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2015-03-27
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2015-04-15
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  1. “That will be an opportunity for countries and national societies to pledge actions to end sexual violence. Canada remains committed to working at the United Nations, in other international forums and in countries of concern to See this work completed. Women and girls deserve to live in safety and dignity - especially in conflict situations, when their contributions to community peace and resilience are so badly needed. We must redouble our efforts.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  2. “It also includes work at the Human Rights Council in June to consider draft resolutions on violence against women and on child, early and forced marriage. Those are all opportunities to underline the importance of respect for human rights and the empowerment of women and girls. The consequences of this violence are not only felt by those victimized. The violence affects entire communities and undermines a country's ability to prosper. These women and girls must be empowered to move their communities beyond these tragedies and ensure that they are fully engaged in all aspects of their security, economic, social and political development. The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in December will consider a draft resolution on sexual violence in conflict, with some 170 countries participating.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  3. “Much remains to be done to change the structural causes of sexual violence in conflict, such as discrimination and the denial of human rights. Much remains to be done to change legal and social barriers that prevent women from fully contributing to the political and economic lives of their communities. Women's leadership and participation are essential tools to address sexual violence in conflict. That is why I am pleased to be here today to announce an additional Canadian commitment of $5.4 million as a step towards achieving these goals. The year 2015 is a year of opportunity to advance efforts to end sexual Violence in conflict. That includes the United Nations reviews on women and peace and security, and on peace operations.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  4. “We must ensure that the world investigates and documents these crimes and human rights abuses, and hold those responsible to account. We must ensure that those in leadership who order, permit or condone widespread and systematic sexual violence are tried and prosecuted. Canada supports the important work of Justice Rapid Response and UN-Women in deploying trained experts to do this work. We must do more to ensure areas that are meant to be a safe haven or a refuge are spaces free from further sexual Violence against women and girls and abusive practices, such as child, early and forced marriage. We must do more to ensure that security forces are equipped to protect and investigate these crimes and are not the perpetrators.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  5. “We must do more, not only in ISIL-affected areas and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also in areas affected by Boko Haram, as well as in the many other countries listed by the Secretary-General in his excellent report (S/2015/203) on sexual violence. Canada is very grateful for the work of Ms. Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Her efforts give voice to the too many voiceless women and girls that become survivors of these cowardly and despicable acts. We must do more to support more survivors and ensure that they can live in dignity and security within their families and participate fully in the economic and social lives of their communities and countries.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  6. “Canada's contribution includes vital support for survivors of sexual violence, including through local partners, and the documentation of crimes and abuses so that we can hold perpetrators to account. Canadians have reaffirmed their concern over the continuing atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our Parliament debated the ongoing crisis, and Canada's efforts to address sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been producing results. Since 2006, over 60,000 survivors have accessed health and psychological support, over 15,000 survivors have acquired new job skills and over 800 perpetrators have been convicted. While this shows progress, much remains to be done.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  7. “Just yesterday, we marked the one-year anniversary of the terrible kidnapping of hundreds of young girls from their school in northern Nigeria. One year later, the fate of most of those innocent girls is still unknown. In addition, the sustained and widespread acts of sexual Violence perpetrated against women and girls in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remains an ongoing arms. The sobering fact is that violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world today, and we know that the consequences are only amplified in situations of conflict. Canada is proud to contribute to global efforts to stop the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  8. “Canada, along with all States represented here today, is deeply concerned by the still growing trend of sexual violence and abuse targeting women and girls in conflict situations. We are alarmed by the recent report (A/HRC/28/18) by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which points to possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, including rape and sexual slavery directed against civilian populations in Syria and Iraq. The reports of thousands of young Yazidi girls bought and sold in slave markets is nothing short of disturbing. Unfortunately, these heinous crimes extend far beyond the tragic conflict in Iraq and Syria.