wanted - but we know that they have had to deal with considerable challenges, both internally and externally. This morning's horrible attack on Afghanistan's Parliament and the fighting in Kunduz and Badakhshan provinces are saddening reminders of those challenges. So, let us be realistic about it and acknowledge that things are progressing pretty well, all things considered. But let us also be realistic about the road ahead.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“The Secretary-General has a clear mandate to report on what he considers to be grave Violations committed against children in armed conflict. When he does, he is acting at the behest of the Council - and, indeed, of the wider membership of the Organization. We all have a responsibility to protect those who cannot speak for themselves.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“It will also help to ensure that the right information is being documented in order to support long-term accountability. We congratulate Malaysia for its leadership in this important step forward. New Zealand has noted with considerable concern the observations section of this year's annual report. In this, the Secretary-General deplores the fact that the way in which the case was made by some parties about the targeting of children in conflict has threatened the integrity of the Council's listing mechanism. We share the Secretary-General's concern at efforts to interfere in the independent discharge of the Secretary-General's office and the implicit presumption that some forces are exempt from criticism, whatever the objective evidence may suggest.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“In 2014 increasing numbers of children were abducted, in particular by extremist groups, and used as tools designed to punish communities in the cruellest of ways. From the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, in Iraq and in Syria, to Boko Haram in Nigeria, children have been taken into captivity, tortured and abused, indoctrinated or sold into sexual slavery. Resolution 2225 (2015), adopted today and which New Zealand was pleased to co-sponsor, is an important response to this trend. Adding abductions as a trigger Violation for listing in the Secretary-General's report demonstrates our commitment to calling out the perpetrators of such crimes before the international community. This can have an important deterrent effect on those who may be considering such actions and those who command them.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“Even with the good work of the Children, Not Soldiers campaign, major problems persist, especially with rehabilitation and reintegration, particularly among girls following sexual violence and among children with disabilities, thereby exacerbating the impact of conflict. We have to face the reality that for many, including members of this Organization, targeting schools and hospitals is considered acceptable despite the fact that such action is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. New Zealand urges all countries to put in place safeguards such as those outlined in the Safe Schools Declaration adopted in Oslo last month to protect schools and hospitals from military use in armed conflict. We owe it to our children and their futures to do all we can to protect them.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“Foreign Minister Aman, we are honoured to have you presiding over the Council and guiding us today. New Zealand welcomes Malaysia's initiative in bringing this item before the Council. It builds usefully on the open debate held under France's presidency in March (see S/PV.7414), when we provided an overview of our approach to this subject. The Secretary-General's report (S/2015/409) shows that 2014 was a particularly devastating year for children in countries affected by armed conflict. Thousands of children died unnecessarily. The report highlights several trends relevant to this enormous loss.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We do not like caveats, and we certainly agree with the Ambassador of the United States that if caveats are imposed, they should be imposed openly and must not come as a surprise to the Force Commander. New Zealand has withdrawn the caveats it had in place on military observers serving in UNTSO, based on improved medical support, the rehearsal of casualty evacuation plans and the inclusion in the mission of a team to counter improvised explosive devices. But the issue is a serious one, and we believe there must be an open and honest conversation between the troop contributors, the Secretariat and the Council about the caveats and the reasons for them, and how we might find a way of minimizing and preferably doing away with them entirely.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“Can a force that is equipped with the armour and other equipment needed to operate safely in a serious threat environment at the same time make the connections to the local population that are necessary to engender the trust that we know is essential to the fulfilment of their mission? I would like to commend Major General Firm for laying out so clearly the challenge he has had to confront in dealing with the caveats imposed by various troop contributors to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). In a similar spirit of candour, I want to acknowledge that the reason for some of those caveats is related to a concern that the United Nations operation was not sufficiently equipped, directed and supported to ensure the protection of the soldiers operating there.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“We welcome the progress the General was able to point to, particularly in the development of an intelligence capability. We acknowledge the importance of intelligence for enhancing situational awareness, in assisting force protection and supporting the protection of civilians. I would like to ask him whether he sees a role for an all-sources information forces unit capability in the Mission to assist in the conduct of an information operations campaign. I would also like to ask him a question that continues to challenge me when I think about the operations that the United Nations must now work in.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“It is unacceptable that the force is having to contend with direct harassment and repeated violations of the status-of-forces agreement. We believe that the Security Council must keep a very close eye on South Sudan and the situation there. I would also like to congratulate Major General Lollesgaard on the frankness of his assessment. He has told us bluntly that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali is not properly equipped to operate in the asymmetric threat environment prevailing in northern Mali. That is something that the Organization must listen and respond to. We wholeheartedly support his plea that troops who are sent to Mali are indeed trained and equipped to deal with the situation in which they must operate.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“It is also at the core of why some countries find it so difficult to contribute troops to United Nations operations. Yesterday, the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations toldus that allpeacekeepers-civilian, military and police - must do all they can to ensure that civilians are not harmed. That is clearly right, yet as we have been reminded today by General Tesfamariam, living up to that principle, which flows so easily off the tongue, is extraordinarily difficult. The challenge for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is indeed extraordinary - a complete breakdown of civilian Government, with our poor soldiers left to protect the civilians whose Government and leaders have abandoned them.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and the Force Commanders, whom we commend for the frankness of their assessments, as befits the seasoned professional leaders they clearly are. I would also like to acknowledge and pay tribute to all who serve the United Nations, especially those in high-risk environments. Today we have again been reminded that some United Nations soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives in the performance of their duty. This phenomenon of dead United Nations soldiers is extraordinarily confronting. Whatever the reality of the new threat environment, it should not be happening. United Nations peacekeepers should not even be targets, let alone casualties. The fact that it is happening is at the core of the three briefings we have had today.”
