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“In the meantime, Posada is subject to the order of removal issued by the immigration judge and is without legal status in the United States. He is also subject to an order of supervision from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which imposes certain restrictions on him, including reporting and monitoring requirements. In sum, the United States continues to be engaged in an ongoing series of actions consistent with our legal requirements and due process with respect to Posada.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“Specifically, at the time that the immigration judge ordered Posada removed, the immigration judge also determined that Posada could not be removed either to Cuba or to Venezuela, as it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if he were so transferred. As a matter of United States immigration law, the United States is not in a position to remove Posada to either country. Moreover, the United States sought and obtained a criminal indictment charging Posada with violations of our immigration laws. The Federal District Court, a part of the independent judiciary of the United States, handling that case, dismissed the indictment. The United States filed a notice appealing the Court's decision on 5 June 2007. Posada also remains under investigation for past activities.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“Permit me to give the Council a brief overview of steps that the United States has taken with respect to Posada within that legal framework. Posada entered the United States illegally in early 2005. He was detained by immigration authorities in the United States on 17 May 2005 and was, in accordance with United States law, placed in removal proceedings. The immigration judge who handled the removal proceedings ordered that Posada be removed from the United States on 27 September 2005. That order remains in effect. The United States has been seeking ways to implement it in accordance with the terms of the order and United States regulations that implement the obligations of the United States under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“We have taken the floor to respond to some statements that we have heard here this morning. Contrary to those statements, the United States has taken a number of actions with respect to Luis Posada Carriles. In taking those steps, the United States has acted in accordance with international law as well as with our domestic legal framework that provides for due process and various constitutional safeguards. As is the case in democracies around the world that follow the rule of law, those safeguards provide that an individual cannot be brought to trial or extradited unless sufficient evidence has been established that he committed the offence with which he has been charged. In the United States, that standard is described as "probable cause".”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“It is through those consultations that the three priorities were reaffirmed. We also applaud the proposed modifications to CTED's working methods. They reflect a more focused and refined approach to its work, which is aimed at greater efficiency and productivity. In the same vein, revisions of the operational structure reflect a plan to make the best possible use of personnel resources. The United States views these innovations positively and supports their underlying objectives. My Government is hopeful that this CTED mandate renewal, under Mr. Smith's leadership as Executive Director and with a revised organizational plan, will serve as a new beginning and will build on the foundation laid during the course of the prior mandate. This, in turn, will strengthen the CTC. We will give Mr.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“It is equally apparent in the priorities and activities of CTED, as exemplified by the high priority that CTED and the Council place on strengthening the facilitation of technical assistance aimed at increasing the capabilities of Member States in the fight against terrorism and ensuring that the provision of assistance is adjusted to each country's own needs. In addition to technical assistance, Mr. Smith has also highlighted two other specific priorities: consistency and communications. These three elements: consistency, which is the responsibility of a new quality control unit; technical assistance; and enhanced communication with all United Nations Members are the pillars supporting CTED's work. We commend Mr. Smith for his outreach to the wider United Nations membership.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“The paper, which outlines the proposed changes to the Executive Directorate's method of work and organizational plan, was produced following thoughtful and broad-based consultations with United Nations Member States. The organizational plan, endorsed by the Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee, clearly sets forth CTED's priorities, including active participation in the counter-terrorism implementation task force, established to assist Member States in their implementation of the Global Strategy. It is an ambitious but realistic plan to move CTED's operations forward. By doing so, this would enhance both the CTC's and Security Council's efforts to promote States' implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). Counter-terrorism is our common effort. This is evident in the goals of the General Assembly's Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“We welcome Mr. Michael Smith, the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and thank him for his briefing. Mr. Smith is off to an energetic and productive start, and we value his contributions and support his recommendations on how best to advance the work of CTED. We are also pleased to welcome the new Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and Permanent Representative of Croatia, Ambassador Jurica. In his short time in the Chair, Ambassador Jurica has already proved to be an effective leader. The United States thanks Mr. Smith for responding so quickly and efficiently to the Council's request in resolution 1787 (2007) that he submit any changes to CTED's organizational plan that he considers to be appropriate.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“Absent Iranian cooperation, however, we must continue to implement each of the Security Council's decisions and pursue our dual-track strategy of increasing pressure on Iran while offering a path to negotiations. Our delegation looks forward to continuing to work with others here to execute the Committee's mandate to ensure the most robust and comprehensive implementation possible of these resolutions, and we call on Iran to engage in constructive negotiations over the future of its nuclear programme. Such negotiations, if successful, would have profound benefits for Iran and the Iranian people.”