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  9. “We must speak up for religious and ethnic diversity - a diversity that ISIL seeks to destroy 4 and recognize the imperative of religious freedom or beliefin our efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  10. “Canada further supports the recommendation of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that the Security Council address, in the strongest terms, any information that points to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Today's meeting provides us with an opportunity to stand up for what is right and just, to defend the values of freedom, pluralism and mutual respect - values that speak to a universal truth grounded in the inalienable dignity of all people. We must counter and discredit the extremist ideology of ISIL, which craves a culture of impunity and Violence, and seeks to rule by brutal and barbaric intimidation.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  11. “We therefore welcome France's initiative to convene today's debate. We support strengthened efforts by the United Nations and this Council to address persecution on religious or ethnic grounds. Those efforts include briefings by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Iraq and the wider region, as well as the Council's mandate on conflict prevention, given that restrictions on freedom of religion or belief fuel conflict and extremism. We also support efforts to hold accountable the perpetrators of egregious human rights violations, and to sanction those who provide financial and material support to terrorist groups such as ISIL.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  12. “Through Canada's Office of Religious Freedom, we are speaking out on behalf of persecuted religious communities, opposing religious hatred and advancing pluralism. The need for this effort has never been greater. Without tolerance and religious freedom, there is little hope for the establishment of stable democracy grounded in respect for human rights and the rule of law. That is why the threat of continued religious persecution at the hands of ISIL is so severe. The killings and displacements seek not only to erase the presence of religious and ethnic communities, but also to undermine the basis for lasting peace and stability. Accordingly, Canada considers the protection of persecuted religious groups and the promotion of religious freedom as imperative from both a peace and security, as well as a human rights perspective.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  13. “We cannot fail to respond, to protect our citizens and principles, to support the people of the region who seek to preserve the pluralism and diversity that we embrace, and to hold the perpetrators of those heinous crimes accountable. Together with our allies and partners in the region, Canada is taking a stand to support the Iraqi State, maintain stability in the region and halt ISIL's campaign ofterrorism. And of course, Canada is part of the international effort to counter ISIL and ensure that Canadians at home are safe. For that reason, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs yesterday tabled a motion in Parliament to extend our mission against ISIL. Tragically, ISIL's actions are part of a wider global trend of increased persecution of religious minorities and growing restrictions on freedom of religion or belief.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  14. “The latest report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights is stark. It states that ISIL may have committed all three of the most serious international crimes: war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. As we have heard again today, ISIL's territorial expansion and religious persecution have been characterized by acts of barbarism: executions, gross acts of sexual and gender-based Violence, and mass displacement. Canada condemns those acts in the strongest possible terms. They are an affront to human dignity, to our shared values and to the very principles upon which the United Nations was founded. We stand in solidarity with the victims, whose only supposed crime was to oppose ISIL's warped ideology ofhatred and oppression. Left unchecked, like cancer this extremism will only grow and spread.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  15. “In February, we witnessed the beheading of 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians in Libya, murdered by ISIL simply because of their religion. More recently, ISIL kidnapped hundreds of Assyrian Christians in north-eastern Syria. ISIL has destroyed churches, monasteries and other sites of religious significance, including the tomb of Jonah - a site revered by Christians and Muslims alike. This week also marks the one-year anniversary of the desecration of Armenian Christian religious sites in Kessab, Syria, at the hands of terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaida. And of course, ISIL and its ideology of hatred have directly threatened the citizens of countries around the world, including Canada. These are attacks on the global community, and by some estimates the near total disappearance of Christians from the region is unfolding.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  16. “I thank French Foreign Minister Fabius for mobilizing the Security Council and international community today. It is crucial that we address the widespread persecution of religious and ethnic groups in the Middle East and the wider region, particularly those acts committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist groups. The region, known as the "cradle of civilization", has long been home to great cultural and religious diversity, characterized by the coexistence of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Christians, Yazidis and a host of others. ISIL and other terrorist groups seek to wipe out that diversity. We watched in shock as tens of thousands of Yazidis were stranded on Mount Sinjar last August, fleeing for their lives.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source