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first: 2013-09-05
most recent: 2017-10-27
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“That is why Australia is also pleased to be the founding - and largest - supporter of the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund, which supports civil-society organizations in contributing to conflict prevention, crisis response and peacebuilding. To sustain peace we must include women, not just in our words but in our actions. We must all accelerate and strengthen practical efforts to place women front and centre in the peace and security agenda.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We have also seconded a senior military officer to UN-Women here in New York as a technical expert on women and peace and security. That officer is assisting in the conduct of the female military officers' course and helping UN-Women country teams as they work to increase gender equality in local armed forces. Such efforts demonstrate that with dedicated funding and specific targets, we can improve women's participation, but all key actors must play a role in implementing the women and peace and security agenda. We must also acknowledge the expertise and enduring capability of civil society. Civil-society groups often predate conflicts and will carry on after them, and civil society is our greatest source of expertise on the ground.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Australia is pleased that our $10 million commitment to the Fund is helping countries build sustainable peace. We have also increased the number of our women officers serving as staff officers and military observers in United Nations missions to 25 per cent, exceeding the commitment made at the 2016 Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference. Australia commends the Department of Political Affairs for its oversight of dedicated efforts across a range of special political missions in 2016, which resulted in a substantial increase in the deployment of gender expertise, with 25 gender advisers working across 11 field missions. Australia is pleased to have helped with that expansion by providing the first-ever military gender adviser to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“As we have heard today, the Secretary-General's report (S/2017/861) is clear. We have made progress on policy and normative change. But we need to further mainstream gender equality and ensure the effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We must move from ad- hoc programmes and words on paper to ensuring that women are included in all aspects of this agenda as a matter of course. That is possible. Australia commends the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund for exceeding its target, with 20 per cent of funding focused on promoting women's participation in peacebuilding. That shows the positive outcomes that can be achieved by focusing on implementation, setting clear targets and investing in dedicated gender expertise.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We encourage all United Nations agencies in Afghanistan to work together cooperatively to fully implement the UNAMA review.”
2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source
“Supporting women's empowerment has been a core mission of the Australian aid programme in Afghanistan since 2002. Our ending violence against women programme supports services for women affected by violence, access to justice, community attitude changes and advocates for women's rights. Earlier this year, our Prime Minister announced the $30 million women and girls empowerment package, to fund phase 2 and continue to support Afghan children, predominantly girls in rural and remote areas, to access basic education. As per the review, Australia recognizes the significant work of United Nations agencies and their staff in Afghanistan and thanks them for their close cooperation as development and diplomatic partners with reach into parts ofthe country and access to diverse stakeholders critical for Afghanistan's future.”
2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source
“We encourage our friends in the region to prioritize long-term strategic stability over short-term tactical advantage. Australia commends the proposal to retain a significant UNAMA field presence. We emphasize the importance of field offices for outreach, programme implementation and visibility, particularly on human rights concerns and early warning, including of emerging humanitarian needs. More broadly, we support a more prominent role for the United Nations in strengthening donor coordination to better align assistance with Afghanistan's priorities and improve oversight, coordination and coherence. Australia welcomes bringing the Senior Gender Adviser under the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, thereby reflecting the centrality of reaching for gender equality across all lines of effort.”
2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source
“Australia calls on the wider United Nations family in Afghanistan to work constructively and coherently towards enabling and participating in that vision. Australia supports an Afghan-owned and Afghan- led peace process. We encourage Afghanistan to continue its efforts, with support from the United Nations, to build the conditions conducive to peace, including political consensus and inclusion. Regional countries have a crucial role to play in supporting any peace settlement, the benefits of which will ultimately accrue not just to Afghanistan but to its neighbours as well. The review's observation that the international consensus that drove early success is fraying should move us to renew our commitment to securing peace in and for the region.”
2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source
“Ms. Wilson: (Australia) welcomes the recommendations of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strategic review, on which I will focus my comments today. The review points the way to making the United Nations effort in Afghanistan more strategic, agile, coherent and focused. The international community has spent much of 2017 reflecting on the effectiveness of its approaches in Afghanistan and made some significant adjustments to emphasise the primacy of getting to peace. While noting the implementation challenges, Australia supports proposals to restructure the work of the United Nations Mission under political, development and human rights pillars to better enable UNAMA to pursue its ultimate goals of sustainable peace and self-reliance in Afghanistan.”