2008-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5853 (2008) · source
“Moreover, Director General ElBaradei's report, the IAEA secretariat's technical briefing on 25 February and the IAEA Board of Governors meeting on 5 March presented troubling indications of Iran's weaponization efforts. We stand firmly behind the IAEA requirement that Iran must fully disclose any weapons-related work and facilitate IAEA verification that all such work has ceased. The international community has good reason to be concerned about Iran's activities to acquire nuclear weapons capability. At stake is the security of a vital region of the world and the credibility of the Security Council and the IAEA. The Council has made clear its sincere intention to resolve this issue diplomatically. That is a goal that the United States strongly shares.”
2008-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5853 (2008) · source
“Resolution 1803 (2008), adopted two weeks ago, includes a similar reporting request, and we encourage all States to submit reports detailing their efforts to implement it. The Council adopted resolution 1803 (2008) because Iran's Violations of Council resolutions not only have continued, but are deepening. As the most recent report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, of 22 February 2008, made clear, Iran is continuing with enrichment- and heavy water-related activities, is dramatically expanding the number of operating centrifuges and has even begun developing a 08-27224 new generation of centrifuges, testing one of them with nuclear fuel.”
2008-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5853 (2008) · source
“The United States delegation wishes to express our appreciation for Ambassador Verbeke's continued leadership as the Chairman of the Security Council's Iran sanctions Committee and for his report to the Council today. Mr. Verbeke's efforts have been essential in the Committee's execution of its mandate, particularly in encouraging States to submit reports detailing their efforts to implement the Chapter VII sanctions imposed by the Council on Iran in resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007). While the number of reports received continues to rise, many remain outstanding. We urge all States that have not yet submitted their implementation reports to the Committee to do so as soon as possible.”
2008-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5853 (2008) · source
“My Government remains committed to using the tools available, including regular assessments and reporting, public condemnation, the deployment of child protection advisers in United Nations peacekeeping operations and political missions as appropriate and targeted and gradual measures against violators, to end this tragedy.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“The recruitment or use of children in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law and other abuses, such as the killing and maiming of children, rape and other sexual violence, abductions, denial of humanitarian access to children and attacks against schools and hospitals, are unacceptable acts. It is our duty as members of the Security Council to do as much as we can to eliminate the tragedy of children affected by armed conflict, and we listened carefully to suggestions shared by previous speakers on how the Council can best do so.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“We think it important to bear in mind that not all United Nations Member States are parties to the Rome Statute, and those who are not need to be taken into account. Secondly, as to the Secretary-General's suggestion in paragraph 171 that Member States should address immediately the subject of cluster munitions, my delegation would also ask that the Working Group focus on the substantial issues already and clearly within its mandate. Discussion of cluster munitions, for example, is better left to weapons experts operating through the United Nations Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“The United States applauds 08-2361] the hard work of UNICEF, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and their partners. We encourage all Member States to allow full access and cooperation in order to accomplish the goals of demobilization, disarmament and reintegration. My Government fully supports the effort by the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and the Security Council to end the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers. However, we must note two areas of disagreement with the Secretary-General's report. First, with respect to the recommendation in paragraph 166, we do not agree that the Security Council should have a general policy or practice of referring cases to the International Criminal Court. Different States have different views about the best mechanism for combating crimes against children.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“My delegation urges all parties to permit access by the United Nations monitors and others attempting to ascertain the extent of the problem, and welcomes the news that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is currently working to increase its child protection staff in Chad. The United States would also like to take this opportunity to focus on the important, but sometimes forgotten processes that occur after a child has been demobilized. Often, the reintegration of children into their communities is not as thorough as we would prefer. Recidivism or the inability of a child to function properly within his family or community units is an issue of great concern to all of us from a human standpoint, and certainly to my Government as a major donor to such programmes.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“We also deplore the continued use of rape as a weapon of war in Darfur, with an increasing targeting of young girls. My delegation urges the commitment of all parties to put an end to these violations and to grant United Nations entities unimpeded access for monitoring and verification purposes. In Chad, as the Secretary-General's report describes, the forced recruitment and use in armed conflict of children is all too widespread and is practiced by all parties to the conflict, with thousands of children continuing to be held by armed forces and groups.