2015-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7464 (2015) · source
“Both are crucial to the Committee's work and the ability of the regime to respond effectively, fairly and transparently to the evolving threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. I would like to thank the Ombudsperson, Kimberly Frost, and the Monitoring Team, including its Coordinator, Alexander Evans, for their tireless efforts, and to wish them the very best in their future endeavours. To conclude, I want to re-emphasize that the 1267 Sanctions Committee relies on cooperation from Member States so that Al-Qaida and its affiliates are designated, sanctions are implemented and the tragic toll of terrorism is prevented.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“I encourage Member States to share any queries and concerns with the Committee and the Monitoring Team. We stand ready to assist. As for the Committee's future activities, the Monitoring Team will be presenting reports on Libya and the impact ofresolution 2199 (2015). The Committee is currently discussing the recommendations of the Monitoring Team's seventeenth report, and we hope to have those agreed on shortly. I also plan to continue to hold regular open briefings on the work of the Committee for all interested Member States. I would like to take this opportunity today to note there will be a changing of the guard in the roles of the Ombudsperson and Monitoring Team, and especially the Coordinator.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“We also look forward to the Monitoring Team's assessment, in cooperation with other United Nations counter-terrorism bodies, of the impact of the measures, and to proposals for improving their implementation. In February, the Monitoring Team also produced three explanation-of-terms papers on the sanctions measures, which are available on the Committee's website. Work is also being done to standardize the format of all United Nations sanctions lists and to update the Committee's website to make it more user-friendly. The Committee is mandated, with the Monitoring Team's assistance, to consider issues of possible non-compliance with sanctions measures, and has received complaints from Member States. On 24 April the Chair held an open briefing for interested Member States that included discussion of the implementation issues.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“Several initiatives have been taken in that regard. Earlier this year, the Chair produced a procedural note clarifying the reporting requirements of resolution 2199 (2015), adopted in February with the aim of stemming the financing of terrorists through the illicit oil trade. While the resolution has made a major contribution to consolidating international efforts to counter the threat posed by ISIL and the Al-Nusra Front, the level of reporting has so far been insufficient. The Committee therefore urges Member States to submit their reports required under paragraph 29 of the resolution as soon as possible, and to continuously submit those reports required under paragraph 12.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“The Ombudsperson plays an integral role in ensuring that the Committee's procedures are fair and transparent and that the list dynamically reflects the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates. The Ombudsperson continues to have a significant caseload and role. Since the Committee's last briefing to the Council, six individuals and entities have been delisted and three retained, following the Committee's consideration of reports submitted by the Ombudsperson. There are currently 10 petitions received through the Ombudsperson that are under various stages of consideration. Thirdly, the Monitoring Team regularly updates the list based on information provided by Member States, and we encourage them to keep the Monitoring Team informed. For sanctions to be effective they must be clear, targeted and implementable.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“The first is through its triennial review, which considers whether listings, especially those that have not been reviewed for three years, are still relevant and implementable. The Committee is in the process of finalizing the 2014 triennial review, and I would like to thank the Member States that have provided information for the review, since obtaining responses from all the Member States that have designated individuals and entities has been a challenge. We urge all Member States to engage with the Committee on the 2015 triennial review, which we will be undertaking shortly. The second way is through the delisting requests submitted to the independent Office of the Ombudsperson by designated individuals and entities.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“There has also been an increase in Member States' use of the assets- freeze exemptions, with five granted between June 2014 and May 2015, as opposed to one in the previous period. We welcome further designations by Member States. I would like to emphasize that listings should be strategic, targeted and implementable. We want the sanctions to have a practical effect, and to focus on targeting individuals and entities that can be disrupted. The Monitoring Team can assist Member States in preparing listing and exemption requests. The sanctions list is a living document that must be kept up-to-date, relevant, fair and transparent. There are three ways the Committee does that.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“It is also due to submit a report to the Committee by 12 July on the implementation of resolution 2199 (2015), regarding ISIL and oil interdictions, and to report on the threat in Libya by 27 September. The Monitoring Team's workload continues to increase, presenting challenges for its resources, and we want to commend it for its dedication and the quality of its work. The growing terror threat has led to an increase in designations of individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida. Between June 2013 and May 2014, six individuals and entities were designated, while between June 2014 and May 2015, that number rose to 41. More than half of the listings were related to the issue of foreign terrorist fighters.