2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source
“Those responsible for reform processes should fully absorb and apply the sustaining peace resolutions in their work. We urge the Council, the Secretariat, funds and programmes and all Member States to support reforms and retain the focus on why the reforms are being pursued. The Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference, to be held in Vancouver, Canada, in November, will be a good opportunity to advance this perspective. In closing, CANZ strongly supports implementation of sustaining peace and recognizes the vital role of United Nations peacekeeping missions in achieving this. We are committed to reform efforts that are coherent, coordinated and lead to effective United Nations action, including on peacebuilding.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“In addition to rationalizing existing resources for peacebuilding, we must further empower the United Nations peacebuilding architecture to coordinate and engage more broadly in order to access funding and conductjoint analyses. We must also focus on increasing women's participation in peacebuilding. We commend the Peacebuilding Fund for allocating 20 per cent to women's empowerment projects in 2016, and call for continued efforts and increased financing to support women in actively participating. Thirdly, we urge continued efforts to align reform processes with the sustaining peace perspective. It is essential that the current range of reform processes contribute to improving the ability of the United Nations system as a whole, including peacekeeping operations specifically, to build and sustain peace.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Better coordination with other peacebuilding contributors - including United Nations agencies, the international financial institutions, regional and bilateral partners, and donors 4 is crucial. This is especially the case when operating environments are fluid. Donors also have a key role to play in addressing the fragmentation of United Nations peacebuilding financing. By requesting joint analysis and contributing to pooled and unearmarked funds, donors can powerfully incentivise coordinated and coherent United Nations peacebuilding efforts. We reiterate our call for ambitious options to be put forward for predictable and sustained financing, including on assessed and voluntary contributions.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“In the spirit of more inclusive working methods, the Council should engage closely with the Secretariat and the Peacebuilding Commission, which should in turn engage across the United Nations system and outside it, with the international financial institutions, civil society and others. We commend the assessment and planning for ongoing peacebuilding needs in Liberia, noting that capacity-mapping efforts reveal a troubling capacity cliff in the United Nations country teams' ability to take on key tasks. That needs to be addressed. Secondly, increasing predictable, sustained financing for peacebuilding must be a high priority if we want the pivot to prevention to achieve its potential.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Advancing these goals requires the continued leadership of the Security Council, the Secretariat and Member States, and includes a commitment to improving in three areas on which we will focus today: managing transitions, integrating sustaining peace with ongoing reform processes, and financing for peacebuilding. The time for engagement is now. Failed transitions out of peacekeeping missions increase the risk of relapse into conflict. Improving transitions was a key motivator for the sustaining peace resolutions. The issue is now urgent, particularly given the scheduled closure in Liberia, the downsizing in Darfur and the transition in Haiti. Effective transitions require broad consultation and access to financing to ensure that resourcing and policy approaches are appropriate.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“I am honoured to speak on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Australia (the CANZ group). We are committed to implementing the sustaining peace resolutions (Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262) and believe that peacekeeping operations make a key contribution to sustainable peace. The resolutions emphasize that sustaining peace must become a shared task and responsibility. Better reflecting the primacy of politics was highlighted by the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446) as one of the four essential shifts for peace operations reform.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“As this is my last meeting in the open Chamber, I also wanted to say a very brief word of thanks to the interpreters for making me comprehensible in six languages. It is not easy; my aunt used to do it. Secondly, I thank all Council members for the cooperation that they have shown me and for the work that they do in what is a massively important institution that is very, very important for the most vulnerable people on this planet.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“This further complicates efforts to reach peaceful settlements and undermines Iran's future prosperity and security. Finally, it is important that we remember the inherent reciprocity of the JCPOA, so we encourage all Member States and parties to the agreement to uphold their commitments, including ensuring that the Iranian people gain further tangible benefits from sanctions relief. We are encouraged by the progress being made to promote trade and investment opportunities in Iran, and we hope that the next six months will build on these successes. Full implementation of the provisions of resolution 2231 (2015) by all parties is the only way to ensure the continued success of this important deal.