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“My delegation is encouraged by the reported slight improvement in the overall situation concerning children in armed conflict in Southern Sudan. We urge full cooperation from the Government of National Unity and the Government of Southern Sudan to follow through on the commitments made and to put an end to all violations against and recruitment of children, including their recruitment and use in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law. However, we remain deeply concerned about ongoing recruitment and use of child soldiers by Government forces and various armed groups throughout Sudan, particularly in the Darfur region and in the camps for internally displaced persons on both sides of the Sudan-Chad border.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“We remain deeply concerned by the situation of children and armed conflict in Burma, one of the worst in the world. The Burmese army continues to recruit child soldiers, some as young as 10 years old, and to arrest children for desertion. Some children are sent into combat only days after deployment to units, or are forced to participate in human rights abuses, such as the burning of villages and using civilians for forced labour. The Burmese regime prevents a comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of this problem by denying the necessary access for international experts. My delegation urges immediate and unimpeded access to communities in Burma for the United Nations country team as well as for international humanitarian organizations in order to permit progress in ending this tragedy.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“As its work evolves, the Working Group may need to use additional tools, including targeted and graduated measures, against persistent violators to persuade them to comply with applicable international law. We are pleased that the Working Group has been able to see progress in Cote d'Ivoire, where parties previously associated with the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers have ended those practices and have been removed from the list of violators contained in the Secretary-General's report. However, our work has just begun. The recent press statement issued by Under-Secretary-General Coomaraswamy informs us of an alarming statistic: over a quarter of a million child soldiers remain engaged in conflicts around the globe. One such child is too many.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“These action plans have proved to be a positive way to guide and measure progress, and we believe it would be useful for all parties listed in annex II of the Secretary- General's report (S/2007/757) to be similarly required to submit such action plans. The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, established pursuant to resolution 1612 (2005), reflects the Council's ongoing commitment to address the tragedy of children and armed conflict. So far, the Working Group has engaged on situations as diverse as Burma, Burundi, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Its efforts are being tried and tested to bring positive changes in the lives of children affected by armed conflict.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“The strong and committed response to her report resulted in the creation of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict and in the evolution of an important series of Security Council resolutions that established a process to assist the United Nations and its Member States in addressing this very serious matter. The process has at its core the development of action plans by States and non-State actors, identified by the Secretary-General in his annual reports, to halt the recruitment and use of child soldiers in violation of the international obligations applicable to them.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“It is a pleasure to have you here with us, Mr. Minister, presiding over this meeting. We thank you for convening it; this is a very important subject, as we have already heard. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General and the Office of Under-Secretary- General Coomaraswamy for their diligence in implementing their mandates under resolution 1612 (2005). I would also like to thank Ambassador Ripert and his team for tirelessly and diligently guiding the Council's Working Group on this subject. Our subject today was first comprehensively presented to the international community in 1996, in Ms. Graca Machel's report on children affected by armed conflict (A/51/306).”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“We urge members of the Council and United Nations Member States to provide financial assistance to allow the Tribunal to proceed with its important work. Finally, we renew our call for the immediate election of a new President in accordance with Lebanon's constitution, and we also call upon Syria, Iran and their allies to end their interference in, and obstruction of, Lebanon's democratic process.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“We extend our condolences to the families of the innocent Lebanese killed in this brutal attack. This bombing - the latest in a series of terrorist attacks targeting those who are working to secure Lebanon's independence and sovereignty - is a part of the continuing assault on Lebanon's legitimate institutions. Like the previous assassinations and bombings, this was an attack on Lebanon's democracy and on all those working to secure Lebanon's unity, independence and prosperity. The United States will not falter in its support for the legitimate and democratically elected Lebanese Government. We appreciated the efforts of the United Nations to rapidly establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which will hold accountable those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and other, related crimes.