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“Many attacks are on innocent civilians and even on places of religious worship, such as those that resulted recently in the deaths of 25 people at Friday prayers in a mosque in Saudi Arabia. While the peoples of Syria and Iraq are most at risk, no State is immune to the threat of terrorism. In response to the evolving threat from Al-Qaida and its affiliates, the Council has adopted various resolutions expanding the work of the Committee and its Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, for example, in relation to oil and financing. In addition to its regular reporting, the Monitoring Team has submitted reports to the Committee on ISIL and the Al-Nusra Front (S/2014/815) and on foreign terrorist fighters (S/2015/358).”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“In today's briefing I will outline how the threat from Al-Qaida and its affiliates has evolved over the past year, as well as describing the Committee's response, the ways in which Member States can engage with it, and its upcoming work. Over the past year we have witnessed a marked increase in ISIL's use of digital media to promote its messages, in order both to shock and intimidate and to recruit others to its cause. Despite the role that digital media has played, direct social contact has also remained a key factor in recruitment. The human cost of Al-Qaida and ISIL-related attacks is immense and tragic, not only in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, but also in parts ofNigeria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia and further afield.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“At our joint Council briefing in May 2014 (see S/PV.7184), Ambassador Gary Quinlan - the then Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities - raised the issue of the evolving nature of the threat posed by Al-Qaida and its affiliates, including the group's localization and globalization and its new generation of leadership. Since then we have seen that threat develop dramatically through the rapid territorial gains and brutal tactics of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, as well as, to a lesser extent, of the Al-Nusra Front. That has been further intensified by the presence of foreign terrorist fighters and the growing influence of Al-Qaida associates in Libya.”
2015-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7463 (2015) · source
“As detailed in the latest report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Ukrainian people continue to be subject to serious human rights abuses. Until the package of measures is implemented, including a comprehensive ceasefire, the biggest losers, as always, will be the people of Ukraine. But the other loss will be the long history of close friendship between Russia and Ukraine. That cannot be good for either country.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“The important work that OSCE monitors are doing on the ground is often difficult and dangerous. We commend them, but their security and safety must continue to be protected. New Zealand remains very concerned about the situation in eastern Ukraine. We condemn the violence seen this week in Marinka, and reiterate the call for restraint made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. Heavy weapons must be withdrawn from the contact line and a true ceasefire must be respected. The costs of the conflict continue to mount. A lasting solution is needed. Genuine engagement in the political process laid out in the Minsk agreements, in particular the Trilateral Contact Group and its working groups, will be critical to restoring peace and ending suffering.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“The package of measures mandated that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) would support the process of restoring peace, including by monitoring and verifying compliance. Yet the OSCE faces a major obstacle in carrying out this role due to its inability to access conflict areas. The monitors are obstructed from doing their job due to the security risks associated with ceasefire violations, or because of restrictions imposed on them. It is imperative that all sides ensure that the OSCE be granted the access necessary for it to fulfil its role as envisaged in the Minsk measures. We call on Russia to use its influence over the separatists to ensure that what was agreed in Minsk is implemented and that the OSCE monitors are able to perform their jobs in areas under separatist control.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“Ukraine now has the dubious honour of being among the top 10 countries for the number of internally displaced persons and, worse, humanitarian relief supplies are not getting through. We strongly support Mr. Feltman's call on both the Government of Ukraine and the separatist forces to lift the restraints on access to humanitarian relief. In February, the Council adopted resolution 2202 (2015), endorsing the Minsk package of measures and calling on the parties to implement them fully, including an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons. As we have been told, the fulfilment of these commitments remains imperfect at best, but, at worst, those commitments have been disregarded. We deem the Council's ongoing scrutiny to be crucial.”
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“I thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman and Mr. Hug for their briefings today. It is important to note the positive elements in those briefings, in particular that the ceasefire had generally been holding - if imperfectly and with frequent violations. But as they have also told the Council, there are serious problems on the ground. Every day Ukrainian citizens are being killed and Ukrainian towns besieged, and the Ukrainian economy continues to suffer, all as a consequence of continued aggression by separatist forces supported by Russia and in violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. As Mr. Feltman and Mr. Hug have also reminded us, the conflict is taking a huge toll on the Ukrainian people.”
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