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, the widespread reports of multiple violations of travel-ban provisions, including new infringements by Major General Qasem Soleimani, are particularly worrying given the regional sensitivities. So putting all these issues together, it is clear that these activities are having a detrimental impact on regional security. Yes, we agree with Iran that the biggest threat to the region is a shared threat to us all. We all need to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and defeat terrorism. Yes, we want the international community to work with Iran, to encourage it to play a more transparent and constructive role in regional affairs. But we cannot turn a blind eye to activities undertaken by Iran that violate Security Council resolutions and sponsor proxy forces in regional conflicts.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“Since we have already had several Council meetings on this important issue and further consideration in the "2231 format" of the Council, I will not dwell on it, but just for the sake of clarity I want to reiterate our position that this launch was inconsistent with the provisions of resolution 2231 (2015). We reiterate, too, the Secretary-General's call on Iran to refrain from any future launches that contribute to regional instability. We are also concerned by the continued reported violations of restrictions prohibiting conventional arms transfers, as set out in the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2017/515), including new evidence of an attempted arms shipment from Iran to Somalia.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“I reiterate in this Chamber today the United Kingdom's commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and our support for its full and equitable implementation. To ensure the deal's continued success, all parties must fully uphold their commitments and improve mutual trust and cooperation across a full range of issues. Sadly, the latest report of the Secretary-General highlights some less than positive issues, which must be addressed in relation to the provisions of annex B as set out in resolution 2231 (2015). The first ofthose relates to the 29 January launch by Iran ofa Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“I thank Jeffrey Feltman and Joao Vale de Almeida for sharing their analyses with the Security Council today. I am glad that my last open meeting in the Council is focusing on one of the most important diplomatic achievements in recent memory. As the third report (S/2017/515) of the Secretary- General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) shows, at its core, this is a diplomatic achievement that endures. Earlier this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran's continued full compliance with its nuclear-related commitments. Iran's total stockpile of uranium remains within agreed limits, and Iran has continued to permit and facilitate monitoring of its nuclear sites.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7990 (2017) · source
“Nevertheless, we cannot shy away from the fact that the situation has evolved and that it is right that UNAMID be adapted so as to reflect the current reality. We will not be taking our eyes off Darfur. The continuation of UNAMID under a new mandate, with more oversight from the Council, demonstrates our commitment both to the people of Darfur and to the region.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“In the coming days and weeks, we will be monitoring the impact of those changes to UNAMID's mandate. The resolution increases the frequency of reporting from 90 to 60 days and includes an assessment after six months, which must consider the impact of the changes on the ground. This is a joint endeavour. The Government of the Sudan also bears responsibility in making these changes work. It is vital that they step up, that they let the mission operate and that they fill the gaps following UNAMID's withdrawal. Cooperation between the Government and the mission has improved. We now need to see that positive trajectory continue. The Council will be monitoring that closely as the changes are implemented. In conclusion, let me assure those outside this Chamber that we recognize that the situation in Darfur remains fragile.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“The United Kingdom welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2363 (2017) today. I thank all members of the Security Council for their support over the past week since we began work to update the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). This resolution makes important changes to the mission. We have done that because the Council has a responsibility to respond to changes on the ground. Whether in Darfur or anywhere else, our missions must be mandated to work in the world as it is today and not just how it once was, and that is what this resolution achieves. We recognize that the Council must make changes sensibly and responsibly. That is why the text of the resolution ensures that UNAMID will remain able to deliver the core task of its mandate - protecting civilians from harm.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“We welcome the appointment of new Special Representative Ghassan Salame, which is an opportunity to build real momentum towards that goal. We will continue to work with the Presidency Council and the Government of National Accord to support their efforts to deliver for the people of Libya.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7988 (2017) · source
“We continue to encourage the Council to take a supportive approach to arms embargo exemption requests in order to provide essential assistance to the humanitarian and stabilization efforts. It is important that all Member States cease supporting parallel institutions and groups that are acting outside of the authority of the internationally recognized Government. The Council needs to be ready to take swift action against spoilers who continue to obstruct the peace, stability and security in Libya, including parallel institutions. We condemn those responsible for the attack yesterday on a convoy of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. We continue to support all efforts to reach a more inclusive political settlement within the framework of the Libyan Political Agreement.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7988 (2017) · source