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“How could we not rally to support that clear and sensible position? I believe that most of us were ready to do so. I have highlighted this point because I fear that the rhetoric we heard today will not help a process that has, as its ultimate objectives peace in the region, Israel's right to exist within safe and secure borders and the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State. In that regard, we too question the utility of meetings such as this, which often serve mainly as platforms for rhetoric and contribute little concrete support to what we want to believe is the Council's clear commitment to those objectives. I now turn to Lebanon. The United States strongly condemns the terrorist bombing in Beirut last week, which killed Lebanese internal security forces Captain Wissam Bid and many other Lebanese.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“We share his regret and that of others that the Council was unable to reach consensus on the draft presidential statement last Friday. We recognize that the current humanitarian situation is troubling. But the credibility of his assessment would have been enhanced if, at a minimum, we had heard from him about the terrorist rocket launches against Israel from Gaza - territory that is controlled by Hamas as a result of an illegal and violent coup. It is regrettable that we do not hear from him on these points on behalf of his Government, as we have heard from his own President. Here, I shall quote President Abbas's statement of 22 January: "We, on our part, have condemned and continue to condemn the launch of these futile rockets against anyone. Those rockets are not helping and must stop".”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“The actions of Hamas are clearly at odds with the Palestinian people's aspirations to freedom and statehood. A Palestinian State will never be born of terror and violence. Those aspirations can be realized only through negotiations and peaceful means. Hamas must end the daily rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and relinquish its illegitimate control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, under the legitimate leadership of President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad. We truly regret that the Council could not agree to the draft presidential statement last Friday. That draft would have allowed the Council to act constructively by addressing this challenge in a comprehensive, serious and balanced manner. In that regard, let me comment on the statement made earlier at this meeting by the Palestinian representative.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“Hamas, having Violently and illegitimately seized power in Gaza last June, bears responsibility for putting an end to this and other terrorist activities in and emanating from Gaza. Most recently, Hamas orchestrated attacks on the border between Gaza and Egypt, resulting in tens of thousands of Gazans surging into Egypt in an uncontrolled manner, destabilizing the region by potentially facilitating access for terrorists to Egypt and the transfer of armaments into Gaza. To address those concerns, the United Nations supports contacts between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to consider ideas such as Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's proposal that the Palestinian Authority assume responsibility for the Palestinian side of the Gaza crossing.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“As Secretary Rice has said, we will not abandon the people of Gaza, and we continue to View Gaza as an integral part of a future Palestinian State. But this situation did not develop in a vacuum. We believe that the Council needed to address the circumstances that gave rise to this situation, in particular by calling on Hamas to cease its acts of violence and to take the steps necessary to achieve genuine progress towards the vision of two democratic States - Israel and Palestine - living side by side in peace and security. Terrorist groups in Gaza continue to target innocent Israeli citizens with rocket and mortar fire on a daily basis. That rocket and mortar fire is unacceptable, and it must stop. Israel, like any Member State, has the right to self-defence.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“We must all remain committed to the creation of a Palestinian State that is a homeland for the Palestinian people, just as Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people. The United States shares the regret of other delegations that the Council was unable to reach a consensus on a presidential statement on the situation in Gaza and southern Israel. Let me be clear on this point. This lack of agreement on a text should not be understood as a lack of concern on the part of the Council about the humanitarian situation. The humanitarian needs of the Gazans must be met, and we will continue to be a lead bilateral provider of humanitarian aid to Palestinian suffering as a result of the illegal coup launched by Hamas against the legitimate institutions of the Palestinian Authority.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“It is our hope that their teams negotiate seriously and touch upon all the difficult core issues for them. United States envoys who were appointed to monitor and facilitate progress on the Road Map, to professionalize the security forces of the Palestinian Authority and to work with the parties and regional partners to develop some ideas for a security concept for a future Palestinian State are on the ground and engaged. We also hope that the international community will undertake to maintain the momentum first generated in Annapolis, following agreement on Road Map implementation and subsequently reinforced in Paris, following commitments of financial support for Palestinian institution-building and economic reform.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“The third track is the international track. The international community has shown, both in Paris and in Annapolis, that it fully supports this effort. The United States appreciates the Arab Peace Initiative and believes that Arab States that are committed to regional peace should reach out to Israel. Finally, the parties' bilateral negotiations are essential in establishing a peace settlement that ends the occupation that began in 1967. The only way to have a lasting peace is if both sides come together to make difficult choices and implement them to establish trust. The United States believes that President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert will make these choices, because both of them are committed to creating conditions of security and stability.