“But the United Kingdom continues to think that Libya's resources must be preserved and protected for the benefit of the Libyan people, in line with paragraph 12 of resolution 2362 (2017), which we adopted today. Sanctions remain an important tool for the Council in our work to support the Government of National Accord and to stabilize Libya. However, they can ever be only one part of the solution, which requires full political reconciliation. We reiterate our support to the Presidency Council and the Government of National Accord, headed by Prime Minister Serraj, as the legitimate executive authorities under the Libyan Political Agreement, in line with resolution 2259 (2015). We therefore welcome the briefing provided to the Sanctions Committee on the security forces under the control of the Government of National Accord.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7988 (2017) · source
“The United Kingdom welcomes the Security Council's unanimous agreement on the technical rollover of United Nations Libya sanctions. In particular, we welcome the fact that the Council has decided has decided to extend the measures against illicit oil exports to include other types of petroleum, to help address a significant problem. Libya's Attorney General has said that the smuggling of fuel has cost Libya LDSOO million Libyan dinars, which is nearly $370 million. It is absolutely right that the Council has acted to address that issue. We have also heard a legitimate concern on the part of the Government of National Accord regarding the risk that assets frozen under sanctions can depreciate in value. We agree that further work needs to be done on that issue.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7988 (2017) · source
“We look forward to receiving further reporting from the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic. Once we have the results of those investigations, the international community must send a united response. Let me conclude by calling on the 1540 Committee to redouble its efforts. The United Kingdom is committed to playing its part in ensuring that the Committee succeeds in its vital task ahead. The cost of failure, of allowing further weapons of mass destruction to fall into the hands of those who wish to wreak havoc, is simply too high to bear.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source
“While we must take every step to ensure that these terrible weapons never fall into the hands of terrorists, we must also never overlook the horrific and, sadly, growing allegations ofthe use ofthese weapons by State actors. The United Kingdom unreservedly condemns the use of any chemical weapon in any circumstance. In particular, we are horrified about reports that Kim Jong-nam was apparently killed with VX in Malaysia earlier this year. Confirmation that a nerve agent once banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention was used at the instigation of a State would be yet another troubling rejection of international norms. The United Kingdom has also concluded that the Al-Assad regime has continued to use chemical weapons against its own people - in breach of international law and the rules of war.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source
“The Committee must also look to improve technical assistance, including by strengthening the 1540 Committee's process for matching Member States' requests for support with offers for assistance. We must do all we can to encourage Member States to submit their reports on their implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) at the national level. That applies in particular to the few remaining States that are yet to submit a national report. Much remains to be done, but the Committee should not do it alone. Indeed, the challenges we face are far too great to simply rely on the 15 Governments gathered around this table. We must strengthen regional and international cooperation and outreach to civil society and industry to support implementation efforts. Every country and every sector has a role to play, and we should embrace their help.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source
“We saw the results in the sulfur mustard attack that Da'esh carried out in Aleppo's Mari district in August 2015, leaving residents blistered and burning. Other cases are also under investigation. Clearly, preventing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) from falling into terrorist hands is a vital linchpin for preserving international peace and security. That is why it is so crucial that, following the comprehensive review and adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) focus on reaching the ultimate goal of full, worldwide implementation - turning resolution 1540 (2004) into reality. As the 1540 Committee does that, it must take account of new and emerging challenges from the evolving terrorist threat and advances in science and technology.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source
“I thank Under- Secretary-General Nakamitsu and her team, as well as Mr. Joseph Ballard. It is always good to have the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) represented here in the Chamber, as cooperation between our institutions is vital. While this agenda item is a regular feature of the Security Council's programme of work, there is in fact nothing regular about it. The spectre of biological, chemical or nuclear materials falling into terrorist hands is the nightmare scenario for many of us in the Chamber. The use of such materials by terrorists is, sadly, not hypothetical matter. Thanks to the hard work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism in Syria, we know what happens when terrorists' hateful intent is paired with these equally hateful weapons.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source
“It is an important milestone towards continued governance and stability, which paves the way for new elections. But we must not forget the importance of ensuring stability flowing across the whole of Lebanon. In that regard, we are concerned about the increase in Hizbullah rhetoric along Lebanon's southern border and we call on both sides to abide by resolutions 1701 (2006) and 1559 (2004). Renewed conflict is in neither side's interest. We call on all actors to take steps to de-escalate tensions.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“As Special Coordinator Mladenov made clear, there is an urgent need to address the dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza with over 65,000 people currently displaced. The ongoingenergycrisis isparticularly concerning. Energy supplying Gaza will soon fall to just three hours per day. That is having a serious humanitarian impact, disrupting basic services, including water treatment and essential medical operations. This latest crisis underlines the need for de-escalation, dialogue and a durable agreement between Palestinian actors that results in the Palestinian Authority's full control over the Gaza Strip. Before I conclude, let me turn briefly to the situation in Lebanon. We welcome the new electoral law, ratified by the Lebanese Parliament on 16 June.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“The changing regional context in converging Arab and Israeli interests presents a unique opening to develop Arab-Israeli relations and create the conditions for serious Israeli-Palestinian talks to resume. With that in mind, we welcome the reaffirmation of the Secretary- General of the League of Arab States of the Arab Peace Initiative here today. We must support the leadership and engagement that President Trump and his Administration have demonstrated in reinvigorating the Middle East peace process. We call on the region, Israelis and Palestinians to seize the opportunity that this presents and turn 2017 not just into another anniversary of occupation but a new anniversary of peace. We cannot afford to fail.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“Only last week, the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary condemned Israel's latest announcement to build over 3,000 settlement units throughout the West Bank. The number of units planned for construction this year is now at its highest in a quarter of a century. Those moves undermine the physical viability of two States for two peoples. Despite those challenges, the United Kingdom's long-standing position on the Middle East peace process remains clear and unchanged. We support a negotiated settlement leading to a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian State based on 1967 borders - with agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both States and a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement for refugees. But that vision has proved elusive for far too long.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“If we are to make that a reality, it is incumbent upon both sides to refrain from any steps that damage the prospects of a two-State solution. That means the people of Israel must live free from the scourge of terrorism and anti-Semitic incitement, which gravely undermine the prospects for a two-State solution. We condemn the horrific murder of Hadas Malka, a 23-year-old Israeli policewoman last Friday. We condemn the recent discovery of part of a tunnel passing under two United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East schools in Gaza. We call on Hamas to renounce Violence and dismantle its tunnel network. They cannot be allowed to pose a threat to Israel's security. If the two-State solution is to become a reality, it also must mean Israel refraining from further settlement expansion.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“Let us be clear: halfa century of Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza is a tragedy for all sides - a tragedy for Palestinians, who yearn for independence, and a tragedy for Israelis, who yearn for peace and security. It is a tragedy that has been exploited, with terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hizbullah cynically manipulating the narrative of occupation for their own ends. So many decades of violence, loss, anger and hate only prove that conflicts cannot be managed or contained in perpetuity. This year we must move towards peace, with the support of the region and the international community, rather than towards an uncertain and dangerous future. Support for a two- State solution is the only way to ensure ajust and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“I join others in welcoming our briefers this morning and I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mladenov for his second report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and for all his tireless work. As each briefer made clear, the Middle East continues to face an unrelenting human tragedy of multiple conflicts and rising tensions. For many in the region, it is a tragedy that has gone on for over half a century. We recognize that the anniversary of the Six-Day War holds great significance for all sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. For Israelis, it marks the anniversary of a war from which Israel emerged victorious against all the odds. For Palestinians, it marks an enduring tragedy of 50 years of occupation, 50 years without self-determination.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“That includes the further consideration of options to provide reliable and sustainable funding for operations but must also focus on how we conduct those operations. In parallel, therefore, we should examine joint standards for reporting, accountability and protection to ensure the highest standards and most robust oversight of missions to make them as effective as possible. Those issues will require further debate and further joint work, we look forward to engaging with all members of the Security Council to strengthen and develop our partnership.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“We must continue to explore ways to make our joint efforts more systematic and we look forward to discussing that issue with the African Union Peace and Security Council during our visit to Addis Ababa in September. We agree with the African Union report, that in response to some of the most serious threats to peace and security, the deployment of African Union peace support operations will be a key requirement and will once again demonstrate the African Union's comparative advantage to deploy where the United Nations cannot. We should continue to look at how the United Nations can best support those missions in order to combine our strengths to bring about lasting solutions and peace on the African continent.