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“As President Bush said during his recent visit to Jerusalem, we are working to support progress on four tracks. First, both sides need to fulfil their commitments under the Road Map, as the parties themselves reaffirmed at Annapolis. For the Israelis, that includes ending settlement expansion and removing unauthorized outposts. For the Palestinians, that includes confronting terrorists and dismantling their infrastructure. Secondly, the Palestinians need to build their economy and political and security institutions with the help of Israel and the international community. Quartet Special Representative Tony Blair is making important progress on Palestinian economic reform and institution-building and has established good working relationships with Prime Minister Fayyad and Israeli Defence Minister Barak.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“I would like to begin by joining others in thanking Under- Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the United Nations and its specialized technical agencies in responding to the challenging situation in the region. The troubling developments in Gaza and southern Israel will not discourage the commitment of the United States to President Bush's vision of two States living side by side in peace and security, and they should not discourage the Council from its commitment to the long-term goal of establishing a Palestinian State that is peaceful, democratic and viable. 25 Israel and the Palestinians are forging ahead with a political process launched at Annapolis, and the United States and other members of this Council and the Quartet must continue to support their efforts.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“The United Nations, as we heard earlier this morning from Under-Secretary-General Guehenno, has made considerable and laudable efforts to enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse by personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping operations and has made considerable progress in providing appropriate training, as well as improved oversight of conduct and discipline. We underscore the need for all allegations to be investigated properly and for appropriate follow-up action to be taken.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“The Council has addressed this issue in past statements, reiterating its condemnation of all acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by all categories of personnel in United Nations peacekeeping missions and urging troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action, including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training and to take disciplinary and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of misconduct involving their personnel.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“It calls for States to end impunity by prosecuting and punishing those who use rape as a military or political tool and to protect and support victims; and it calls for States, appropriate United Nations officers and agencies and civil society to develop and implement comprehensive strategies on prevention and prosecution of rape. We ask Member States to support and to consider sponsoring the text, which will be addressed under the Assembly's agenda item 63, on the advancement of women. Given the special vulnerability of the civilian population during conflicts that threaten the peace and security of their nations, it is particularly abhorrent when those charged with restoring peace and stability become the perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse of women and children.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“It is with this in mind that the United States and others have introduced a draft resolution in the Third Committee of the General Assembly entitled "Eliminating the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as instruments to achieve political or military objectives" (A/C.3/62/L.16). This draft resolution condemns the use by States and by non-State actors of rape, typically systematic mass rape, to achieve military or political objectives. This would be the first United Nations resolution to focus specifically on this particularly egregious form of violence against women.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“The United States calls on the Secretary-General as a matter of urgency to increase the number of women considered for United Nations special representative and envoy positions and encourages Member States to redouble their efforts to nominate women candidates for these positions. One of the key challenges we face today is reducing the tragedy of violence against women and girls in areas afflicted by armed conflict. It is often women and children who face the most horrific consequences of conflict in the world today. Sexual violence against women is reprehensible in any context, but it is especially heinous when it is used by political or military leaders as a tool to achieve political or military objectives.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“This undermines both the credibility and the sustainability of these processes. The United States calls on all Member States to promote gender equality and a greater role for women in the prevention of conflict, peace processes and post- conflict reconstruction. As part of this effort to incorporate women fully into international efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, the United States strongly supports the appointment of women to senior positions throughout the United Nations system and, in particular, a special envoy or representative of the Secretary-General. In this regard, the United States especially welcomes the recent nomination of Ambassador Loj as the Secretary- General's new Special Representative for Liberia.