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“That means more joint analysis, more joint planning and more joint assessments to form a common understanding of crises and determine the optimal solution. The recent work of both the United Nations and the African Union marks a new period in that partnership, and it is imperative that we find more and better ways of working together. The African Union's commitment to financing 25 per cent of the African Union peace support operations budget is a welcome development and Mr. Kaberuka and his team have made significant strides in developing a roadmap to achieve that goal by 2020. This work is a positive step towards greater African ownership of peace and security, and a deeper partnership with the United Nations.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“In some cases, the solutions will evolve, as we saw in Mali and the Central African Republic, where initial responses by regional and subregional organizations then transitioned in United Nations peacekeeping operations. In Somalia, the United Nations provides vital logistical support to an African Union operation. That flexibility in our partnership is essential to ensuring the best response to crises. In each case and as the Council set forth in resolution 2320 (2016), we should consider the comparative advantage of each institution to ensure the most appropriate and effective response is deployed to resolve conflict and achieve stability. In order to assess which solution is best for each situation, we must enhance our partnership.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“In some instances, the United Nations is best placed to lead a response, as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - where the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has played a critical role in protecting civilians. In others, the African Union has taken the lead - critically, in Somalia, where for 10 years the African Union Military Observer Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has played a vital role in degrading the threat posed by Al-Shabaab. The bravery and sacrifice of AMISOM. troops has created a security space conducive to political progress. On other issues, the subregion has stepped up to find solutions, as we saw with the Economic Community of West African States in The Gambia and as we look to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to lead in South Sudan.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“I thank Chef de Cabinet Viotti and Ambassador Chergui for their briefings. The document signed by the Secretary- General and the African Union Chairperson on 19 April is appropriately entitled the Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. We welcome the strong signal of cooperation and coordination that the Framework brings, and we support further efforts to strengthen the partnership on both sides. Each challenge to peace and security that we face today has a unique combination of underlying factors. In Africa, we have many good examples of international, regional and subregional organizations coming together in varied ways to tackle them.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“In any given week, the Council discusses the need to end Violence, conflict and war in some part of the world. If we do not tackle the global scourge of landmines, we are putting those who have emerge from conflicts even further behind. Twenty years ago, we showed the collective action was possible. Now it is time to finish the job.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“By the end of the three years, Afghanistan, Somalia and South Sudan, will be among the countries that have benefited from this United Kingdom-sponsored project. Sadly, this will not be enough. Sixty countries and four territories are still contaminated with landmines. Nearly a dozen of those have more than 100 square kilometres that have been forfeited to mines. Landmines are still destroying opportunity and hope. If we are to restore that hope, we must come together again as we did 20 years ago. Ending mines will require money, education and survivor assistance. We call on each and every Government that will speak in the Chamber today to play that part. As conflicts subside today, the explosive remnants of war do not. Landmines respect no ceasefire; they respect no peace agreement.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“They will be used to clear 150 square kilometres of lands of mines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war Because of those projects, 800,000 people will no longer live under the threat of landmines, and 100,000 people will receive education on the dangers they pose. The United Kingdom is also making significant progress towards meeting its obligations under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction in order to demine the Falkland Islands after we announced a new $25 million programme phase in September last year, which we are implementing now. We are focusing our efforts on the countries where we can make the biggest impact, where the greatest number of people live in the shadow of explosive remnants of war.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“Millions more are forced to live alongside land littered with anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war. By virtue of their very existence, livelihoods are put at risk. They prevent children from attending school; they prevent farmers from growing crops to feed their communities; they prevent humanitarian aid from reaching those in need; and they make the journey home impossible for refugees. It is for all those reasons that the United Kingdom announced in April that we would be increasing our support for anti-mine action. We announced more than $125 million for the United Kingdom Global Mine Action Programme over the next three years. Those funds build on the existing $38 million that our Department for International Development has already pledged.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source