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“Mr. President, the United States would like to thank you and the Permanent Mission of Ghana for choosing to focus on the important topic of women and peace and security for this month's open debate. We welcome the Secretary-General's latest report and agree that important groundwork has been laid for a longer-term effort by the United Nations towards the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). However, much more needs to be done. The important contribution women can and do make in decision-making to prevent conflict, mediate peace processes and assist in post-conflict reconstruction and rebuilding must be recognized and endorsed at a national level. Failure to bring women into these processes in a meaningful way leaves a critical resource untapped and excludes a large segment, in many cases, a majority of the population.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“The Afghanistan Compact showed us the way, but progress is only possible if the entire international community digs deep to provide funds for reconstruction and experts to mentor on governance, justice, agriculture, and commerce. And with the need for more assistance, comes the need for better coordination. In this regard, it is important that we find a strong United Nations envoy who, in support of the Government of Afghanistan, will coordinate international civilian efforts in Afghanistan and donor capitals. With great challenges still ahead of us, we must maintain our resolve. The United States sees long-term assistance to Afghanistan as a strategic imperative, and we look forward to continuing to work together with other members of the Council as we engage in assisting the government and the people of Afghanistan.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“Stability in Afghanistan is vital not only to Afghans, but to the security and well-being of all free peoples who stand opposed to terror and injustice. The Afghan people have come a long way in recovering from the tyranny of the Taliban. It is essential that we maintain the unity and commitment of the international community to help the Afghan people complete the transition from tyranny to liberty, and I am gratified that the Special Representative's report indicates that international support to Afghanistan has intensified. While the international community's assistance to Afghanistan has been great, the needs are greater still. We must not slacken in our resolve to provide the Afghan people with the tools to rebuild.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“The Afghan National Army is a respected institution in Afghanistan and it is now more than 35,000 strong, with a target size of 70,000. The Special Representative's report points out that, "increased training and mentoring has improved the army's capacity to plan and conduct joint operations with coalition forces and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/ISAF," (S/2007/555, para. 30) and that is good news. But we must increase these joint efforts to train, mentor and equip the Afghan National Army and Police and we must provide every measure of support to the United Nations-mandated, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). In particular, we owe it to the people of Afghanistan to give commanders the forces and flexibility they need to bring stability, reconstruction and good governance to all of Afghanistan.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“As Secretary Rice explained in Brussels earlier this year, "The violence we are seeing is not evidence that our strategy has failed, nor that the situation will improve in our absence; rather, it is evidence of how much we are needed. It is evidence that we must do more - and do it better, faster". It is vitally important that Afghanistan succeed. Afghanistan was the safe haven of today's global terrorist threat, and enabling Afghans to eliminate that threat within their borders will be a strategic victory for Afghans, for the friends of Afghanistan in the international community, and for the United Nations. Afghans are eager to take on a greater role in their own security. As we speak, the Afghan National Army and its civilian command structure are taking on increasing responsibility in securing their borders and their people.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“We also take great satisfaction that the Special Representative reports that 6 million Afghan children are now in school - the highest number in the country's history - and over two million of them are girls; that there has been steady improvement in economic conditions with preliminary estimates showing economic growth at eight per cent and a bumper wheat harvest of 4.5 million tons; and that there has been additional progress in the areas of health, road building, and rural development. Nevertheless, security is still an enormous concern and the Taliban has recently resorted to vicious measures, increasingly relying on suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices, in an effort to terrorize the population and undermine the Afghan Government.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan plays a critical role in that area, whether it is helping the Afghan Government to fight the threats of corruption and narcotics, coordinating humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, or helping to build capacity and integrity at the local level, Where the Afghan people most often interact with the State. Afghanistan has made significant progress, but it is going through a critically important and difficult transition. We applaud the strong leadership and dedication of the Secretary-General and Mr. Koenigs in their support of Afghanistan's emergence as a stable, peaceful, prosperous and democratic member of the family of nations.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source
“This report highlights that the international community must continue to stand united in support of the Afghan Government and of the Afghan people for success in Afghanistan. We must continue our productive efforts to reaccelerate State-building and capacity-building, help create a robust agriculture sector that will reduce the incentives to grow opium and will strengthen the rule of law, security, and human rights. We must also support the Afghan Government in exerting its authority throughout the country.”
2007-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5760 (2007) · source